Five Bechtel officials will speak at an international ports conference next week to provide insights on port infrastructure developments in the new millennium. Walker Kimball, managing director of the company’s global infrastructure business, will lead open the 33rd PIANC World Congress plenary sessions with a keynote speech on the need for innovation to better adapt […] More

Bechtel has lauded several businesses for collaborating with Bechtel to support government projects in the areas of national security, construction, defense, space, energy and nuclear safety. Nineteen companies received Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure Subcontractor and Supplier Recognition Awards for their support work during 2013, Bechtel said Monday. “Our subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers help strengthen the […] More

Bechtel has donated $15,000 to a program in Washington state for nearly 250 students to participate in a series of mathematics, engineering and science achievement competitions, KVEW TV reported Friday.  Dan Thesman writes that nearly 60 teams of middle and high school students competed in challenges related to prosthetic arms development and operation. The MESA […] More

The Bechtel-led Dulles Transit Partners team has nearly completed the first phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project in conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The Silver Line project includes five stations, six miles of elevated track, an underground tunnel and 11.7-mile rail line connecting Reston, Va. to the orange line, Bechtel said Thursday. “Substantial completion is an important milestone that […] More

Michael Costas, Bechtel‘s corporate quality chief, will help manage engineering, procurement and related functions as part of his appointment to the company’s waste treatment and immobilization plant team. The team will supervise work at a plant Bechtel is building in Washington state for the Energy Department to treat 56 million gallons of radioactive waste, the company said Thursday. Costas holds 30 years […] More

Bechtel has won an award from RFID Journal for the way the company used radio frequency identification tags to manage construction materials for three liquefied natural gas projects in Australia. The company won the Best RFID Implementation Award for its work to deploy Atlas RFID Solutions’ Jovix system in the state of Queensland, Bechtel announced Tuesday. […] More

Bechtel will provide management and other preliminary services to prepare for the construction of the Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal off the state’s Gulf Coast under an agreement with the LIGTT Project Company. It will support the facility design, procurement and integration with the terminal operator for Louisiana’s planned 250-acre, deep-water, cargo transfer port, Bechtel said Wednesday. According to Walker […] More

A team led by Bechtel is more than 75-percent complete with construction of a weapons disposal facility for the U.S. Army’s program executive office for assembled chemical weapons alternatives. The Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant is being built to destroy stockpiles of chemical nerve agent weapons at the Blue Grass Army Depot outside […] More

Curtiss-Wright has won contracts totaling over $250 million to assist the U.S. Navy with ship construction, spare parts and submarine back-fit procurements for the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier projects. The contracts were issued by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. and General Dynamics Electric Boat, and under these awards, Curtiss-Wright will deliver propulsion […] More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added NTT to a public-private partnership aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity posture. Akira Shimada, president and CEO of NTT, said in a statement published Wednesday that the company will build on its experience in the global cybersecurity landscape to support the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative‘s mission and […] More

Northrop Grumman has validated the design and manufacturing process for the future U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile following the completion of the first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor casting. The company said Wednesday the completed set for the LGM-35A Sentinel program will undergo modal testing along with an Aerojet Rocketdyne-built stage-three solid rocket motor […] More

National Aerospace Solutions will continue performing test operations and sustainment work at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex under a $189.1 million cost-plus-award-fee contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The award exercised option year six on a contract with a total cumulative face value of $1.8 billion that provides for the Bechtel-led team supporting the […] More