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Bechtel Corporation is a premier project management, engineering, and construction services provider. The company serves several industries, including civil infrastructure, telecommunications, power, metals, mining, and government. Its huge client base and extensive portfolio keep its strong presence as a leading defense contractor internationally. Here’s a list of Bechtel government contracts.
1. The U.S. Department of Energy Awarded a Management and Operating Contract for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
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- Year: 2020
- Amount: $3 billion
- Contract type: Cost-plus-award-fee and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
- Contracting activity: Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management
- Contract duration: 10 years (Four-year base period and six one-year options)
In July 2022, Tularosa Basin Range Services, a Bechtel subsidiary, won an estimated $3 billion Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Management and Operation contract from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Under the agreement, Tularosa Basin Range Services will lead the daily operations at the WIPP site, the only deep geological repository for transuranic waste. This includes supporting Environmental Management’s mission through the following:
- Transportation activities
- WIPP program support and operations
- Capital and non-capital asset projects
- The Centralized Characterization Project
Nuclear waste will be disposed through burial in a salt deposit about 2,000 feet underground. The work is being performed near Carlsbad, California.
2. The U.S. Air Force Awarded a Contract to Support the Arnold Engineering Development Complex
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- Year: 2015
- Amount: $1.5 billion
- Contracting activity: U.S. Air Force
- Contract duration: 8 years (One year base period with seven one-year options)
In July 2015, National Aerospace Solutions (NAS), a joint venture between Bechtel National, GP Strategies, and Sierra Lobo, won an estimated $1.5 billion contract award from the U.S. Air Force. Under the Test Operations Complex contract, the team performed sustainment and test operations for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, one of the world’s largest and most advanced complex of flight simulation facilities.
These include wind tunnels, ballistic ranges, space chambers, and other specialized testing units, such as fighter jets, missiles, and Apollo rockets at Arnold and other Air Force facilities across California and Maryland. This contract, with a start date of July 2015, expanded the joint venture’s service in the defense and national security sector.
3. The U.S. Army’s Contract Modification for Agent Operations of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP)
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- Year: 2015
- Amount: $1.3 billion
- Contract type: Modification
- Contracting activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command
- Contract duration: 4 years
In April 2015, Bechtel National received an estimated $1.3 billion modification contract from the U.S. Army. Under the Agent Operations of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) modification contract, Bechtel led the plant operations in Colorado to destroy chemical weapons from World War II and dismantle munitions using a robotic process. The work had an expected completion date of July 2019.
4. The U.S. Navy’s Contract Modification for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components
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- Year: 2022
- Amount: $576 million
- Contract type: Cost-plus-fixed-fee modification
- Contracting activity: The Naval Sea Systems Command
In December 2022, Bechtel Plant Machinery received an estimated $576 million contract award from the U.S. Navy. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modifies the previously awarded contract for naval nuclear propulsion components.
5. The U.S. Army Awarded a Modification Contract for Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s Biotreatment Area Staffing
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- Year: 2017
- Amount: $27 million
- Contract type: Contract modification
- Contracting activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command
- Contract duration: 3 years
In December 2017, Bechtel National secured an estimated $27 million modification contract from the U.S. Army. Bechtel was responsible for Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s biotreatment area staffing request for equitable adjustment. The expected completion date was in July 2020.
FAQs
Is Bechtel Corporation a Federal Contractor?
Bechtel Corporation is one of the largest construction and engineering firms in the world. It has contracts with both private and public sector clients across the globe. Bechtel has been providing government services since its early years, with the cleaning up of radioactive government research sites in the United States as one of its first contracts. The company has subsidiaries that mainly service federal agencies, including:
- Bechtel National: Bechtel National is the U.S. government contracting division of Bechtel Corporation. It has been instrumental for many federal agencies. For example, it has a long history of partnership with the Department of Energy, providing management services for the agency’s sites in Idaho, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, and more. Founded in 1898, Bechtel National has finished 20,000 projects in 140 countries.
- Bechtel Plant Machinery: Bechtel Plant Machinery supports the U.S. Navy’s goal of maintaining national security, providing advanced nuclear technology to support the military’s submarines and aircraft carriers. The subsidiary is known for being a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion components.
Where is Bechtel Corporation’s Headquarters?
Bechtel headquarters is in Reston, Virginia. It has offices throughout the U.S., including San Francisco, Houston, and Southern California.
Who Is the Founder of Bechtel?
Warren Bechtel is the founder of Bechtel Corporation. He is a railroad engineer who started the company in 1898 after the demise of his cattle ranch in Oklahoma. Warren Bechtel’s wife was pregnant then and made a living as an employee for the railroad industry in Oklahoma. He spent the next 20 years building up a sizable contracting business that specialized in highway and railroad building.
Delivering Projects with Lasting Legacy
Bechtel Corporation is a global construction company with a history of delivering projects with a legacy built upon excellence and integrity. It is known for being the safest company in its industry, with a mission to tackle critical environmental challenges, bring net-zero emissions, and make the world greener. Throughout the years, Bechtel leaders and executives have remained true to its goal of providing quality work while making their clients’ dreams a reality.