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Bechtel Infrastructure/adtranz Team Low Bidder On Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System

07 December 1998

A Bechtel and Adtranz-led consortium has been named low bidder by the New Jersey Transit Corporation to design, build, operate, and maintain (DBOM) a 34-mile diesel light rail transit system extending from Trenton to Camden, New Jersey.

Bechtel Infrastructure To Manage Construction For Jfk And Laguardia Airports

07 December 1998

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Authority has selected Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation (Binfra) to provide construction oversight and management services at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) and LaGuardia airports.

Bechtel Hanford, Inc. Rated Outstanding Again

01 December 1998

Bechtel Hanford, Inc. (BHI), the Hanford Site's environmental restoration contractor, has received an outstanding rating from the U.S. Department of Energy's Richland Operations Office (DOE RL) for the six-month period ending September 30, 1998. BHI's performance has earned the company a performance fee of $4,053,087.

List Magazine Ranks Master Builder Among The 100 Most Influential People Of The 20th Century

30 November 1998

Stephen D. Bechtel, Sr. is profiled in the December 7 issue of TIME as one of the 20 "most influential business geniuses of the century" among the 20th century's 100 most influential people. Mr. Bechtel is the only "Builders & Titans" selection who represents the engineering-construction industry. Others on the list include Henry Ford, Akio Morita, Thomas Watson, Jr., Juan Trippe, and Bill Gates. The special issue hits U.S. newsstands today. The online version of TIME can be accessed at www.time.com.

Bechtel-linde Awarded Abu Dhabi Ethylene Plant

11 November 1998

Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. (also known as Borouge), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Copenhagen-based Borealis A/S, has awarded the Bechtel-Linde alliance a lump sum, turn key contract for Borouge's first major petrochemical development. The facility, which will include a world-scale ethylene plant, utilities, offsites, and interconnecting pipelines, will be located in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Conoco-bechtel Alliance Licenses Coking Process To Exxon Company, U.S.A.

03 November 1998

Bechtel Corporation announced today that one of its business units, the Conoco-Bechtel Coker Technology Alliance, was awarded a contract by Exxon Company, U.S.A., to provide Conoco-licensed delayed coking technology for two of Exxon's refineries.

Bechtel On Team Selected To Manage, Operate Doe´s National Renewable Energy Laboratory In Colorado

08 October 1998

Bechtel is a member of the team that has been selected by the Department of Energy to manage and operate the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Bechtel Awarded $306 Million Contract To Build Chemical Disposal Facility In Maryland

06 October 1998

A team headed by Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has been awarded a seven-year contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a facility that will destroy a government stockpile of more than 1,800 containers of lethal mustard agent that is stored at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

Intergraph And Bechtel Sign Global Strategic Supplier Agreement

25 September 1998

Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) and Bechtel Corporation jointly announced they have signed a Global Strategic Supplier Agreement. Under terms of the agreement, Intergraph will supply software, hardware, technical assistance, and various services to support Bechtel's global engineering and construction projects.

Bechtel/urs Greiner Joint Venture Selected For $3.2 Billion Long Island Rail Road

09 September 1998

The Bechtel Infrastructure, Inc./URS Greiner, Inc. joint venture team has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Long Island Rail Road (MTA/LIRR) as the project management team for the East Side Access (ESA) Project. The 10-year, $3.2 billion project will bring Long Island Rail Road commuter service to Grand Central Terminal (GCT) on the east side of New York City. The ESA Project is a significant component of the overall transportation improvement program for the Long Island Transportation Corridor and the New York City metropolitan area. It will be the largest construction project ever performed for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its affiliated agencies in New York State.