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| Black & Veatch wins Safety Award for Saigon Hi-Tech Park Project The Vietnam Government presented Kansas City engineering giant Black & Veatch with a Safety Excellence Award for implementing exceptional safety procedures and training during the company's energy project at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park. Black & Veatch is providing safety training, equipment and safety coordination during its engineering, construction and procurement project at the Hi-Tech Park. The project includes construction of a 110-kilovolt (kV) substation and supporting transmission lines designed to provide reliable energy delivery for a major manufacturing plant being constructed in the Hi-Tech Park. The substation will provide 22 kV of power feed to serve a computer chip manufacturing plant. There are a total of 2.5 miles of overhead and underground transmission lines, with the underground line being one of the first of its kind installed in Vietnam. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2008. The Saigon Hi-Tech Park is southwest of Ho Chi Minh City and covers 2,256 acres. It focuses on attracting companies involved in semi-conductor chips, information technology, telecommunications, automation, precision engineering, new materials, nano and biotech uses applicable to healthcare, pharmaceuticals and the environment. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |