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WESTON Awarded Worldwide Security, Disaster, Infrastructure, Construction Contract
WEST CHESTER, PA — November
20, 2008 – Weston
Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®)
announced today the award of a Worldwide Security, Disaster, Infrastructure,
Construction contract (SDIC) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District. WESTON is one of three companies selected under this multiple-award,
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) program. The contract
has a potential shared value of up to $490 million, is available for
use by all Federal Agencies, and allows work to be performed anywhere
in the world.
The ID/IQ contract has a 2-year basic ordering
period, with a 3-year option. The work will include a variety of time-sensitive
construction activities including response to natural or man-made
disasters; response to security protection needs for defense against
terrorist attack; protection against threats and hazards to national
security or the public interest; and construction/infrastructure upgrades
at facilities for all federal agencies. Some work may be performed
at classified locations. In support of these various construction activities,
ecological/environmental and munitions response actions may also
be performed.
Patrick G. McCann, WESTON President and CEO stated, “WESTON
has worked in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha
District on similar time-critical projects since 1991. This SDIC contract
award builds upon that valuable relationship of trust and the Corps’ confidence
in our ability to provide quality integrated services worldwide.” He
continued, “We look forward to helping them achieve their time-critical
construction challenges in support of their worldwide mission.”
WESTON
has successfully served the Corps on a variety of time-critical
projects, most recently the design and construction of two temporary
pump stations needed for flood control protection in New Orleans.
Completed on time, in advance of the 2007 Hurricane Season, these pumps
were recently used to successfully provide flood control during Hurricane
Gustav in September 2008. The SDIC contract will enable WESTON
to further expand its services, leveraging its depth of resources and
strong engineering capabilities to ensure reliable project execution.
WESTON
is teamed with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
and Arrowhead Contracting Inc., a small disadvantaged, Native American
business, to further support the scope of work.
Weston Solutions,
Inc. (WESTON®) is The Trusted Integrator
for Sustainable Solutions, specializing in environmentally challenging sites.
WESTON delivers integrated, sustainable solutions for environmental restoration,
property redevelopment, design/build construction, green buildings, and clean
energy. Dedicated to making a difference in the world, the company’s 1,800 people
reach out from 60 offices around the globe to build strong stakeholder relationships.
WESTON has been responding to our clients’ toughest problems for more than 50
years. .
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| WESTON Contact |
Edmund B. Pettiss, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Marketing
610-701-3159
E-mail |
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