Kaiser Hanford president Bob Tiller was shaken by the news Fluor had won, and Westinghouse Hanford chief LaMar Trego was stunned. Both agreed to cooperate to make the transition smooth. The disappointment of Kaiser and Westinghouse was felt doubly by Bechtel and Raytheon executives, who will be briefed today by DOE with explanations of why their firms failed to win DOE's nod. Bechtel Hanford president Mike Little was gracious, but disheartened. We offered DOE a very good proposal and we will continue to aggressively pursue DOE work.
Life goes on.
So while Bechtel lost its bid to manage the entire site, it will continue at Hanford under its separate cleanup contract. Likewise, Bob Iotti, who had been picked by Raytheon to head its Hanford operations, was clearly disappointed. Raytheon and Bechtel have 10 days to file a protest, which could block Fluor's takeover date. But I've learned that sometimes you win and sometimes you don't. Hopefully, we'll remain involved in doing DOE work and be successful bidders in the future.