News - Articles - Page 797 | Engineering News-Record

Industrial Leads for the Week of July 17, 2017

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Project News from Industrial Reports

DOE-CH2 Report Sees Risk of Tunnel Collapse at Hanford

Tim Newcomb

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Following a partial tunnel collapse in May at Hanford’s Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant, a facility unused since the 1980s, a report from DOE and its contractor for the area, CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co., says a second facility tunnel, which once processed chemicals needed in nuclear production, does not meet current standards.

Construction Safety

Fatal Worker Fall at Detroit Arena Is Believed a Suicide

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Witnesses say electrical worker Michael Morrison was not wearing fall-protection gear.

Lake Erie Wind Farm Issues Substation, Cable Bid Package

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) put two engineer-procure-construct packages out for bid in June for an onshore substation and submarine cable and installation for its planned 18-MW lake-based wind project in Cleveland.

Airline CEOs Oppose Denver Airport Terminal Upgrade Plan

July 12, 2017

No Comments

The CEOs of nine major airlines have asked Denver officials to delay by four months a final decision to upgrade the airport terminal.

Massachusetts Issues RFP for 400MW of Offshore Wind

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Utilities Unitil, National Grid and Eversource Energy on June 29 issued a request for proposals for 400 MW of Massachusetts offshore wind generation, but up to 800 MW will be allowed if the utilities can demonstrate significantly more economic benefit.

AECOM Set to Add Shimmick to Construction Group in $175-M Deal

July 12, 2017

No Comments

Seeking to beef up construction capacity in California and nearby states following passage of recent large infrastructure-funding ballot issues, AECOM has inked an agreement to acquire Oakland, Calif.-based Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. for $175 million.

Best Value Selection

The Numbers Behind the Archer Western-Fluor Bridge Clash

How a committee change registered in scoring for a new Miami bridge

Scott Van Voorhis

July 12, 2017

One Comment

Behind a bitter legal battle that has stalled plans for an $800-million “signature” bridge project on the Miami skyline, there are two dramatically different interpretations of just how the winning team was to be selected.

Construction Economics