Thursday, June 11, 2009

Az Contractors Association seeking contractors interested in large-scale solar project presentation

David Jones, president and CEO of the Arizona Contractors Association, put out a call for contractors interested in working on a large solar facility near Phoenix.

“I recently spoke with a representative of an owner engineering firm who is performing a labor and contractor study of the greater Phoenix, Arizona area to determine the availability of labor and contractors to construct a 290 MW Solar facility approximately 65 miles west of Phoenix,” Jones said in a press release. “This project consists of erection of approximately three (3) square miles of solar assemblies, a 290 MW power plant, a thermal storage facility, and all the necessary balance of plant (BOP) systems.”

Jones said it is the intent of the Arizona Contractors Association to assure that all of this work is performed by Arizona contractors.

“In order to do this I have invited representatives of the owner engineering firm to present the requirements and qualifications necessary to perform work at this facility,” Jones said. “I have been assured that the majority of the construction and erection efforts are no different than the typical work performed by the Arizona Contractors on a daily basis.”

Jones said a date has not yet been set for the presentation, however, he is asking for feedback to determine the level of interest in attending such a presentation.

Jones asked that those interested respond by June 26 by e-mailing him at bjones@azca.com with the company name, personnel names who want to attend and e-mail addresses. Those names will be added to an invite list and attendees will receive their invites through e-mail.

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