Shaw will perform radiological investigations, surveys and remediation work in support of the Navy’s environmental programs, including Base Realignment and Closure. This radiological work supports environmental investigations that focus on possible radioactive contamination; remedial and/or removal actions; remedial design; pilot and treatability studies; and other related activities associated with achieving appropriate decontamination and decommissioning status.
– By Mark McFadden –
The Shaw Group Inc. has announced it has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Navy to provide radiological contaminant remediation services at various locations within the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s Southwest and Atlantic areas of responsibility.
Shaw will perform radiological investigations, surveys and remediation work in support of the Navy’s environmental programs, including Base Realignment and Closure. This radiological work supports environmental investigations that focus on possible radioactive contamination; remedial and/or removal actions; remedial design; pilot and treatability studies; and other related activities associated with achieving appropriate decontamination and decommissioning status.
Shaw’s history with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command includes several current contracts for remediation services for the Southwest, as well as remedial action services for its Atlantic area.
“Shaw has provided comprehensive environmental remediation services to Department of Defense installations around the world, as well as other government and commercial properties, laboratories, nuclear facilities and nuclear weapons facilities,” said George Bevan, president of Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure Group. “As we support the U.S. Navy toward reaching its objectives of decontamination and decommissioning, Shaw is confident our remediation experience will be integral to helping a long-term client set a higher standard of environmental excellence.”
Shaw is one of five firms selected to compete on task orders under this contract with a maximum total value of $250 million, if all options are exercised. Approximately $37 million was included in Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure segment’s second quarter fiscal year 2010 backlog of unfilled orders.
The Shaw Group Inc. 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.