The Energy Department said Thursday it is extending the CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Co. contract at the Hanford Site in Washington state for up to six months through March 2021.
The $7.16-billion contract held by the Jacobs subsidiary would otherwise expire on Sept. 30, and the DOE Office of Environmental Management is not ready to start transition to the new vendor, Central Plateau Cleanup Co., according to a memo sent to Hanford employees.
The joint venture comprised of Amentum, Fluor, and Atkins won the potential 10-year, $10 billion environmental remediation contract for Hanford’s Central Plateau in December. Bechtel-led Project W Restoration filed a protest against the award the following month with the Government Accountability Office. The congressional auditor rejected the protest in April.
While a Jacobs-led team also unsuccessfully bid on the new Central Plateau contract, the venture did not appeal the award.
In the Thursday announcement, DOE’s Richland Operations Office said Hanford has been under a partial stop work order due to the COVID-19 since March 24. Remobilization activities started May 26, and are expected to continue through 2020. The 60-day transition to the new Central Plateau Cleanup contract should begin at some point during the remobilization.
CH2M has been on the job since October 2008. The DOE announcement did not reveal value of the potential six-month extension. Its contract includes demolition of old buildings, remediation of certain waste sites, and preventing radioactive or chemical waste from reaching the Columbia River.
