Partners blast off with new government project.The joint venture of Rutherford & Chekene and Weidlinger Associates, two international consulting engineering firms, has been awarded by the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) an Indefinite Quantity Noun 1. indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify Contract to provide seismic and blast engineering services for projects within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and US Trust Territories and Possessions. Under this federal contract, Rutherford & Chekene/Weidlinger Associates are able to provide a wide array of services to all Executive Departments of the U.S. Government, including risk assessment and risk analysis of seismic or blast effects and events, engineering peer reviews, blast resistance design, progressive collapse analysis, assessment of earthquake related geotechnical hazards and recommendations to limit risk, and more. Tod Rittenhouse, a Principal at Weidlinger Associates said: "Weidlinger and Rutherford & Chekene are individually recognized as industry leaders in their respective fields. "Having successfully completed numerous projects for the US Government in a wide range of building types throughout the world over the past 50 years, we understand the client's needs and expectations, and we look forward to working with the GSA and other Federal agencies on future projects." Weidlinger Associates and Rutherford & Chekene are industry leaders in seismic and blast engineering, and each firm has provided similar services to a number of federal clients over the past 50 years including federal buildings, courthouses, embassies, DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. facilities, etc. The government will benefit from the collective experience of these recognized leaders. Weidlinger Associates is a consulting engineering firm that provides total services in structural, transportation, civil engineering, and advanced technology for U.S. and international projects. For over 55 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time firm has won worldwide recognition for innovative design and application of engineering solutions that are cost effective, time sensitive and material efficient. Headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the firm has offices throughout the US and overseas. Rutherford & Chekene is one of California's foremost engineering practices providing structural engineering services to corporate, public and institutional clients. |
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