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Reed & Reed Awarded

Berkshire Wind Power Contract  

     The Berkshire (Massachusetts) Wind Power Cooperative Corporation has selected Reed & Reed as EPC Contractor for its 15mw project in the Western Massachusetts town of Hancock.  The project includes installation of 10 General Electric 1.5mw wind turbine generators (WTGs), turbine foundations, associated civil work and the electrical collector system. 

    Work is scheduled to begin in June 2009 and be completed in the fall.  Reed & Reed won the $10 million contract in a competitive bidding process.  The work includes design services as well as construction. 

    Reed & Reed President and CEO Jackson Parker noted that selection by the Berkshire Co-op underscores Reed & Reed’s leadership role in wind power construction in New England.  Parker said, “We are extremely pleased to have been selected by the Berkshire Co-op for this important project.  It will be the first of many commercial scale wind power projects in Massachusetts.  Selection of our company to design and build it reflects the high level of skill our managers, engineers and craft workers have established while building numerous wind power projects throughout New England.”

    REED & REED Recognized under OSHA’s SHARP Program

     The Reed & Reed shop and yard facility in Woolwich is now recognized as a SHARP site by OSHA.  SHARP (the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) is a special program administered by OSHA to recognize achievements by employers in workplace safety and health and it is the highest honor given by OSHA.   SHARP is oriented towards small, high-hazard workplaces. Participation is open to employers with worksites of 250 employees or less.  Reed & Reed is proud to be part of a very select group of employers who voluntarily take the steps necessary to ensure their employees’ health and safety.  By developing a comprehensive safety and health management system, we not only protect our employees, but also reduce insurance costs, improve employee morale, and increase productivity. These kinds of paybacks have been enjoyed by hundreds of small businesses across the nation. This is an achievement of which we are all very proud.

    Reed & Reed wins second Windpower Build Maine Award

     Reed & Reed received its 7th Associated General Contractors of Maine “BUILD MAINE” Award at the annual NAWIC construction expo meeting in April for the Stetson Wind Project.  The coveted awards are presented annually to high profile projects that meet stringent criteria for innovation, environmental sensitivity, safety and overall excellence and are considered the “Oscars” for Maine construction companies.

     The 57-mw Stetson Wind Power project was completed in 2008 and will create enough clean, renewable electricity to power 60,000 homes.  Reed & Reed, as EPC (Engineer-Procure-Construct) contractor, is the region’s leading based wind power contractor.   AGC Maine Chief Executive Officer John O’Dea congratulated Reed & Reed saying “As you know, the Build Maine Award is presented to that company which best demonstrates a commitment to excellence and innovation in the process of completing its work.  Reed & Reed’s ability to construct the Stetson Wind Farm safely in difficult conditions and on a tight timeline speak well for the company’s abilities” 

     Reed & Reed congratulates its employees and its outstanding subcontractors for completing the project without a single recordable injury while logging over 145,000 work hours. And the company salutes its client, First Wind, for its confidence in Reed & Reed.

Kibby Wind Power Work Underway

     With mud season over activity has increased significantly at the Kibby Wind Power Project site.  Earthmoving equipment was mobilized prior to spring thaw and ready to go to work on the last remaining leg of the A-ridge crane path.  Crews are nearly complete with the A-ridge work and resources are being shifted to the B-ridge crane path.  A-ridge stands ready for turbine erection in June.  B-ridge earthwork is on schedule to be complete this fall.

     The 132 mw project, the largest wind power project either on-line or under construction in New England, includes a total of 44 Vestas 3.0 MW wind turbines on two separate ridge lines in northern Franklin County, Maine.  As EPC Contractor Reed & Reed is responsible for the design and construction of all site and civil work (including roads, turbine pads and WTG foundations), transport of WTGs to the Kibby site, installing the electrical collector system and erecting the turbines.

     Foundation construction has resumed on the A-ridge with completion of all twenty-two on schedule for early July.  Foundations consist of reinforced concrete pads rock-anchored to the bedrock.

     The twenty-two Vestas V90 WTG machines have been delivered from Denmark and temporarily stored in Searsport, Maine.  Delivery of the WTG equipment to site will start June 3.  Road upgrades to the WTG component delivery route have been completed to accommodate the over-size loads.  Approximately five loads of components per day will be moved from Searsport to Kibby to supply the erection crews.

     One of Reed & Reed’s Manitowoc M-16000 crawler cranes has been mobilized to site.  The 440-ton crane, carrying 315 feet of boom and a fixed mast to increase capacity, will be the primary erection crane for the WTG equipment.  This crane is capable of picking the 85-ton nacelles and setting them on the 255-foot tall towers.  The state-of-the-art crane was mobilized while the ground was still frozen and is now assembled and ready for work.

     Electrical crews have mobilized and started installation of the collector system. The O&M building has been completed and turned over to the owner.  The owner will use this building to house their facility operations staff.

     Scheduled work for 2009 includes:  completion of A-ridge foundations, erection of A-ridge WTG equipment and installation of A-ridge electrical collector.  The twenty-two A-ridge machines are scheduled to be on line and delivering 66 MW to the grid in October.

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