Burns & McDonnell won approval from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii to begin construction of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Phase I project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH).

Burns & McDonnell was awarded the SPIDERS Phase I design-build project on December 2, 2011. Since the contract award, Burns & McDonnell has completed the design, procurement of long-lead equipment, construction planning and development of the cyber security plan to obtain authority to operate the SPIDERS control network in accordance with the aggressive project schedule.

via - POWERGRID International/Electric Light & Power.

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