AECOM announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy has added an additional year to the current River Corridor Closure contract held by the AECOM-led Washington Closure Hanford LLC joint venture.
This $148-million extension will run from Sept. 30, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2016. Work will focus primarily on completing the trench work at the 618-10 “burial ground” and placing the Chemical Materials Engineering Laboratory (Building 324) in a maintenance status for future demolition. Operations at the Hanford Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility will also continue.
“We are pleased to have been awarded this extension,” said Randy Wotring, president of AECOM’s management services group. “AECOM and our heritage companies have been successful in cleaning up more than 534 waste sites, demolishing over 323 buildings, and placing two plutonium-production reactors in interim safe storage along the Columbia River. This extension will enable our joint venture to complete additional work along Hanford’s 220-square-mile river corridor while protecting the Columbia River.”
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AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News-Record magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by Fortune magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, had revenue of approximately $19 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2015. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at aecom.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including the future term, value and performance under the River Corridor Closure contract as well as other future business and economic conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are set forth in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, and our other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AECOM does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.
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