Industry publication, December 2001

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company seeks only full-service, turnkey contracts. “Most of THE TOP POWER SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS our clients project­ BUXnBH SOIL. finance, and they ELECTRICAL COWTBACTOBS need guarantees J. MYR Group Ino., Rolling Meadows, III. 353.65 s from us for sched­ 2. Red Simpson inc., Alex^dri^ La ule, performance " 3. Bracknell Corp., Minneapolis, Minn. 113^7 Stressed Membrane Structure Technology and price,” he says. • 4. Davis H. Elliot Co. inc., Roanoke, Va 61.11 “We can use the bal- •• 6O.M 5. The Newtron Group Ino., Baton Rouge, La ance sheets of our parents [Duke En­ MECHAHICAL CONTRACTORS ergy and Fluor 1. AZCO Inc. Appleton, WIs. 48.88 Corp.] for those 2. Titan Contracting & LeaslngZThe Hom Cos., Owensboro, Ky. 45.08 guarantees.” Finan­ 3. McCarl’s Inc. Beaver Falls, Pa 25.30 cial depth is “be­ 4. Harter Mechanicai Contractors inc., PoSand, Ore, 24.M coming a bigger " S. Corrl^n Co,, St Louis, Mo.

I 2138 and bigger issue,” Moveable On Track Wheel Systems ‘ agrees Zabilansky. UTILITY COBTBACTOBS “The customer .. 1. Quanta Services Inc., Houston, Texas 590.97

J wants us to have the experience and fi­ 2. MasTeo inc., Miami, pia 3. Henkels & McCoy Inc., Blue Beii, Pa 200.10 134.64 nancial wherewithal .. 4.UTILXCorp.Kent/washi...... ......... 7” Z” 84.00 to back it up.” .. i^'WJLCh^erLLci'w^h^ ......................... 23.53

WORRIES HULTl-PISCIPLIHE H/E/U COMTRACTORS Exelon InfrMtructura Series lnPn_Mqrton, Pa^_ The tight labor mar- • _1. 2. ^compass BejMeeOrnTj. 507.36 164.ro ) ./'j ket also haunts the - industry (see story, „ 3. EMOOR Group ino., iiorw^ki Conn.____________ "ro”20 I On Site Caleterias & Satefy Meeting Facilities p. 28). “A majority 4. Hooper Corp., Madison, wis. 4555" "“i4.ro of people who have .. failed either have SonrcK EUR Tsp 610 Spsslally Contraotors-Octolisr 8,2001 not been able to find qualified labor or would “take over.” Construction of a coal have not gotten the expected productiv­ plant can take four to five times the man­ ity they put into their bid,” says Riedel. hours required for a comparably sized The shortage includes professional staff, gas-fired plant, he notes. ‘The boiler has 1 'll

i fl notes Bob Gould, vice president, power sales for Parsons Corp., Houston. “Our greatest chal­ lenge to success is finding to be totally field-erected.” Con­ trast that with a gas turbine, which is shipped on a skid and essentially needs only to be Foundations not Required enough qualified people with hooked up. Then add the coal­ bn Structures up to iStFWide powerplant experience to form a handling equipment—convey­ core nucleus in the business,” he ors, rail-car unloading facili­ ■/ Over 2 million sq. ft. of structures in inventory. says. ties—and emission-control z Flexible leasing with option to purchase. The sustained boom in pow- gould equipment, none of it required z Widths 30' to 160' by any length. erplant construction, now three for a gas turbine. “Coal is a hard -/Lease or Purchase or four years old, has led to some worry push,” Knapp says, considering the state </ Full insulation packages available. about overbuilding. “We have been of the economy, lower gas prices and the 1 '/ Stressed Membrane Structure technology. putting on a lot of generation,” -------------- ISM emissions. Riedel says, “but there is still a While the powerplant market Over 5000 installations need for considerable base-load ‘J remains strong, says Knapp, generation.” He adds that 90% “we’re on the downhill side of worldwide! of plants being built today are this bubble. Projects coming on either peaking or intermediate S line in 2002 and 2003 could put 1-800-528-9899 plants. “There has been no sig- nificant base-load construction us in an overcapacity situation, BH although transmission con- Direct Dial: (801) 280-1555 in 20 years,” Riedel notes. “As tye straints could still create power natural gas prices rise, base-load ~ " shortages.” He adds that the www.sprung.com generation—coal, even nuclear—may state of the economy since Sept. 11 “is a become more attractive. And a few real concern to me.” Powerplant con­ Sm INSTANT STfflICTDMS, INC.,^^ [base-load] coal plants would keep quite struction today is hovering around 70% instant SWoEinras * a few engineers out there busy.” of TIC’s business. Knapp expects that to -•Allentown -Atlanta -Houston -Indianapolis But the return of coal could exacer­ drop off “dramatically” after 2003. H _ • Los Angeles • San Francisco - Sall Lake City bate labor shortages. Six months ago, By Thomas F. Armistead, Mary Buckner ■Calgpty -Toronto - ■- TIC’s Knapp was afraid coal-fired power Powers and Steve Daniels

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