The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Tetra Tech as a winner of a 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Awards for its work on the United States Agency International Development (USAID) Kajaki Dam Hydropower Capacity Expansion project in Afghanistan.
The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at the recent ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala with emcees Beth J. Larkin, PE, MBTA Assistant General Manager for Capital Delivery and Housamm (“Sam”) H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, MassPort Director of Capital Programs & Environmental Affairs.
Tetra Tech, with offices in Boston and throughout Massachusetts, was retained by USAID to support the rehabilitation of the Kajaki Dam Hydropower Plant. Initial construction of the Plant was completed in 1975, following which Afghanistan entered an extended period of war, civil turmoil and economic hardship. For more than four decades regional insecurity prevented efforts to maintain and upgrade Kajaki. Electricity production did not meet the needs of residents with many turning to illicit activities, including those controlled by the Taliban, for economic stability. Tetra Tech both supported rehabilitation of Kajaki and expanded its capacity; the successful completion of the project was lauded by USAID as a “major accomplishment” toward the rebuilding of Afghanistan.
“The awards honor this year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments in Massachusetts,” said ACEC/MA President Michael J. Scipione, PE President and CEO of Weston & Sampson Engineering, Inc. “They are excellent examples of how engineers create projects that improve or lives and communities. Professional engineers are dedicated to providing quality infrastructure, providing safe and reliable water and energy, and making our buildings safe and energy efficient. We congratulate our winners on their exceptional achievements.”
About ACEC/MA
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) is the business association of the Massachusetts engineering industry, representing over 120 independent engineering companies engaged in the development of transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Boston, MA, ACEC/MA is a member organization of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) based in Washington, DC. ACEC is a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations. For more information on ACEC/MA, visit their website at www.acecma.org. ACEC/MA is undertaking an awareness campaign to educate the public on the many contributions engineers make (or the engineering innovations) in everyday life through their hash tag #EngineeringGoFigure. To Follow us on Twitter: @ACECMA
