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Fru-Con Construction has won the “Best of 2010 Project of the Year” award

Fru-Con team members have continued to attain outstanding safety records in 2009. Fru-Con has had zero lost-time injuries this year. This is nothing short of outstanding!

Teams at our New Design and Flat Branch projects remain recordable injury-free. Under the leadership of Joe Duffy, Brad Smith and team, the New Design project has logged more than 250,000 hours without a recordable injury. The Flat Branch team has exceeded 50,000 hours without a recordable injury. In the past three months, we have experienced only one minor injury – a cut finger.

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all our outstanding team members for another successful year. I also want to recognize the trusted clients who make our success possible through their confidence and partnerships with us. It is indeed our honor and privilege to serve their construction needs.

The sustained economic downturn has created daunting challenges for every public and private entity. Market competitiveness is fierce. We must continue to work diligently to maintain our core strengths and competitive edge while staying true to the core values that are central to our achievements. Our Fru-Con hallmarks, Quality • Performance • Service • Integrity, remain solid guidelines for all our decision-making.

The nation’s reinvestment in infrastructure is quickly proving to be the economic jumpstart it was intended to be. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will go a long way toward rebuilding the public works we rely upon as a nation.

The economic stimulus bill, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Feb. 15, 2009, includes $50.8 billion for energy and water projects. The funding is expected to fast-track about $6 billion in wastewater and water projects. Another $30 billion is targeted for federal building infrastructure.

New Design Road Water Treatment Plant Expansion

Fru-Con is building firm foundations as it triples the capacity of a water treatment facility in Tuscarora, Maryland — literally and ecologically. Fru-Con began work on the New Design Road Water Treatment Plant in January 2008 after winning a $73 million contract award from Frederick County to expand plant capacity from 8.8 million gallons per day (MGD) to 25 MGD. The project will be delivered in phases, with the new wing of the plant slated for commissioning in January 2010, followed by total completion on or before June 16, 2010.

The Fru-Con team is working in close collaboration with members of the Department of Engineering and Planning within Frederick County’s Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management to achieve the project goals. Engineering team members include Rummel, Klepper, and Kahn, LLP, of Baltimore, Maryland, in association with the Baltimore office of Hazen and Sawyer, Environmental Engineers and Scientists.