Foster Wheeler Awarded Springerville Boiler Erection Contract by SRP
April 25 2007 - 10:59AM
Business Wire
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a
subsidiary within its Global Power Group has been awarded a
contract for construction management services and reimbursable
craft labor to erect a 400 megawatt (MWe) pulverized-coal (PC)
steam generator at the Springerville Generating Station in Arizona
by Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District
(SRP). Foster Wheeler was previously awarded a contract in 2006 to
supply the PC boiler to SRP for this project. The contract, valued
at approximately $75 million, will be included in the Company�s
second-quarter 2007 bookings. Foster Wheeler will erect the PC
boiler components, associated piping, auxiliary equipment and
selective catalytic reduction systems. Erection of the boiler is
expected to begin in April 2007, with commercial operation
scheduled for late 2009. �This award represents a win for Foster
Wheeler and reflects SRP�s confidence in Foster Wheeler not only as
a supplier of state-of-the-art boilers, but also as an experienced
boiler constructor,� said Gary Nedelka, president and chief
executive officer of Foster Wheeler North America Corp. �This is
another example of Foster Wheeler's commitment to supply complete,
cost-effective solutions to support our clients in the power
industry.� �We saw a lot of value in having Foster Wheeler supply
and erect our new boiler for unit #4 and are convinced that Foster
Wheeler is the right company to have on our team,� said Bill Rihs,
manager, Major Projects, SRP. Notes to Editors: 1. Foster Wheeler
Ltd. is a global company offering, through its subsidiaries, a
broad range of engineering, procurement, construction,
manufacturing, project development and management, research and
plant operation services. Foster Wheeler serves the refining,
upstream oil and gas, LNG and gas-to-liquids, petrochemical,
chemicals, power, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare
industries. The corporation is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its
operational headquarters are in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. For more
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