July 2004

(Houston, Texas) - The Port of Houston Authority Commission (PHAC) has authorized Zachry to begin contract negotiations for construction of the $34 - $40 million container yard for Phase 1A of the Bayport Container and Cruise Terminal. Following an evaluation of competitive sealed proposals, Zachry received the commission's top ranking for contract negotiation.

"We are very excited to be considered for these opportunities to work with the Port of Houston Authority on the Bayport project," said David Zachry, president of Zachry's civil group. "We believe the synergies created by our work on the dredging, wharf construction and container yard construction projects will provide tremendous value to the port authority because of our commitment to cost control, environmental performance, small business participation and community relations."

In addition to competitive pricing, the PHAC asked Zachry to highlight their plans for promoting environmental quality, small business sub-contractor participation and community outreach on the Bayport container yard project.

Zachry’s price was the lowest,in the amount of $36.93 million, and called for 67 percent small business sub-contractor participation. As part of Zachry’s pledge to meet or exceed the PHAC's requirements, the company will work to reduce construction traffic, dust and air emissions by providing an on-site electrical batch plant. Zachry will also limit construction work performed at night to minimize the impact on local citizens and roadways.

Earlier this year, Zachry also received the commission's top ranking for negotiation of an estimated $57 million contract for dredging and wharf construction at Bayport.

This story contains information from Gulf Coast E-news.

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