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Bechtel is Top Ranked U.S. Contractor for 18th Consecutive Year

  • 18 May 2016
    RESTON, Virginia
  • Americas, Asia Pacific, Awards, Engineering, Procurement & Construction, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Industry Leadership , Press Release, Project & Program Management

Bechtel has been named the top U.S. contractor by Engineering News-Record (ENR), the leading U.S. publication for the engineering and construction industry. This marks the 18th consecutive year that Bechtel has ranked first on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list, which is based on 2015 construction revenue. 

In addition, the company was recognized as a top contractor on the following lists:

  • Top 20 Petroleum
  • Top 20 Transportation
  • Top 20 Industrial
  • Top 50 Contractors Working Abroad  

"This recognition reflects the exceptional work of the men and women of Bechtel during a time of economic volatility,” said Brendan Bechtel, the company’s president and COO. “Once again, our 55,000 colleagues worldwide delivered the extraordinary performance our customers expect of us and we expect of ourselves. This enduring commitment to excellence will sustain and expand our competitive position in today’s difficult market.” 

Together with its customers, Bechtel delivers landmark projects – the modern marvels of the world – that foster sustainable progress and grow economies.  Among its many current projects, Bechtel is helping customers build roads and rail systems in Europe; natural gas-fired power projects in the United States; airports in the Middle East; and liquefied natural gas processing facilities in Australia. From cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford, Washington to eliminating chemical weapons stockpiles in Colorado and Kentucky, Bechtel teams are ridding the world of some of the most dangerous byproducts of World War II and the Cold War. In Gabon, Bechtel is executing the build-out of national infrastructure to support sustainable economic development, while in Saudi Arabia, it is designing a new industrial city. With these and every other project, Bechtel places a core focus on protecting people and the environment, promoting local economic development and partnering with communities and societies. 

In addition to successful execution of projects around the globe, Bechtel and its affiliated projects received several industry recognitions in 2015, including:

View the entire ENR Top 400 List.

About Bechtel

Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.  

Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com

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