First Contract Awarded for $3.5B Everglades Restoration Project Thomas F. Armistead October 1, 2021 No Comments Phillips and Jordan will start work in November under fixed-price $80-million first phase of the A-2 Reservoir south of Florida's Lake Okeechobee.Read More
State Pact Allows Corps to Move Ahead On $3.4B Everglades Reservoir Project Thomas F. Armistead April 28, 2021 No Comments Corps is set to begin construction on 10,500-acre storage facility, its portion of the cost-shared $3.4-billion project.Read More
Everglades Restoration Moves Forward With $640M Reservoir Project Thomas F. Armistead April 20, 2021 One Comment The reservoir, being built under the restoration program’s largest contract to date, should be completed in 2023Read More
Feasibility Study for $3.6B Energy Storage Project Gets Feds' Nod Thomas F. Armistead March 10, 2021 One Comment FERC permit starts clock on proposed 2.2-GW project on Lake Powell near Page, Ariz.Read More
Phillips & Jordan Awarded $176M Everglades Restoration Contract Thomas F. Armistead February 17, 2021 No Comments Contractor will build a 6,000-acre wetland to treat water discharged from reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee.Read More
Boosted State, Federal Funds Push Florida Everglades Restoration Thomas F. Armistead October 14, 2020 No Comments With interest in Florida, the Trump Administration hiked spending to $250 million for fiscal 2021 that Congress approved, up from $67 million two years earlier.Read More
Feds Offer $160M To Test Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prototype Thomas F. Armistead May 20, 2020 No Comments U.S. Dept. of Energy public-private effort would help domestic firms demonstrate innovative models they can build and operate in 5-to-7 years.Read More
California Utility Is Set to Build Giant 770-MW Energy Battery Storage Thomas F. Armistead May 15, 2020 No Comments Southern California Edison project cost was not disclosed but system is set to be one of the largest procured in the U.S. to store more clean power.Read More
Construction Set to Start On Critical Everglades Project Thomas F. Armistead May 7, 2020 No Comments The $207.8-million contract will deliver the first component of a $1.8-billion reservoir project.Read More
Everglades Restoration First Contract Awarded for $1.6B Everglades Project Thomas F. Armistead March 23, 2020 No Comments The contractor's bid came in well below the engineer's estimate of $38.8 million.Read More
