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January 27, 2006

BPR-Bechtel Receives ‘Project of the Year Award’ for Aclan

Managed by Guy Lapointe for BPR-Bechtel, the new potlining centre at Alcan's Alma smelter was an unmitigated success. As stated by Pierre Gagnon, Project Manager for the Alcan Primary Metal Group, "We benefited from four exceptional advantages: a project schedule...

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January 19, 2006

Cochabamba Water Dispute Settled

The Government of Bolivia and the international shareholders of Aguas del Tunari declare that the concession was terminated only because of the civil unrest and the state of emergency in Cochabamba and not because of any act done or not...

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December 22, 2005

Bechtel to Manage Development for Crossrail Project

Bechtel will work with Cross London Rail Links (CLRL), a joint venture company between Transport for London and the Department for Transport that is leading the project. Bechtel will manage a team of design and cost consultants that will help...

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December 19, 2005

Bechtel Continues Rapid Pace in Providing Temporary Housing

"As a team, we are proud of the work we have done to provide temporary housing in Mississippi," said Andy Phelps, BNI's program manager. "Federal officials have said we are housing people at an unprecedented rate, and we continue to...

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December 9, 2005

Bechtel-Installed Temporary Housing Units Reach 25,000

"All of us working on the Katrina relief are thrilled to reach this milestone," said Andy Phelps, BNI's program manager. "Although we are told by federal officials that we are housing people at a rate never before achieved, we continue...

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December 2, 2005

Small Businesses Play Big Part in Bechtel’s Katrina Relief Efforts

"Our mission is to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide temporary housing, and they have said that we're doing that more efficiently and effectively than has ever been done," said Jeannie Houston, Bechtel's small business advocate on the Katrina...

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November 22, 2005

U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Bechtel

The work, which falls under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program, may include general services, disaster response and recovery, military operations not involving combat, and anti-terrorist operations. Bechtel is one of six companies selected to participate in the 10-year, $10...

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November 18, 2005

Bechtel Shelters 50,000 Katrina Victims in 10 Weeks

"While we're very pleased to place 50,000 residents in emergency FEMA housing, we continue to work seven days a week to house the remaining victims of Hurricane Katrina," said Andy Phelps BNI's project manager.  "We will keep working with the...

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