Blue Castle Holdings announced that it is is beginning the contractor selection process for its construction joint venture for the Blue Castle Project, a two-unit nuclear power plant in Green River, Utah, that is slated to use Westinghouse AP1000 designs.
Blue Castle Holdings, based in Orem, Utah, said it is is hosting a project overview “webinar” on July 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM MDT to kick off the process. This webinar is available exclusively for qualified contractors with the capability to execute large contracts in heavy civil, mechanical, electrical, structural building, engineering, industrial procurement, modular fabrication and project management, according to the press release.
Contractors qualified under Appendix B, ASME Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) programs are required for about 70 percent of the scope of work. About 30 percent of work scope will be conducted under other typical industrial construction standards. All contractors must be able to perform in a very rigorous quality assurance program compliance environment, meeting the requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the release said.
Information regarding the construction joint venture for qualified firms will be presented. The webinar is intended for high level executives from companies capable of performing in a highly integrated project delivery system environment. The combined estimated contract work available to construction joint venture participants is approximately $8 billion in nuclear safety and non-safety related, balance of plant and infrastructure work, over a seven year time frame with an approximate start year of 2020 for non-safety related work and 2022 for nuclear safety related work, as permitted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The proposed multi-unit Blue Castle Nuclear Project could increase the electricity generated in Utah by approximately 30 percent by adding 2,200 Megawatts of installed electrical capacity. It is expected that about 1,000 permanent full-time employees will work at the plant for 60 years, and that more than 2,500 workers will work during the projected six year construction of the multi-unit plant.