Feds and States Unveil Plan To Rid Area of Waste Piles

摘要

Anxious to eliminate huge piles of debris left behind by Katri-na's winds and wall of water, the Army Corps of Engineers issued $2 billion to $4 billion in contracts on Sept. 16 for the removal of at least 77 million cu yd of material from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The contracts were awarded to Phillips & Jordan, Knoxville, Term.; Environmental Chemical Corp, Burlingame, Calif.; Ceres Environmental Services, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; and Ashbritt, Pom-pano Beach, Fla. Each company is currently contracted for up to $500 million in work with the Corps with the possibility of renewing for an additional $500 million. All four firms will work in Louisiana with Ashbritt serving as the prime in Mississippi and Phillips & Jordan in Alabama.