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July 10, 2007
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Awarded $93 Million Folsom South Canal Connection Project in California
(SACRAMENTO)
- Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., a leading heavy civil
engineering contractor, has been awarded a $93 million contract by the
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for the construction of the
Folsom South Canal Connection Project in the Sacramento and San Joaquin
Counties of Northern California.
The full scope of the project
includes the construction of two 100 million gallon per day pumping
plants; a flow meter splitter structure; two electrical substations;
over 3700 linear feet of cement-lined, mortar-coated steel pipeline; 20
miles of fiber-optic cable; and associated roadways and landscaping.
The project is scheduled to begin July 2007 and is estimated to be
completed by May 2010.
"Balfour Beatty is proud to be awarded
the opportunity to lend our water infrastructure expertise to a project
that will provide significant long-term benefits for the Sacramento and
San Joaquin County communities," said Bill Ogle, vice president -
Western Region.
The Folsom South Canal Connection Project is
part of the The Freeport Regional Water Project, a joint venture of the
Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) and EBMUD of Oakland to supply
water from the Sacramento River to customers in Sacramento County and
the East Bay, San Francisco area. The water for these pumping plants
will flow from the Freeport water intake facility on the Sacramento
River and continue east through Sacramento County to deliver water to
the SCWA and EBMUD facilities. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure was also
awarded the $121 million contract for the water intake facilities of
The Freeport Regional Water Project by the Freeport Regional Water
Authority in December 2006.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. delivers
industry-leading civil engineering and construction expertise for
transportation and water infrastructure projects throughout the United
States. With more than 1,000 employees in major operations in
California, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Texas, Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure boasts annual revenues of more than $400 million. An
award-winning contractor, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure recently
received the AGC of America's 2008 Marvin M. Black Excellence in
Partnering Award and is recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of
the "Top 20 Transportation Contractors" and "Top 50 Domestic Heavy
Contractors" for 2009. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure is part of Balfour
Beatty plc, a global engineering, construction, services and investment
business organization specializing in large infrastructure and building
programs.
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