Board Adopts New Canon for ASCE Code of Ethics
The ASCE Board of Direction voted unanimously at its July meeting to adopt new language in the Society’s Code of Ethics that expresses a professional obligation to provide fair and equal treatment for all. The ASCE Code of Ethics, adopted in 1914, lays out the model for professional conduct for ASCE members. The newly adopted canon – Canon 8 in the Code of Ethics – states: Engineers shall, in all matters related to their profession, treat all persons fairly and encourage equitable particip...
Comark Completes Acquisition of Data Ltd. Inc. (“DLI”)
Milford, Massachusetts – Comark is pleased to announce the acquisition of Data Ltd. Inc. (“DLI”) located in Lehigh Acres, Florida and New Taipai City, Taiwan. DLI is the industry leader in designing, manufacturing, and servicing rugged mobile computing solutions. The combination of Comark and DLI brings the consolidated customer base an industry-leading choice of industrial computing solutions. DLI’s mobile computing technology is a perfect complement to Comark’s high-value, rugged and reliab...
Elliott Bay Seawall Project Receives Multiple Awards
AUBURN, Wash. (AUGUST 2017) –Throughout the year the Elliott Bay Seawall project has received multiple awards for design, leadership, environmental, sustainability, emergency construction, engineering and management. Oldcastle Precast Auburn, Washington supplied the custom precast structures for this project. The $210M seawall project made extensive use of unique modular precast concrete components, which significantly helped speed up construction time, reduced project costs, and minimize...
Fluor Awarded Contract for PETRONAS Isononanol Chemical Plant in Malaysia
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn. Bhd. for an isononanol plant located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter of 2017. “This award is a testament to the strong partnership we have with PETRONAS,” said Ken Choudhary, president of Fluor’s energy and chemicals bus...
Bechtel Selected to Build First Expressway in Kenya
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been selected by the Kenyan National Highways Authority to build the first high-speed expressway in the country. The new 294-mile (473-kilometer) route will vastly improve the connectivity, efficiency and safety of road transport between Nairobi and the country’s main sea port, Mombasa, and will reduce the journey time from over 10 hours to under four hours. The expressway will serve as a central part of Kenya’s national...
CH2M Pilots Multi-State, Mileage-Based User Fees Effort to Support I-95 Corridor Coalition
DENVER - The I-95 Corridor Coalition is set to test the design, implementation and acceptance of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms for funding transportation after the U.S. Federal Highway Administration awarded the Delaware Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Coalition, a Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives grant for the multi-state project along the eastern seaboard. CH2M is performing the overall project management, planning and technical work for the proj...
Jacobs Receives Expanded Master Services Agreement to Provide Construction Management for Chevron’s U.S. Refineries and Terminals
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) expansion amendment with Chevron Products Company (Chevron) to provide elective construction management (CM) services on an as-needed basis at the company’s refineries located in El Segundo and Richmond, California, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Salt Lake City, as well as at various terminals throughout the U.S. In addition to providing existing engineering and procurement (EP) services, the MSA amendment e...
Dewberry to Provide Resilience Services for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
Dewberry has been selected to provide resilience services to the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), the office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and the New York Department of State to continue the development and analysis of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway in Red Hook and Sunset Park. Recognizing the risk that the neighborhoods of Red Hook and Sunset Park face due to climate change and severe coastal storms, Dewberry's work will address the feasibility of incorporating flood protec...
AECOM and China Communications Construction Corporation Subsidiary Establish Joint Venture Company to Service Environmental Solutions Opportunities in People’s Republic of China
HONG KONG — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it signed an agreement with China Communications Construction Company Limited Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. (HPDI), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Group Limited (CCCC), the fourteenth largest state owned enterprise in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to establish a Beijing-based Joint Venture (JV) company for the purpose of servicing the growing need for stronger environmental...
Dewberry Awarded Multidisciplinary Environmental Term Agreement by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has selected Dewberry for a $5 million, three-year term agreement to provide multidisciplinary environmental services. The firm will be tasked with developing National Environmental Policy Act and other various environmental compliance documents. Additionally, Dewberry will be responsible for conducting technical environmental studies in an array of specialty disciplines, including asbestos remediation, cultural resources, hazardous waste in...