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Bechtel Makes World's 'Top Contractors' Lists
Bechtel Corporation has once again been recognized as one of the world’s top contractors by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading publication for the engineering and construction industry.
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Kosovo Motorway Reaches Key Milestone
Bechtel and its partner Enka yesterday hosted a visit by the Prime Minister of Kosovo to inspect progress on the Kosovo motorway project.
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Bechtel and Linde Partner for New Ethylene Projects
Bechtel Corporation and Linde AG announced today they will work together to expand and build ethylene cracker plants in North America. The combination of Bechtel’s unmatched engineering, procurement, and direct-hire construction (EPC) capabilities and Linde’s proven ethylene technology provides customers a complete EPC/Technology provider.
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Bechtel Recognized for Excellence in Solar Power Industry
Bechtel has been named EPC Contractor of 2011 by CSP Today, a leading information organization focused on the concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) industry. The award recognizes Bechtel’s leadership in the CSP industry and its role as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the Ivanpah project—a 392MW plant under construction in California’s Mojave Desert.
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Bechtel Named A Best Diversity Company
For the third consecutive year, readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology magazine have recognized Bechtel as a Best Diversity Company. The recognition is awarded to corporations, government agencies, and other organizations in the United States that readers vote as doing the best work in diversity, which includes support of minorities and women, and commitment to supplier diversity.
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Bechtel Awarded Master Planning Project in Mongolia
Bechtel has been selected by the National Development and Innovation Committee (NDIC) of the Government of Mongolia to provide master planning services for the development of the Sainshand Industrial Complex. The planned industrial hub is considered a centerpiece of Mongolia’s National Development Strategy.
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Bechtel Lands Transmission Project in Canada
Bechtel has been selected by ATCO Electric to provide project and construction management services for the Hanna Regional Transmission Development Project in Alberta, Canada. The project will expand and upgrade ATCO’s electrical transmission system in the southeastern part of the province.
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Bechtel's Aerial Balancing Act
Bechtel’s work on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project is spotlighted in the May issue of Roads and Bridges magazine.
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Bechtel's Innovative Work Profiled in ENR
Engineering News-Record reports on the progress Bechtel is making on the Hanford Vitrification Plant in Washington state. Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world’s largest radioactive-waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Students Awarded Bechtel Safety Scholarship
The $4,000 scholarships are given annually to undergraduate students who plan to pursue careers in construction safety and health. The students must have grade point averages of at least 3.0, be recommended by a safety faculty member, and be a member of ASSE. This year’s scholarship recipients are:
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Bechtel Named Top U.S. Contractor for 13th Straight Year
Bechtel Corporation has been named the top U.S. contractor in 2011 by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading publication for the engineering and construction industry. This marks the 13th consecutive year that Bechtel has ranked first on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list.
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Bechtel Receives Full Notice to Proceed for Ivanpah Project
BrightSource Energy has issued a Full Notice to Proceed to Bechtel for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Project in Southern California after successfully achieving financial close for the project. This milestone culminates a four year effort by BrightSource to permit and fully fund the project, which is now financed with a combination of U.S. Department of Energy loans totaling $1.6 billion, and major equity investments in the project of $300 million from NRG Solar and $168 million from Google. Bechtel started engineering design for the project in August 2009 and mobilized to the field under a Limited Notice to Proceed in October 2010 when permits were received. Completion of the three solar plants totaling 392 megawatts is scheduled for 2013.