Memphis District Army Corps of Engineers Awards Fairbanks Morse Defense $31 Million Contract to Refurbish W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station Engines
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has received a $31 million contract from the Memphis District Army Corps of Engineers to refurbish the 10 opposed piston 38D 8 1/8 engines powering the water pumps at the W.G.
Key Points:
- Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has received a $31 million contract from the Memphis District Army Corps of Engineers to refurbish the 10 opposed piston 38D 8 1/8 engines powering the water pumps at the W.G.
- Huxtable Pumping Station was constructed in 1977 with 10 water pumps powered by 10 Fairbanks Morse Defense engines , and it remains one of the largest stormwater pumping stations in the world.
- The effort to refurbish the pumping station engines is supported by funding received by the Memphis District from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- The project is being conducted through a partnership between the Memphis District and the St. Francis Levee District of Arkansas.