EARTH TECH NEWS
earth tech awarded usd$26.3 million (CAD$30 million design contract for major cleanup in nova scotia
LONG BEACH, Calif. (January 10, 2007) – Earth Tech’s Canadian operations have won a USD$26.3 million (CAD$30 million) contract with the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency (STPA) to design and oversee construction of a major contaminated waste cleanup at a former coke oven site in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Earth Tech, a business unit of Tyco International Ltd., and a global provider of consulting, engineering and construction services, will partner with local subconsultant CBCL, Ltd. on the project.
The project will clean up the site of a former coke ovens plant and a tidal estuary known as the Sydney Tar Ponds, which were contaminated by runoff from the coke ovens.
This contract continues a relationship Earth Tech built with the agency over the last year while preparing the preliminary engineering design for the USD$354 million (CAD$400 million) project. Earth Tech also assisted in the preparation of the project’s environmental impact statement and took part in hearings last year by a joint, federal-provincial environmental review panel.
Byproducts of coke production for an adjacent steel plant contaminated about 700,000 tons of marine sediments in a nearby estuary, and five million tons of soil underlying the coke plant. The coke ovens operated from 1901 to 1988. The affiliated steel plant closed in 2001.
“Our familiarity with this project, combined with our legacy of three decades conducting environmental services work, will be a real asset to successfully completing the Sydney Tar Ponds cleanup,” said Erin Mahoney, Vice President of Earth Tech’s Canadian Environmental Business Sector. “We are proud to know that our efforts will help restore this property so that it can once again benefit the surrounding community.”
Cleanup work will begin this spring and will take about eight years. Several preliminary cleanup projects have already been completed.
Earth Tech Inc. is a global provider of a full suite of engineering, construction and operations services to the international water/wastewater, environmental, transportation, and facilities markets. A business unit of Tyco International Ltd. and part of the company’s Engineered Products & Services segment, Earth Tech employs some 8,000 talented people, delivering services to customers in 14 countries. Founded in 1970, Earth Tech is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. More information on Earth Tech can be found at www.earthtech.com.
Tyco International Ltd. is a global, diversified company that provides vital products and services to customers in four business segments: Electronics, Fire & Security, Healthcare and Engineered Products & Services. With 2006 revenue of $41 billion, Tyco employs approximately 250,000 people worldwide. More information on Tyco can be found at www.tyco.com.
