7/26/2012 1:41:00 AM
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L.B. Foster Wins $60m Rail Products Contract
Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Co. was awarded the company’s largest rail products contract, valued at approximately $60 million, by contractor Kiewit/Kobayashi, a Joint Venture for the county-wide construction of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) passenger transit system.
L.B. Foster rail, concrete ties, direct fixation fasteners, third rail with accessories and special trackwork will be installed throughout the Honolulu Rail Transit Project’s new elevated railway system and maintenance yard.
L.B. Foster reportedly offered a materials and logistics package that maximized purchasing efficiencies and met critical scheduling requirements for the HART project.
“Our L.B. Foster team has a long and successful relationship with Kiewit,” stated said Hakan Eksi, GM of L.B. Foster Transit Products. “We have worked closely with this leading contractor to provide quality products for signature projects throughout North America.”
L.B. Foster Company manufactures, fabricates and distributes products and services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets with locations in North America and Europe. ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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