Using project management standards and methodology, Fluor completed one of the largest environmental cleanup efforts in U.S. history 12 years ahead of schedule and $7.8 billion below initial estimates.
Project Management Institute (PMI) has selected Fluor Corp. as the winner of its 2007 Project of the Year Award. The recognition honors a project and its project team for superior performance and the execution of exemplary project management.
Fluor's Fernald Closure Project was selected from among a host of successfully completed projects from around the world. The two other finalists for the award were Marriott International's Worldwide Bedding Project and Suncor Energy's Firebag Project Cogeneration Plant in Canada.
"Receiving PMI's top award for the Fernald project is a true honor for our company. It means a great deal to be recognized for excellence by our peers from around the globe," said Fluor chairman and CEO Alan Boeckmann in accepting the award. "The success of the Fernald project came from the tireless efforts of our clients -- U.S. Department of Energy; state and federal regulators; elected officials; community leaders; neighbors; and more than a thousand Fernald workers. This award is a testament to their combined hard work and dedication.”
Fluor was nominated by the PMI Southwestern Ohio Chapter for the work that