ENGlobal Awarded EPC Agreement From Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

ENGlobal

announced today that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction services agreement from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC, a leading chemical manufacturer. The work will be specific to the GP Chemicals Lufkin, Texas processing facility. The contract scope includes prioritizing and performing engineering and detail design support services for various plant systems. GP Chemicals has directed ENGlobal to evaluate equipment, data availability and delivery, as well as required unit start-up and commissioning dates. It is anticipated that ENGlobal's procurement responsibilities will include managing the overall purchasing process, including preparing requests for proposal (RFP) documents, evaluating commercial and technical terms, purchasing equipment, and managing purchase orders and contracts, among other services. ENGlobal is expected to provide its engineering and procurement services on a time-and-material basis, while the construction management services, including contract administration and construction oversight, will be performed on a lump sum basis. Upon completion of the contracted services, which is scheduled to occur in the third quarter of 2011, GP Chemicals construction and commissioning activities will be more streamlined and efficient. For competitive reasons, additional terms and financial metrics of the award were not disclosed. Edward L. Pagano, Chief Executive Officer of ENGlobal, said: "We are especially pleased to announce this significant award from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, which demonstrates a successful cross-selling initiative between our Automation and Engineering & Construction segments. In addition, this award achieves one of our Markets Strategy initiatives, which is to provide multiple services across our core client base."