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left are Regional Transportation District (RTD) systems manager Pranaya
Shrestha, Balfour Beatty Rail regional manager Ravi Swamy, Balfour
Beatty Rail vice president-Transit Joe Reed and RTD deputy systems
manager Frank Buczkowski. RTD honored Reed and Swamy recently for their
leadership on two major transit projects in the Denver area. |
Oct. 13, 2008
Regional Transportation District Honors
Balfour Beatty Rail for Performance on Denver Projects(DENVER)
– The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) recently honored
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. with two 2010 performance awards. Officials
from RTD presented Joe Reed, vice president-Transit, with the award for
Systems Contractor of the Year. They also recognized Ravi Swamy,
regional manager, as the Systems Manager of the Year.
RTD
representatives presented the awards during a ceremony on Aug. 31. The
honors were a result of Balfour Beatty Rail’s work on the Systems
On-Call Services and West Corridor projects in Denver. The
officials said that both projects have been a model example of teamwork
and owner-contractor relationship.
“Balfour Beatty Rail has
exceeded our expectations in all aspects of the project, from safety,
schedule, budget to quality and performance,” said RTD systems manager
Pranaya Shrestha. “It is a pleasure to work with Joe Reed, Ravi Swamy
and the rest of the professional and dedicated Balfour Beatty Rail
Denver team.”
The $62 million West Corridor Light Rail Transit
project is a 12.1-mile extension to an existing 35-mile light rail
system. The work comprises the supply, installation, testing and
commissioning of the systems elements of the project. These include
traction power, overhead catenary and signal systems.
The
Systems On-Call Services project is a $56.3 million project made up of
several individual work orders that include communications, signal,
overhead catenary, traction power substations, fare collection and
system-wide electrical.
“This is technical, demanding work
that requires a strong working relationship with the client,” said Ray
Bond, president and CEO of Balfour Beatty Rail. “Joe and Ravi have
provided exemplary leadership, and the entire company is proud of them.
These awards demonstrate the outstanding work performed by them and
their teams.”
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. provides construction
and maintenance services for the public and private railroad markets.
The company’s services include industry-leading design, engineering,
construction and maintenance for Class 1 and regional/short line
freight, industrial railroads, ports, and rail transit authorities.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. is part of Balfour
Beatty plc, a global engineering, construction, services and investment
business organization specializing in large infrastructure and building
programs.Download a PDF
of this release.
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