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Iraq : FluorAMEC Joint Venture
Awarded Two Contracts for Iraq Totaling $1.1B
 BALISO
VIEJO, CA -- Fluor Corporation announced today that its
joint venture, FluorAMEC LLC, has been awarded two contracts
by the U.S. Department of Defense to reconstruct Iraq's
public works and water sector infrastructure. Values of the
two joint-venture contracts have ceilings of US$600 million
and US$500 million, respectively.
Under these contracts, FluorAMEC
will provide design-build construction services for the
rehabilitation of existing, and construction of new, potable
water distribution and treatment systems, municipal sewer
collection and treatment systems, and solid waste management
systems throughout Iraq.
These awards are two of 10 major
reconstruction contracts being awarded by the Department of
Defense in support of the Coalition Provisional Authority
Program Management Office (PMO) for services in five sectors
-- electrical, public works/water,
transportation/communications, security/justice, and
buildings/education/health. FluorAMEC previously was awarded
a Department of Defense contract for design-build
construction services in the electrical sector.
The PMO manages the $18.4 billion
appropriated by the U.S. Congress to support the
reconstruction of Iraqi infrastructure and is responsible
for all activities associated with program, project, asset,
construction and financial management of that portion of the
reconstruction effort undertaken by the United States. The
goal of PMO, and the prime contractors that are selected, is
to assist Iraq in rebuilding infrastructure, growing
employment opportunities for Iraqi citizens, and building
skill sets and capacity for a strong and successful future
for Iraqis.
AMEC plc provides engineering,
design, project delivery and maintenance support to clients
in the oil & gas; transport; infrastructure and industrial
sectors. The company generated revenues of 4.7 billion
pounds in 2003 and works at the local, national and
international levels, employing 45,000 people throughout the
U.K., continental Europe, North America and some 40
countries worldwide. For more information, visit
http://www.amec.com/
Fluor Corporation provides
services on a global basis in the fields of engineering,
procurement, construction, operations, maintenance and
project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif.,
Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of nearly $9
billion in 2003.
Web site:
http://www.fluor.com/
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Awards : Danish and American
Ecologists Share 2004 Stockholm Water Prize
 STOCKHOLM,
Sweden -- The 2004 Stockholm Water Prize has been awarded to
Professors Sven Erik Jorgensen, Denmark, and William J.
Mitsch, USA, "for their pioneering development and global
dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands,
widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water
resource management".
By
expanding the knowledge of how lakes and wetlands function,
Professors Jorgensen and Mitsch have contributed
considerably to understanding how to make human use of them
more sustainable and how to protect them better in the
future.
Professor Jorgensen, 69, is a professor of environmental
chemistry at the Danish University of Pharmaceutical
Sciences in Copenhagen. Professor Mitsch, 56, is a professor
of natural resources and environmental science and director
of the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio
State University in Columbus. Their theoretical and applied
work on lake and wetland ecosystems, management of lake and
wetland water quality, and lake, river and wetland
conservation, restoration and usage has been acknowledged
and implemented in both developing and developed countries.
The
scientific fields of the Laureates complement one another
and they will share the 2004 Stockholm Water Prize. His
Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will present the
Prize in the Stockholm City Hall on Thursday, August 19,
2004. The Laureates will also share the USD 150,000 Prize
sum.
The
Stockholm Water Prize
The
Stockholm Water Prize was established in 1990 by the
Stockholm Water Foundation and is presented annually in
honor of outstanding achievements in water science,
management, action or awareness building. It can be awarded
to the man, woman, institution, organization or company
whose applied research or direct action increases knowledge
of the water environment. Prize Laureates have represented
many water-related disciplines - including academia,
education and research, development aid and charity,
engineering, law - and have come from Australia, Canada,
Denmark, Germany Great Britain, India, Israel, Japan, South
Africa, Switzerland, the United States and Venezuela.
Founders of the Stockholm Water Prize are Anglian Water,
Bacardi, DuPont, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, General Motors,
Grundfos Management, Hewlett Packard, ITT Flygt, Kaupthing
Bank Sverige, Kemira Kemwater, KPMG, Ragn-Sells,
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Snecma, Stockholm Water
Festival, Swedish Railways (SJ), Uponor Group and Water
Environment Federation (WEF).
Web
site: http://www.siwi.org/
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EPA
: Aquatic Ecosystems Research Applications Requested
 Washington,
DC -- To protect the environment from both man-made and
natural disturbances, EPA is seeking applications for
research on the response of ecosystems to major stressors.
An example of a human stressor is the discharge of
pollutants into water; a natural event could be a severe
storm and subsequent flooding. There are two objectives of
this research.
The
first goal is to improve understanding of the resilience of
ecosystems, meaning the amount of disturbance that an
ecosystem can withstand and how long it takes an ecosystem
to recover. The second goal is to use practical insights
from analysis of past thresholds (conditions beyond which
there was an abrupt change in the ecosystem) to develop
adaptive management practices for similar ecosystems to
prevent problems before they occur. This work will help
anticipate and assess future environmental stressors before
their effects can adversely impact people or the
environment.
Applications may be submitted electronically through the new
Federal Funding Opportunities (FedGrants) system (
http://www.fedgrants.gov
). EPA will use this web site to provide the public with an
efficient and simple electronic means to find and apply for
grants. EPA anticipates making 10 awards, each in the range
of $150,000 per year for three years through its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program.
Applications must be received by June 22.
To
learn more about this request for applications, visit:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2004/2004_aqua_sys.html or go
to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov
For
more information about the STAR grants program, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/ncer
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Acquisition
: R.P. Adams Agrees to Sale to Serfilco
 TONAWANDA,
N.Y. -- R.P. Adams Company , a western New York
manufacturer of heat exchanger products, automatic water
strainers and water filtration products announced today
that it has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of
its assets and business to a wholly owned subsidiary of
Serfilco, Ltd., a manufacturer of filtration equipment and
pumps, based in Northbrook, IL, a Chicago suburb, for
approximately $3.8 million.
After satisfaction of certain
retained liabilities, proceeds to the R.P. Adams
shareholders are expected to be approximately $9.78 per
share. The transaction is subject to shareholder approval
and other closing conditions. A proxy statement will be
sent to shareholders of R.P. Adams requesting approval of
the transaction and providing information on the
transaction and payment of the purchase consideration.
"We are very pleased that
Serfilco intends to operate the business here in our
Tonawanda facility. With its national and international
reach and greater resources, I am confident that the R.P.
Adams Company can grow successfully for the foreseeable
future," said R.P. Adams President, Richard B. Adams.
Jack Berg, Serfilco's Founder
and President stated, "The R.P. Adams Company has a solid
reputation for fine customer service and for producing
reliable and well-engineered products for the filtration
and heat exchange markets. The company provides an
excellent strategic fit for us. This acquisition will
permit the combined businesses to offer a wider range of
products to each of the markets we serve."
R.P. Adams is a recognized
leader in the design and manufacture of heat exchanger
products, automatic water strainers and industrial and
potable water filtration products. The company's
reputation for well-designed, high quality, reliable
equipment, technical know-how and a large installed base
has made it a value leader in its industry. Its markets
include oil and gas exploration, electric, potable and
wastewater utilities and automotive, steel compressor,
paper, glass, chemical and general industrial companies.
Serfilco sells filtration
equipment, which employs all types of filter media to
domestic and international customers, including metal
finishing and water purification systems. Its products
include automatic gravity filtration equipment and filter
presses. It manufactures and assembles numerous types of
plastic filtration equipment and the variety of associated
pumps necessary to meet its customers' requirements. They
also offer an extensive line of self- priming pumps for
waste treatment and a series of hand dispensing pumps.
Serfilco has full distribution coverage across the United
States.
Web site:
http://www.rpadams.com/
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SPIRAC USA Inc. the originator, highest
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May be based from either Atlanta
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preferably near a major airport serviced by both a discount
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Position requires: BA in Engineering or
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Awards : Danish and American
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