# Bechtel awarded $1.6B contract for Cricket Valley Energy Center power plant

Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC has awarded Bechtel a $1.6 billion contract to design and build a 1,100-megawatt natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant in Dover, New York. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2020 and will create approximately 1,100 construction jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-06
- Where: Dover, New York, United States
- Value: $1.60B
- Jobs: 1,100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,100 MW
- Products: natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Bechtel](https://endata.com/companies/2657.md)
- [General Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1262.md) (supplier)
- [Cricket Valley Energy Center](https://endata.com/companies/21718.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [dbialiberty.org](https://www.dbialiberty.org/dbia-news/1-6b-design-build-power-plant-contract-awarded-in-duchess-county), 2017-02-06: "We are committed to helping New York State meet its growing energy needs sustainably and we will support the local supply chain by hiring local craft and suppliers."

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