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Federal Buildings

Senate Panel To Look Into Decision To Kill FBI Headquarters Project

Plan includes new suburban D.C. FBI building, redeveloping downtown site

Tom Ichniowski

July 13, 2017

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GSA and the FBI say funding is $882 million short of what's needed for the 2-million-sq-ft project.

Construction Software Competitors are Set to Merge

Tom Sawyer

July 13, 2017

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Viewpoint will buy Dexter + Cheney, combining services and teams but continuing to invest in both brands' flagship products and modules.

Utilities Put Hold on Access Northeast Pipeline

July 12, 2017

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Massachusetts’ two largest utilities, Eversource and National Grid, have mothballed their $3.2-billion Access Northeast natural-gas pipeline project, citing lack of regional support.

Utah State Engineers Model Fix for Oroville Dam Spillway

Brian Fryer

July 12, 2017

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Utah State engineers test concepts in the lab on a small scale before on-site crews in California repair damaged spillway

New Hudson River Tunnel Plan Faces Rising Costs, Questionable Support

Jim Parsons

July 12, 2017

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While plans for a Hudson River replacement rail tunnel remain unclear, one thing is certain: The cost is climbing.

Industrial Leads for the Week of July 17, 2017

July 12, 2017

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Project News from Industrial Reports

Nuclear Waste

US Senator Questions Bechtel Hanford Contract

Tim Newcomb

July 12, 2017

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U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) says the new contracting arrangement pioneered by Bechtel National Inc. on the Dept. of Energy’s Hanford nuclear-waste site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant—a $16.8-billion project now four times above its original budget, with 17 years of added schedule—comes with risk to taxpayers.

Lake Erie Wind Farm Issues Substation, Cable Bid Package

July 12, 2017

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Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) put two engineer-procure-construct packages out for bid in June for an onshore substation and submarine cable and installation for its planned 18-MW lake-based wind project in Cleveland.

Public-Private Partnerships

Restructured Texas Toll Road Emerges From Chapter 11

Income generate by tolls did not meet projections

Louise Poirier

July 12, 2017

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A bankrupt Texas toll road has new financing and new management.

Massachusetts Issues RFP for 400MW of Offshore Wind

July 12, 2017

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Utilities Unitil, National Grid and Eversource Energy on June 29 issued a request for proposals for 400 MW of Massachusetts offshore wind generation, but up to 800 MW will be allowed if the utilities can demonstrate significantly more economic benefit.