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Tube Products International January 2014
$12mn storm water systems project
Abtech Holdings, Inc, a full-service
environmental technologies and
engineering firm providing solutions
addressing issues of water pollution and
contamination to communities, industry
and governments, has reported that
Nassau County, Long Island, New York,
USA, fully executed a not-to-exceed
$12mn contract with AbTech Industries,
Inc, a subsidiary of the company, for
the nation’s first design-build-operate
(DBO) storm water management project.
The project addresses ten storm water
outflow pipes in the county.
The contract is structured in multiple
phases. The first year of the three-
year contract will involve site selection,
technology selection, design and
installation. The final two years of the
contract will involve the operation,
maintenance and water quality
monitoring of the installations. The
contract allows the county to extend the
operation, maintenance and monitoring
phases. Abtech will be paid monthly
progress payments for the portions of
the project that are completed each
month; approximately 95 per cent of the
contract amount will be paid in the first
year of the contract.
AbTech Industries will lead a team that
includes its storm water speciality firm
AEWS Engineering LLC, and regional
firm Cameron Engineering LLP. AbTech
will subcontract with local firms for the
installation work and may also engage
subcontractors for some of the other
project tasks.
Commenting on the contract execution,
Bjornulf White, AbTech’s EVP of business
development, said, “This first-of-its-kind
DBO storm water management contract
provides a template to proactively and
effectively address the national storm
water problem through a public-private
partnership model. AbTech Industries
will work with and under the direction
of Nassau County’s Public Works
Department to assist the county in
meeting its environmental compliance
requirements and upgrade its storm
water outfall systems.
“The upgrades will be designed to
address contaminants of concern
such as bacteria, oils/greases, trash,
debris and sediment, all of which may
affect environmental and public health.
In addition, AbTech plans to address
flooding where necessary by designing
the systems to prevent ‘reverse’ flow.
These designs will utilise technology
to prevent tidal storm surges from
channelling storm water upwards to
streets. Nassau County is representative
of several other counties on the eastern
seaboard that have similar issues to
address.”
Glenn Rink, CEO of AbTech,
commented, “This project in Nassau
County validates our position as a storm
water solutions provider and elevates
AbTech’s visibility as a full-service,
water pollution treatment company.
This evolution of our business model
affords us better control of the business
development process and expands our
addressable market, exponentially.”
AbTech Industries products are based
on polymer technologies capable of
removing hydrocarbons, sediment and
other foreign elements in storm water
runoff, flowing water, and industrial
process and wastewater. AbTech’s
offerings include the newSmart Sponge
®
Plus antimicrobial technology, effective
in reducing coliform bacteria found in
storm water, industrial wastewater and
municipal wastewater.
Abtech Holdings, Inc
– USA
AEWS Engineering LLC
– USA
Texas Gulf Energy wins piping
fabrication job
Texas Gulf Energy, Inc has announced
that its wholly owned subsidiary,
Texas Gulf Specialty Services, has
been chosen to provide a team of
skilled trades, including welders and
pipefitters, to fabricate pipe spools
for a critical mid-stream oil and gas
project. The company will be working
seven days a week, twenty hours
per day in two shifts to deliver this
critical, time-sensitive piping project
on time.
Craig Crawford, CEO of Texas Gulf
Energy, commented, “Texas Gulf
Specialty Services greatly appreciates
the opportunity to provide our clients
with the skilled team necessary to
deliver these pipe spools to the
project on time and on budget. We
believe Texas Gulf Specialty Services
can become the ‘go to’ industry
resource for the Gulf Coast to
deliver critically needed construction
services of engineers, managers,
welders, pipefitters, millwrights and
boilermakers when skilled trades are
in scarce supply, and look forward
to rapidly expanding our Texas Gulf
teams providing these services.”
Texas Gulf Energy is focused on
providing expert advisory services on
programme and project management
and fast track construction and
turnaround services to large refinery,
petrochemical and mining projects.
Service lines include direct hire capital
construction services, turnaround
services, fabrication and programme
management.
Texas Gulf Energy, Inc
– USA
