NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, November 17, 2009 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses announced that its Dynalectric Company subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of electrical systems for the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Dynalectric will be responsible for the installation of the electrical systems for the nine-level, 1,300,000 square foot base office building and two parking garages. Dynalectric will also be responsible for the installation of the electrical systems required at a 65,000 square foot Central Utility Plant, including relocation of existing site utilities, as well as a tunnel connector to the main building.
The estimated 36-month project construction schedule, including design and excavation (the facility will be constructed into a hillside, requiring the removal of one billion cubic feet of material prior to construction) commenced on October 1. The large work site, which will include a 40-trailer complex, nine cranes, and a concrete batch plant, will require 8000 amp's of temporary electrical service, which will also be installed by Dynalectric.
"We are delighted to be involved in this complex, large-scale, and sophisticated project for the U.S. Coast Guard," said Brian Burns, President and CEO of Dynalectric. "Performing this important project according to the U.S. Coast Guard's stringent timelines, exacting technical standards, and rigid specifications is exactly the type of work where our track record of results proves we excel."
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 revenues of $5.5 - $5.6 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. A leading provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The 26,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the "World's Most Admired" and "Best Managed". EMCOR's diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company's strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry.
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