A nationally recognized hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste contractor, Shaw has executed nearly $1 billion in hazardous waste remediation projects, including the remedial closure of the St. Louis Airport Site at the lowest cost per cubic yard in the government’s overall Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
– By Linton Levy –
The Shaw Group Inc. has announced it has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Kansas City District for environmental remedial action services. This is Shaw’s fifth consecutive environmental remediation contract with the district.
The scope of work for this contract includes environmental response and construction support of hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste remediation projects for U.S. civilian and military agencies in the Corps’ Northwestern Division of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. Also included in the contract’s project boundaries is Region II of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Shaw’s 20-year history of successful remedial action services for the Corps’ Kansas City District includes many projects consistently rated “Outstanding” and “Above Average” by the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System. A nationally recognized hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste contractor, Shaw has executed nearly $1 billion in hazardous waste remediation projects, including the remedial closure of the St. Louis Airport Site at the lowest cost per cubic yard in the government’s overall Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has made a long-term commitment toward the safe use of its sites, and Shaw supports these efforts through our service and low-cost remediation solutions,” said George Bevan, president of Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure Group. “With our past performance record and leadership in hazardous waste remediation, Shaw is well-positioned to continue providing a higher standard of environmental excellence.”
Shaw is one of four firms selected to compete on task orders with a maximum contract value of $300 million, if all options are exercised, through 2014. The amount included in Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure segment’s backlog of unfilled orders in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 was undisclosed.
The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW) is a leading global provider of engineering, construction, technology, fabrication, remediation and support services for clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response industries. A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2009 annual revenues of $7.3 billion, Shaw has approximately 28,000 employees around the world and is the power sector industry leader according to Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 500 Design Firms. For more information, please visit Shaw’s Web site at www.shawgrp.com.