Shaw Group awarded contract by GE

The value of Shaw’s contract, which will be included in the company’s fiscal year 2008 second quarter backlog, was not disclosed. “We are pleased to assist GE in the important environmental cleanup of the Hudson River,” said Ronald W Oakley, president of Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure Group. “With our involvement in the Hudson River project, and the Fox River project in Wisconsin, Shaw is playing a significant role in two of the largest and most important sediment remediation projects in the US.” Once dredging begins, Shaw will operate the processing facilities needed to manage sediments that are dredged from the Upper Hudson River. These facilities include a barge terminal where sediments will be delivered and unloaded; a dewatering building with specialized equipment that will press water from dredged sediments; a water treatment plant that will remove polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the water; and large railroad staging facilities for the rail cars transporting the processed sediment for disposal. Shaw will manage the project out of its Latham office. Shaw plans to utilize local subcontractors and local manpower from Washington County and the Capital District Region in New York.