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| Bechtel named top U.S. contractor  US construction firm Bechtel has been named the top U.S. contractor for the ninth consecutive year by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading U.S. trade publication for the construction industry. ENRs Top 400 Contractors list is based on revenue. In 2006, Bechtel had its fourth straight record year with revenue of $20.5 billion, a 13 percent increase over 2005. Bechtels project highlights for 2006 included the start of work in India on expansion of what will be the worlds largest refinery; collaboration with the University of California on management and operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the nations premier institution for defense research; successful work on high-profile civil projects ranging from the London Underground to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state; the completion of two major power plants ahead of schedule; progress on construction of aluminum smelters in Oman and Iceland; and ongoing work to upgrade Cingulars wireless network across the United States.Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 22,000 projects in 140 countries on all seven continents. Today Bechtels 40,000 employees are teamed with customers, partners, and suppliers on hundreds of projects in nearly 50 countries. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |