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April 6, 2010
Ceremony to Mark Opening of
Freeport Water Facility
(SACRAMENTO, CA) - After more than four years of construction by
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., The Freeport Regional Water
Project Intake Facility will officially open Thursday, April 8, in
Sacramento, California. A dedication ceremony will mark the opening of
the $121 million facility.
The raw water intake and pumping plant on the Sacramento River will
supply the new Vineyard Water Treatment Plant with enough water to
provide customers 85 million gallons per day. Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure is also constructing the $207 million Vineyard facility,
which is scheduled for completion in 2011.
"Massive projects like Freeport really help put Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure on the map as a major contractor in the United States,"
said Jim Moynihan, president and CEO of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure.
"We have several of these water and wastewater plant projects going on
in California right now. Despite the challenges and the huge scope of
work, we're getting them done smoothly, in a timely manner. Our Western
Region teams deserve a tremendous amount of credit."
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure is performing the work for the Freeport
Regional Water Authority, which is a cooperative effort between the
Sacramento County Water Authority and East Bay Municipal Utility
District of Oakland. The construction team had to demolish an existing
wastewater treatment plant at the site before beginning work on the new
Freeport facility.
"This was one of our more challenging projects to bring on line," said
Crandall Bates, Northern California Region manager for Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure. "But overall, we had a great team, great support and
cooperation between all parties."
The ceremony, which will take place in the new facility, is by
invitation only. Several government dignitaries are scheduled to attend.
The American Society of Civil Engineers' Sacramento section recently
honored the Freeport project by naming it the 2010 Outstanding
Engineering Project Award in the water/wastewater category.
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,
Pennsylvania 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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