{"id":35698,"date":"2026-06-11T06:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/bechtel-wins-role-on-100b-micron-new-york-megafab\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T06:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:01:25","slug":"bechtel-wins-role-on-100b-micron-new-york-megafab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/bechtel-wins-role-on-100b-micron-new-york-megafab\/","title":{"rendered":"Bechtel wins role on $100B Micron New York megafab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/822542\/2026-06-10_15.20.35\/bechtel-wins-role-micron-new-york-megafab.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Micron tapped Bechtel as the engineering, procurement and construction partner for the first phase of its <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bechtel.com\/press-releases\/micron-selects-bechtel-as-construction-partner-for-historic-new-york-semiconductor-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$100 billion semiconductor manufacturing complex<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Clay, New York, according to a Wednesday news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Bechtel, a Reston, Virginia-based general contractor, will mobilize immediately at the White Pine Commerce Park site in Onondaga County, where <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/micron-break-ground-new-york-semiconductor-fab\/809171\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Micron first broke ground<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in January on what will ultimately become the nation\u2019s largest semiconductor manufacturing facility, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The announcement marks the next phase of construction activity for a project that has steadily progressed despite <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/micron-delay-construction-new-york-megafab\/805622\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>multiple timeline adjustments<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> over the last year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Providence, Rhode Island-based builder <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/micron-gilbane-contract-clay-new-york\/757401\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Gilbane won a preconstruction contract<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in August 2025 to prepare the ground for the site. That award marked the first phase of development at the White Pine Commerce Park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In November, Micron then pushed back the expected opening of the first facility at the complex by two years to 2030, with milestones for subsequent fabs through 2041. At the same time, site prep work continued and the company officially broke ground earlier this year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The partnership with Bechtel now advances Micron\u2019s New York megafab closer to taking physical shape, said Manish Bhatia, executive vice president of global operations at Micron.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe are entering an exciting new phase of construction,\u201d said Bhatia in the release. \u201cOur New York project will be home to the most advanced memory manufacturing in the world and will serve as a cornerstone of America\u2019s leadership in the AI era.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Bechtel plans to deploy modular strategies and digital-enabled construction technologies on the project, according to the release. The contractor said this integrated EPC delivery model will keep the project on schedule and streamline workforce coordination.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis project represents more than the construction of a semiconductor campus, it is part of the foundation of America\u2019s industrial future,\u201d said Craig Albert, president and chief operating officer at Bechtel. \u201cMicron is making a generational investment in U.S. manufacturing, and Bechtel is bringing its world-class execution.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/bechtel-wins-role-micron-new-york-megafab\/822542\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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