McLean, Va.–Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) recently valued its recent contract with LSB Industries Inc. (GM Aug. 19, p. 1) at $118 million. LSB puts the total cost of the project between $250-$300 million. SAIC will provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, managing the design and construction of an ammonia plant and associated facilities at LSB’s El Dorado Chemical Co.’s facility in El Dorado, Ark. The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a two year period of performance. SAIC will provide EPC services, including foundations, structural steel, electrical, and instrumentation; cost control and scheduling; quality control; and overall project construction for the 1,350 st/d ammonia plant. This ammonia plant will provide feedstock for other units at the facility, with excess production used to supply an ammonia pipeline or other customers.
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