Shaw Awarded EPC Contract for New Power Plant by Xcel Energy

The Shaw Group's Stone & Webster unit has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract by Xcel Energy, for an additional generating unit at its Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo, Colorado.

The new, 750-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power plant, with a total cost of $1.35 billion, will be the third unit at the Comanche Station. Shaw's lump-sum, turnkey contract covers "balance of plant" facilities, including the erection of the steam turbine, and supplying and erecting associated plant systems including piping, pumps, heat exchangers and electrical equipment. In addition, the scope includes engineering and installation of concrete foundations and other civil and electrical works for the total facility. The value of Shaw's contract was not disclosed. In addition to the turbine supply, Xcel Energy will also procure additional contractors for certain components, such as the steam generator, air quality control systems and stack. The new plant is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2009.

J. M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaw, said, "Today's rising oil and natural gas prices are driving the demand for economically reliable energy solutions, particularly coal-fired electricity generating facilities. This award, the second new coal-fired project we have been awarded in six months, provides the Shaw team another opportunity to demonstrate our 'Best in Business' practices in this growing market."

"This contract marks the beginning of what will culminate in 1,000 new construction jobs in the Pueblo area as our new generating unit is built," said David Wilks, Xcel Energy President of Energy Supply. "It marks another major milestone in our efforts to bring clean, reliable and low-cost energy to our customers, and we look forward to working with Shaw Stone & Webster on this project."

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Posted 13/02/06

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