Shaw Capital Awarded Construction Management Contract for Clean Fuel Project at Marathon Illinois Refinery BATON ROUGE, La.,–The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a capital contract from Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) to provide construction management services for a benzene reduction project at its refinery in Robinson, Ill. Services include management of site construction activities such as contractor selection, safety warning, materials management and project controls. The construction is expected to be completed before the mandated date for reduction of benzene content in gasoline to meet new EPA standards. The award follows Shaw’s earlier project management, engineering and procurement services work for the feasibility and definition phases of the project. “Shaw has extensive refinery expertise and a strong reputation for helping customers meet clean fuels regulations at their plants,” said Lou Pucher, president of Shaw’s Energy & Chemicals Group. “We place a priority on understanding key environmental and economic drivers and working closely with our customers to ensure success.” Most recently, Shaw management completed engineering and procurement services for another benzene reduction capital project at Marathon’s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery and a 70,000 barrel per day heavy gas oil hydrocracker unit and 47,000 barrel per day kerosene hydrotreater unit at Marathon’s Garyville, La., refinery as part of that plant’s recent major expansion project. Last year, Shaw was awarded a maintenance, capital construction, turnaround support and specialty services contract for Marathon’s Texas Refining Division. The undisclosed value of the new contract will be included in Shaw’s Energy & Chemicals segment’s backlog of unfilled orders in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010. The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW) is a leading global provider of engineering, construction, technology, fabrication, remediation and support services for clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response industries. A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2009 annual revenues of $7.3 billion, Shaw has approximately 28,000 employees around the world and is the power sector industry leader according to Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 500 Design Firms. For more information, please visit Shaw’s website at www.shawgrp.com. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not historical facts (including without limitation statements to the effect that the Company or its management “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans” or other similar expressions) and statements related to revenues, earnings, backlog or other financial information or results are forward-looking statements based on the Company’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those anticipated by the Company. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions and are subject to change based upon various factors. Should one or more of such risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A description of some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports, and on the Company’s website under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements.” These documents are also available from the Securities and Exchange Commission or from the Investor Relations department of Shaw. For more information on the company and announcements it makes from time to time on a regional basis, visit our website at www.shawgrp.com.
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There are different services you can get from a green construction company. These are companies that specialize in sustainable construction to ensure no harm is done to the environment. They use methods that reduce the amount of solid waste generated. They also minimize on wastage of resources by using alternatives such as solar energy for electricity.
A green construction company can provide you with services when you want to start a new construction project. This can be for simple projects such as building a family house or even more complicated ones like complex medical facilities. When building Santa Fe Green homes, the company can offer additional services that include installation of water catchment systems. This means that there are no electricity bills to pay for in the homes.
In addition, the green construction company can also eliminate the need to spend on energy by installing sustainable energy systems. These include solar and wind energy generation. They will also offer services in building infrastructure such as roads, and drainage structures. New Mexico green builders ensure that these are built using the right methods by supervising and directing construction. Apart from building and supervising, they can also provide services such as making a budget.
New Mexico green builders have a lot of experience when it comes to planning land use. Therefore, they can offer creative advice for land use plans. They know all the laws regarding land use in the area. They can use their knowledge to provide useful target models. They will give a temporary budget to show the land owners what they expect to spend. This will help them remodel the plan accordingly so that the budget fits what they want to spend.
You can also have a green build contractor remodel your house. If you already have a house that you are not satisfied with, you can have it remodeled. This allows you to have a new home while saving on building costs. The green build contractor will carry out an inspection of the building and check the areas that can be changed. This will ensure that the house has been remodeled to your specification while within the budgetary limits that you have set.
The contractors also help you in obtaining approval from the regulating bodies. These are necessary before any building projects begin and without them, you might not be able to start. The construction company can also take on the responsibility of notifying those in the neighborhood of the upcoming construction.
Designing is also another service that you can get from green construction companies. It is necessary that homes are carefully designed before they are build. You may have a general idea but you do not know how to bring it out in a design so that you can have a home like that. Therefore, those looking to own Santa Fe homes, can get green build contractors involved right from the design stage. This results in an efficient building that is a pleasure to live in. The contractor will also refer you to qualified and trusted professionals who have specialized in design.
Santafean Brown is the author of this article on Green Build Contractor. Find more information, about New Mexico Green Builders here
Australia has requirement for specialized professionals in various fields, especially more in the field of management, engineering and medical. That is why it has come up with Australian Skills Recognition Information (ASRI) program meant for attracting professionals from particular category. Construction project manager-133111 was earlier referred as 1191-11.
Job profile and skill required for this category
The person who will be applying under this category should have the ability to plan, direct, organize, coordinate and control the various duties related to civil engineering projects, dwellings, constructions and buildings. He should be able to handle all the duties including the human and physical resources required for the building and construction process.
The person performing these duties is expected to have skills matching a bachelor degree or even higher qualification. Experience of minimum five years in the relevant work field can be taken as substitute in place of formal qualification. But there are certain jobs where along with the relevant experience formal qualification of ANZSCO Skill Level 1 might be mandatory.
Eligibility under this program
Under the occupation of construction project manager you can be eligible for obtaining skilled migration visa under different programs such as:
Employer Nomination Scheme or ENS,
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme or RSMS,
Temporary Business for Long stay-Subclass 457,
Point Based Skilled Migration Visa
Assessment of skills is thought to be important only in case of certain visa belonging to the subclasses of the skilled migration program. Always ensure whether the visa subclass under which you are applying requires skills assessment or not. Also it is necessary to enquire whether the availability of visa is only for restricted province or territory all entire Australia.
Assessing your subclass visa from skills assessment authority
It is important that your skills must be assessed by the concerned national assessment authority before you are ready to migrate to Australian land as a skilled migrant. In case of construction project manager occupation the concerned assessment authority is Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS).
Australian immigration visa is given on the basis of your score evaluated through point system. Hence if you have additional qualification or experience which can add to your points during assessment or can get you direct nomination from the Citizenship and immigration authority of Australia you should forward all the related documents along with your application. Based on the documents you have submitted the assessing authority will recommend the Department of Immigration and Citizenship your application. And on this advice or recommendation, the department will then award points.
Requirement of licensing or registration
There are certain occupations like the construction management engineer where you are expected to get license from the local office in the territory or the state where you are intending to start practicing your occupation.
All such information and more can be ideally provided by the immigration consultant. Registered and renowned immigration consultant like Abhinav Outsourcing are in direct contact with the immigration authorities of Australia and provide you with correct guidance for getting the immigration visa.
Regardless of whether you are putting together your own club or your own bar, or if you are planning a one time event throughout which there will be a lot of dancing, then dance floor construction is very essential consideration. It should, in truth, be one of your first concerns, because the dance floor construction and where the floor will ultimately go can and will impact the way the rest of the place is prepared and laid out.
When you are planning the structure of a bar or a club, the dance floor construction itself depend on many things. For example, how large is the place in which your bar or club will reside? If you only have a small amount of room, then you need to determine what would you like to take up the most room. For example, do you want a small dance floor? This is a good idea if you are introducing a much more intimate, relaxed club or bar. It is also the ideal alternative if you do not intend to offer dancing all of the time. In such a case, then your dance floor construction plans may include little more than buying a portable dance floor and mapping out enough room in which to put it when you need it. Having said that, if your club is in a small room but you intend to offer dancing quite a lot, then you may need to devote to your dance floor top room priority.
If you have a bigger room with which to work, then your dance floor construction plans can consider on totally new dimensions. The dance floor might be simply as big as you wish it to be though you certainly do not need to get too carried away. You see, your plans should also depend on how many potential consumers and patrons you realistically wish to have. If you are creating an intimate, relaxing room, then be reasonable. Also, if you offer dancing all of the time, that does not necessarily indicate that a whole lot of individuals will be there to dance. You do not need to waste an enormous amount of room on dance floor construction if not that many individuals are going to be using it.
Then, as well, you will need to determine what kind of dance floor you want. Once more, if you only intend to offer dancing some of the time, then a common dance floor may be your greatest bet. If, however, you feel that many people will frequent your club and you intend to offer dancing opportunities often, then you might look at a floor which is powered by LED lights or video.
People often think that it’s basically impossible for construction equipment to be stolen, since it would be pretty noticeable if someone started driving a crane down the street. But, many construction equipment thefts are easy to conduct for quite a few different reasons. It’s actually really easy to get away with, and has become commonplace in countries such as the US, Canada, Japan and Europe. People should, therefore, be made aware of such thefts going on in their areas.
Because construction equipment doesn’t come with doors or locks, they are easy for burglars to break into. Thieves feel that hi-jacking construction vehicles is a piece of cake compared to most other types of vehicles. And people won’t be able to tell if the equipment being driven is being operated by a thief or construction worker. Most people wouldn’t recognize a piece of construction equipment if it was camouflaged somehow.
Thieves find it beneficial to steal this kind of equipment because it can command a high price on the black market. Forklifts alone can fetch a price of $12,000 to $50,000, and thieves could sell a generator for $150,00 a pop. Because constructions sites often have lots of these kinds of equipment, it’s easy money for clever thieves. Criminals are very fond of stealing construction vehicles for these reasons, not to mention the fact that most construction sites are unsecured and the vehicles are left out in the open with no protection.
The problem has become too severe to be ignored any longer. According to statisticians in Japan, roughly 450 pieces of construction equipment was stolen in 2008 alone. While in the united states, the National Insurance Crime Bureau found that nearly a billion dollars in construction equipment is stolen and sold each year on the black market.
To date, numerous government agencies and manufacturers of construction equipment have tried their best to prevent this theft from continuing. In the UK, construction equipment registration systems make it easier for the police and the companies who own the equipment to recover their stolen goods.