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Fluor Wins Project Management Institute’s 2009 Project of the Year Award
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Proudly accepting their trophy for the Project of
the Year (POY) 2009 is the Fluor team for their engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of Newmont Mining Corporation’s TS Power Plant (TSPP) near Dunphy, Nevada, USA. The award recognizes the
accomplishments of a project and the involved project team for superior performance and execution of exemplary project management.
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Fluor Corporation, a company that designs, builds and maintains projects for governments and clients in diverse industries
around the world, has been honoured by Project Management Institute (PMI) as the winner of the Project of the Year Award for their engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of Newmont Mining
Corporation’s TS Power Plant (TSPP) near Dunphy, Nevada, USA. The award recognizes the accomplishments of a project and the involved project team for superior performance and execution of exemplary project
management.
Beginning in July 2004, Newmont contracted with Fluor for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the 242 MW coal-fired power plant as well as a 100-acre evaporation
pond; five-mile railway spur; five-mile electricity transmission line to connect to the grid; three-mile raw water pipeline; and a railway switchyard. The completed plant was expected to reduce Newmont’s
electrical power costs by approximately $70 million per year. Read More
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
EXCELLENCE (PME) AWARDS
WINNING PROJECTS
Organised by the Project Management South Africa
* Project Of the Year International winner
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1991
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*Polypropylene Plant
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Sasol
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Secunda, Mpumalanga
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1992
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Soda Ash Bulk Storage
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AECI
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Alberton, Gauteng
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1993
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Metro Red Line Segment 1 Project - No winner - (Highly Commended Certificate)
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Rail Construction Corporation
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KZN
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1994
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Million Ton Project
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RBM
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Richards Bay, KZN
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1995
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*Benfield Column Project
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Sastech
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Secunda, Mpumalanga
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1996
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Mpumalanga Local Government Elections
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CVA
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Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
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1997
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Advantix, Advanced Photo System - No winner - (Highly Commended Certificate)
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Eastman Kodak Company
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Gauteng
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1998
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International Convention Centre
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Andrew & Boulle
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Durban, KZN
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1999
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Lesotho Highlands Delivery Tunnel North
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HDTC
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Lesotho
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2000
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ABSA Towers North
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Barrow Projects
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
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2001
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*Mozal Smelter Project
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SNC-LAVALIN -EMS
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Mozambique
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2002
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No winner
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2003
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No winner
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2004
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No winner
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2005
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No winner
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2006/7
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BCX Data Centre
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2008
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No winner
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PROJECT OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL AWARD
WINNING PROJECTS
Organised by the Project Management Institute
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1989
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Delta Airlines Terminal 5 Expansion
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LAX
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USA
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1990
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Limerick Generating Station unit 2
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Philadelphia Electric Company
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USA
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1991
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Polypropylene Plant
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Sasol
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Secunda, Mpumalanga
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1992
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Atigun Mainline Reroute Project
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Alaska Pipeline Service Company
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Alaska
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1993
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Metro Red Line Segment 1 Project
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Rail Construction Corporation
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1994
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Logan Expansion project
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Fluor Daniel Inc
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1995
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Benfield Column Project
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Sastech
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Secunda, Mpumalanga
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1996
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1 B Processor Story
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Lucent Technologies
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1997
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Advantix, Advanced Photo System - No winner - (Highly Commended Certificate)
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Eastman Kodak Company
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Gauteng
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1998
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Mars Pathfinder
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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1999
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Qatargas lng Plant
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Chiyoda Corporation
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Japan
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2000
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Trojan Reactor Vessel Project
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Portland General Electric Company
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USA
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2001
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Mozal Smelter Project
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SNC-LAVALIN -EMS
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Mozambique
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2002
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Hawiyah Gas Plant Project
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Saudi Aramco
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Saudi Arabia
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2003
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2002 Olympic Winter Games - No winner (Highly commended Certificate)
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Salt Lake Organising Committeee
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USA
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2004
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Haradh Gas Plant Project No winner
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Saudi Aramco
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Saudi Arabia
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2005
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Quartier International de Montréal
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Montréal
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Canada
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2006
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Rocky Flats Closure project
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Kaiser-Hill LLC
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Colorado, USA
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2007
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Fluor’s Fernald Closure Project
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Fluor Corporation
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Ohio, USA
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2008
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Quebec Iron and Titanium’s (QIT) Upgraded
Slag (UGS) plant
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Hatch Ltd
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Sorel-Tracy,Quebec, Canada.
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2009
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Newmont Mining Corporation’s TS Power Plant (TSPP
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Flour Corporation
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Dunphy, Nevada, USA
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Visit the Project Parade section in our Library for the full articles and past winners.
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The Injaka Bridge in Mpumalanga collapsed on 6 July 1998, causing the death of 14 people (including the designer
of the bridge, Ms Marelize Gouws) and injuring 19 others. Most of them were standing on the bridge deck as it was being launched.