Dravo Wellman Company, a Cleveland-based subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, has been awarded a contract in excess of $9 million by the U.S. Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. The rehabilitation work will include engineering, selection of subcontractor, procurement, and construction for four gantry cranes, each with 75-ton main hoists and 25-ton auxiliary hoists on boom extensions.
Structural and mechanical repairs will be included in the rehabilitation project. The cranes, which were built in 1942, also will be repainted and equipped with new electrical systems. The first phase of the project, restoration of one crane to its original operating condition, is scheduled for completion in mid-1981. Work on the other cranes will begin after completion of the first phase.
Dravo, a diversified company with operations throughout the world, is engaged in engineering, construction, manufacturing, natural resources, and transportation.