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BUSINESS NEWS KBR AWARDED PRE-FEED ENGINEERING AND PROJECT SUPPORT CONTRACTS FOR BP’S TORTUE PROJECT KBR, Inc. announced it has been awarded pre-front end engineering design and project support services contracts by BP for the development of the Tortue/ Ahmeyim field offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Under KBR’s global services agreement with BP, KBR has won these new contracts to provide pre-FEED and project support covering design of the subsea, pre-treatment floating production storage and offloading facility, inshore hub/terminal, and interfaces for floating liquefied natural gas for the Tortue Project. This new work will build on the earlier concept phase work for the development of the field already completed by KBR’s subsidiary Granherne for BP’s partner, Kosmos. “KBR is pleased to offer our world-class engineering design expertise to continue to support this significant project from its early stages and to help BP and its partners develop an LNG hub for Mauritania and Senegal,” said Jay Ibrahim, KBR president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. “This award confirms KBR’s strategic commitment to and builds upon our ongoing relationship with BP for engineering services around the globe.” KBR’s pre-FEED work is expected to be performed over the next six months, with KBR supporting BP in the Optimize Stage of the Tortue field development. The work will be executed from KBR’s London office which has played a key role in multiple recent BP projects including the Glen Lyon FPSO and Shah Deniz Phase II projects. Revenue from this contract is undisclosed and will be booked into backlog for KBR’s Engineering & Construction business segment in Q3 of 2017.

KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the government services and hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs more than 34,000 people worldwide (including its joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses. FLUOR-LED JOINT VENTURE ADVANCES FIRST SPAN COMPLETION FOR GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE IN NEWYORK Fluor Corporation announced that the first span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, will opened to drivers beginning August 25. The Fluor-led joint venture of Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC., comprised of American Bridge, Granite and Taylor Bros., shifted all four lanes of westbound traffic from the existing bridge to the new span overnight on August 25. The four eastbound lanes will be shifted onto the new span later this fall making way for demolition of the old bridge and advancing construction on the adjacent new span. “Fluor is pleased to deliver the first span to New York commuters who use this vital crossing for daily commerce,” said Hans Dekker, president of Fluor’s infrastructure business line. “We are proud of the Fluor-led joint venture team for advancing this landmark megaproject and look forward to building on this milestone to complete the second span next year.” The New York State Thruway Authority, in partnership with Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC., is replacing the existing bridge with a new 3.1-mile state-of-the-art, twin-span, cable-stayed bridge crossing the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties. The cable-stayed main span is supported by eight 419-foot towers, which

stand at five-degree angles and feature a sleek, chamfered design. The iconic towers support 192 stay cables, which are made up of roughly 4,900 miles of steel strands. The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is one of the largest single design-build contracts for a transportation project in the United States and will be the largest bridge in New York State history. Construction began in late 2013 and is expected to be complete in 2018. “After years of hard work by thousands of dedicated people, we are proud to have traffic on the new bridge for the first time,” said Terry Towle, senior vice president of Fluor’s infrastructure business line and president of Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC. “In addition to maintaining one of the best safety records in the industry, our team has consistently met tight deadlines under extremely challenging conditions. Together we are building an iconic bridge that will serve this community for generations.” The second span is scheduled to be completed next year. After completion, all four eastbound lanes of traffic will be shifted to the second span. In the final configuration, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will carry eight general traffic lanes (four each on the westbound and eastbound spans), breakdown/emergency lanes, space for future bus rapid transit and commuter rail, and an advanced traffic monitoring system. Fluor Corporation is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and maintenance company that designs, builds, and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has served its clients by delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe.

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incentive for many AEC firms. The professionals at Somerset CPAs have been able to obtain millions of dollars in credits for their clients. “The federal R&D tax credit can be an impactful monetary incentive for many AEC firms. The professionals at Somerset CPAs have been able to obtain millions of dollars in credits for their clients.” For additional information please visit bit.ly/2xxgmsG and watch the R&D video on the website. JASON BAINTER, CPA, CGMA, MBA, CDA, is a manager at Somerset CPAs and Advisors. He can be reached at jbainter@somersetcpas.com.

earthwork, retaining walls and structures, site development, and infrastructure will qualify. Services relating to surveying, soil and materials testing, traffic engineering, subsurface and landscape architecture typically do not qualify. ❚ ❚ Environmental engineering. Design activities in connection with Brownfields redevelopment, remediation design, solid waste system design, and drainage system design will qualify. Site assessments and investigation, permitting, and regula- tory compliance usually do not qualify. ❚ ❚ Structural and MEP engineering. Building superstructure design, foundation, HVAC, electrical systems, and pipe sys- tem designs will usually qualify. Forensic engineering, permit- ting, construction management, and feasibility studies usu- ally do not qualify. The federal R&D tax credit can be an impactful monetary

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