Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall announced today that a Carlsbad company has been awarded a contract through the U.S. Department of Energy to perform work at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

Constructors Inc. has been awarded $932,400 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to construct a new salt storage evaporation pond at WIPP.

"I am pleased the recovery funding released today will be used for work at WIPP and benefit a local Carlsbad business," Bingaman said.

"In this tough economic situation, I am pleased we are directing Recovery Act funding to create jobs by building important infrastructure like this Salt Storage Evaporation Pond at WIPP," said Udall. "This project will help continue to spur economic growth in the Carlsbad community."