DENVER, Dec. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The
City of Gallup, New Mexico,
council members approved an 8-year contract with CH2M to take over
operations and maintenance of the city's 5-million-gallon-per-day
wastewater treatment plant. In addition to Operations Management
Services, CH2M will design and construct an upgrade to the current
facility. Upgrades will help the community with odor-control issues
and boost efficiency of biosolids disposal.
"We are thrilled to have CH2M as our partner," said City of Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney. "We look forward to the
excellent technical knowledge the firm will be able to bring to our
community as they have in neighboring cities."
CH2M has a strong presence in New
Mexico when it comes to wastewater and operations
management. The firm has been a longtime provider of OM Services to
the cities of Grants, Rio Rancho and Farmington. CH2M associates have won numerous
awards for operations, safety and community service throughout
New Mexico. OM Services
professionals at the firm's Rio
Rancho project won the 2015 Water Treatment Plant
Maintenance Award and the Alice Darilek Water Conservation Award
from the American Water Works Association's Rocky Mountain
Section.
"The design-build operate contract allows us to deliver the full
breadth of CH2M capabilities to the City
of Gallup. We're looking forward to applying our expertise
from beginning design concepts to successfully maintaining and
operating the facilities to improve the performance of the City's
wastewater treatment infrastructure," said Peter Nicol, CH2M Global Market Director,
Water.
In addition, continuing to expand CH2M's position as the
contract operator in the state of New
Mexico brings additional value to all of CH2M's existing
clients, as well as potential new clients.
About CH2M
CH2M leads the professional
services industry delivering sustainable solutions
benefiting societal, environmental and economic outcomes with
the development of infrastructure and industry. In this way,
CH2Mers make a positive difference providing consulting, design,
engineering and management services for clients in
water; environment and
nuclear; transportation;
energy and industrial markets,
from iconic infrastructure to global programs like the Olympic
Games. Ranked among the World's Most Ethical Companies and top
firms in environmental consulting and program management, CH2M in
2016 became the first professional services firm honored with the
World Environment Center Gold Medal Award for efforts advancing
sustainable development. Connect with CH2M at
www.ch2m.com; LinkedIn;
Twitter; and Facebook.
Contact:
|
Lori
Irvine
|
|
CH2M, Corporate
Marketing & Communications
|
|
720.286.3137
office
|
|
Lori.Irvine@ch2m.com
|
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/city-of-gallup-selects-ch2m-for-design-build-operate-services-to-improve-city-services-300383661.html
SOURCE CH2M