Todd awarded excavator barge contract

Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation was awarded a contract by Washington Group International/Alberici, a joint venture, under their contract with United States Army Corp of Engineers, to construct and deliver one custom built excavator barge to serve as a work platform for a deep digging excavator on the Ohio River. The barge will be used in the construction of the Olmsted Dam, near Olmsted, Illinois. The 54.15 m long by 15.40 m wide barge will have a lightship weight of approximately 1087 tons and will cost $10.56 million. Delivery is scheduled for November 2007.