Conti Federal Awarded $18.5M Task Order Contract for Groundwater Remediation at the Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site

Site includes contaminated groundwater plume in St. Thomas County of the Virgin Islands

Conti Federal Services, a leading federal construction and design-build firm specializing in environmental remediation, has been awarded a task order contract in the amount of $18.5M for remedial action of Tutu Wellfield Operable Unit 2 (OU2) in St. Thomas County of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).

Awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 through the Remediation Action Framework (RAF) Remediation Environmental Services (RES) multiple award contract, the contract for OU2 will focus on the source area groundwater contamination at the USVI Department of Education Curriculum Center property, which is approximately two acres in size. Remediation activities include installation of extraction, injection and monitoring wells as well as upgrading the existing pump and treat system. The overall project will have a duration of up to 78 months.

“This significant project underscores our continued commitment to environmental stewardship and builds upon our proven remedial construction expertise under the RES contract. We look forward to applying our innovative solutions to improve groundwater quality, a critical resource, for this community,” states Laura Tobin, Conti Federal Vice President, Environmental Business Line Leader.

The expected completion date for this project is June 2031.

Conti Federal has deep expertise in remediating Superfund sites as well as working in USVI. Currently, the company has four active Superfund remediation projects, including a groundwater remediation project at Salford Quarry in southeastern Pennsylvania. The company has also been recognized for their work in the USVI, including earning a Best Project award from Engineering News-Record for completing a COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility in only 22 days on the island of St. Croix.