Project delivery Project progress and litigation; innovation; environmental issues; contract languages and issues//www.phoneitt.com/rss/123-project-delivery en-us Utility Pushes U.K.'s First Big Pumped Storage Hydro Project in 30 Years reina@btinternet.com (Peter Reina) Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53347 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:44:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53347-utility-pushes-uks-first-big-pumped-storage-hydro-project-in-30-years DinorwigABB.jpg Pumped storage hydro now accounts for 75% of the U.K.'s 4 GW of electricity storage, mainly at the 1,728-MW Dinorwig plant in Wales, commissioned in 1983. Credit: ABB Report: DOE Spent $1.1B To Build Just 3 Carbon Capture Demos GAO analysis says 11 large-scale projects at coal-fired power plants and industrial sites were funded; department counters that a new clean energy demo program beefed up with with infrastructure act funds will fix cost management. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53336 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:06:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53336-report-doe-spent-11b-to-build-just-3-carbon-capture-demos Boston Commits to Equitable Site Redevelopment

In the historic Boston neighborhood of Nubian Square, a wellspring of revitalization is replacing blighted areas with innovative community developments that seek to clean up the environment and provide affordable housing. 

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53338 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:15:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53338-boston-commits-to-equitable-site-redevelopment Nubian Square Wood framing for Bartlett Station Building A is 25% complete, with the project set to finish in November 2022. The station is part of an effort to revitalize Nubian Square in Boston.Photo courtesy of NEI General Contracting
US Offshore Wind Energy: A New Era of Equity Is Blowing In

Projects aim to deliver a 21st-century model of environmental and economic justice in building a new American industry in areas facing pollution and climate change risk //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53331 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:40:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53331-us-offshore-wind-energy-a-new-era-of-equity-is-blowing-in Virginia, Gusto MSC Credit: Gusto MSC Record Baltic Road-Rail Tunnel Gets Major Push on German Side 重大建设于12月初在Germany's Fehmarn Island for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel—an 18-km underwater immersed-tube tunnel that is set to be the world's longest. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53342 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:39:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53342-record-baltic-road-rail-tunnel-gets-major-push-on-german-side 2021 4Q Cost Report: Global Markets Could See Metrics Return to Pre-COVID Norms

Over the past year, consultant Currie & Brown’s global construction cost experts have reported consistent market trends and headwinds. Common experiences in all regions were post-pandemic recovery and historic hikes in materials prices.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53324 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53324-4q-cost-report-global-markets-could-see-metrics-return-to-pre-covid-norms Q4 Cost Report International
MasTec Expands Power Work In $600M Deal to Buy Henkels & McCoy The deal further diversifies the specialty construction giant's portfolio away from oil and gas related work. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53318 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:10:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53318-mastec-expands-power-work-in-600m-deal-to-buy-henkels-mccoy $6.2B Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline Gains Key State Approval 维吉尼亚勉强书有争议的水通道permit in a 107-mile portion of the 373-mile route also in West Virginia and North Carolina, but two federal approvals remain //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53286 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:29:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53286-62b-mountain-valley-gas-pipeline-gains-key-state-approval GM Ramps Up To Expand Billions in US Battery and Supply Chain Production Lansing, Mich., approved new tax breaks to attract a $2.5B announced factory, while other key facilities are under way in Ohio, Tennessee and elsewhere as part of a $35B U.S. electric vehicle investment by 2025. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53247 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:27:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53247-gm-ramps-up-to-expand-billions-in-us-battery-and-supply-chain-production Advanced Nuclear Power Developer NuScale Strikes Deal To Go Public rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) The firm is valued at $1.9B in link with NASDAQ-traded investor, but Fluor stays a majority stakeholder and exclusive engineer-builder of planned small reactors for global clients. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53237 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:12:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53237-advanced-nuclear-power-developer-nuscale-strikes-deal-to-go-public Bechtel Gains Role on $8.5B Toronto Rail, But Major Contracts Still Loom Contractor is tapped as "delivery partner" for 9.7-mile rapid transit line, but officials are vague as to when two major construction contracts will be awarded next year, and a third bid. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53234 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:45:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53234-bechtel-gains-role-on-85b-toronto-rail-but-major-contracts-still-loom Flood-Wrecked Wash. State, B.C. Infrastructure Rebuild Will Be Long rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin)

Officials and contractors in British Columbia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington state push to reopen, repair and add resilience to battered highways and flood defenses after a month of repeat storms. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53200 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53200-flood-wrecked-wash-state-bc-infrastructure-rebuild-will-be-long levee repair Crews tackle damage repair of a levee in Whatcom County, Wash.Photo: Whatcom County Public Works Dept. New Orleans Sewer Modernization Gets $275M EPA Boost

WIFIA loan is set to help fund 160 projects to repair aging and storm-damaged sewer pipes. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53165 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53165-new-orleans-sewer-modernization-gets-275m-epa-boost Toyota Will Build $1.3B Battery Plant in North Carolina, Its First in the US Investment will support Japan-based giant's 14 North American auto plants and comes as electric utilities push expansion of EV charging infrastructure //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53160 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:22:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53160-toyota-will-build-13b-battery-plant-in-north-carolina-its-first-in-the-us Corps Takes on Unusual Mission in Afghan Evacuee Operation

The Army Corps of Engineers supported Operation Allies Welcome by preparing space at east coast facilities to handle thousands under a tight deadline. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53131 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53131-corps-takes-on-unusual-mission-in-afghan-evacuee-operation US Energy Dept. Awards Latest Nuclear Complex Megacontract Fluor-led team gains performance-based award to manage construction and operations at DOE Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Texas-based Pantex complexes valued at up to $2.8B annually for a possible 10 years. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53123 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:16:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53123-us-energy-dept-awards-latest-nuclear-complex-megacontract Industry Groups Seek US COVID-19 Aid for Projects Slowed by Supply Chain

AGC, ARTBA, AASHTO and others want the US Treasury Dept. to clarify use of American Rescue Plan spending.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53118 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53118-industry-groups-seek-us-covid-aid-for-projects-slowed-by-supply-chain
Hampton Roads, Va., $2B Clean Water Upgrade Gains From Data mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland)

Measuring projected outcomes reduces amount of work originally mandated under a 2010 consent decree to reduce nutrient pollution into the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53114 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:40:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53114-hampton-roads-va-2b-clean-water-upgrade-gains-from-data
$1B Maine Hydropower Project Halted After Governor’s Plea Utility stops construction following Nov. 2 voter rejection of the transmission corridor, but awaits a court ruling to enjoin the vote. A state agency on Nov. 23 suspended a project environmental permit that also halts work. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53109 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:34:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53109-1b-maine-hydropower-project-halted-after-governors-plea Court Punts on AECOM Former Unit Whistleblower Suit Appellate judges said lower court must reconsider whether former employee's fraud claims on $1.9B Army contract were 'material' under the US False Claims Act against the unit, which was sold in 2020. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53096 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:25:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53096-court-punts-on-aecom-former-unit-whistleblower-suit $4B Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Set for Former Wyo. Coal Site

Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53069 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:27:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53069-4b-advanced-nuclear-power-plant-set-for-former-wyo-coal-site
Bechtel, Nautilus Team To Build Unique Floating Data Centers The companies say the facilities use less energy and water than conventional data centers.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53061 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53061-bechtel-nautilus-team-to-build-unique-floating-data-centers
New Research Alliance Questions Accepted Construction Safety Wisdom kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

Construction Safety Research Alliance summit showcased research that alters traditional assumptions and measures.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53020 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:44:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53020-new-construction-safety-alliance-questions-accepted-wisdom
Global Survey Shows Growth Amid Some Hesitance in Third Quarter zevina@enr.com (Alisa Zevin) Material prices and shortages weigh on industry professionals. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53054 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:52:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53054-global-survey-shows-growth-amid-some-hesitance-in-third-quarter Delay Close of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, MIT-Stanford Study Says

Keeping Calif. facility open until 2035 would cut state carbon emissions and save $2.6 billion in power costs, researchers say. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53043 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:20:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53043-delay-close-of-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-mit-stanford-study-says diablo-canyon-exterior-2-1000x600-CREDIT-DiabloCanyon.jpg Photo: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hudson River Tunnel Construction Start Targeted for 2023 Engineering for the much-disputed, estimated $11.6B N.J.-N.Y. rail link could begin next year, says a Gateway program official, with a funding boost from the Biden administration and the infrastructure spending bill. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53044 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:50:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53044-hudson-river-tunnel-construction-start-targeted-for-2023 US Trade Court Throws Out Trump Tariff on Solar Panel Imports 我们开发人员arr双面太阳能关税ays, citing project cost impact, but domestic manufacturers said they are needed against 'unfair' Chinese competition. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53039 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:40:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53039-us-trade-court-throws-out-trump-tariff-on-solar-panel-imports Giant Virginia Offshore Wind Project Makes Five Key Construction Awards Dominion Energy says project cost rose $2B to nearly $10B, citing commodity price hikes and power transmission route changes, but ratepayer impact stays within approved range. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/52951 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:30:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/52951-giant-virginia-offshore-wind-project-makes-five-key-construction-awards Administration Won't Close Line 5 Pipeline as Canada, Tribes Write Letters

White House has clarified comment that it might consider partial shutdown of Enbridge oil and natural gas line under the straits of Mackinac.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/52938 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:15:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/52938-administration-wont-close-line-5-pipeline-as-canada-tribes-write-letters
Texas Flood Risk Project Targets Grants for Low-Income Communities Area along the 20-mile Halls Bayou watershed in north-central Harris County, including part of Houston, has a long history of repeated flooding. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/52937 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/52937-texas-flood-risk-reduction-project-grants-assist-low-income