Bethel Companies: Operations & Maintenance

Bethel provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services to support our clients in operating and maintaining their infrastructure. O&M services are provided at the installation level as well as on a project-specific basis.

Operations. Operations services have included providing staff augmentation; operating government facilities; managing hazardous waste streams at the installation level; managing PCB programs at the installation level; and disposing of Government-generated wastes.

Maintenance. Maintenance services have included maintaining oil water separator systems at the installation level; replacing Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam (AFFF); modernizing fire suppression systems at airfields; demolishing facilities; repairing pipelines; maintaining water storage tanks; replacing wells; and abating hazardous materials, such as asbestos and lead-in-paint.

These services have been primarily provided to a broad range of federal clients. These include the Federal Aviation Administration, US Air Force, US Army, Bureau of Land Management, and the US Forest Service. Bethel has provided these services throughout the world with recent work performed in Alaska, Washington, California, Hawaii, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Caribbean.

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Operations & Maintenance Projects

JBER OWS Management

Bethel was contracted by the USACE to manage the annual maintenance and repair of 95 oil water separators (OWS) units at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) .

Remote Communications Outlet Decommissioning

Bethel decommissioned a Remote Communications Outlet (RCO) near Drummond, Montana and transported the unit to a FAA facility in Red Bluff, California.

AFFF Replacement and Disposal

Bethel was contracted to provide environmental support to facilitate transition to US Air Force fire suppression systems at five specified installations in Germany, United, Kingdom, and Curacao from using C8 AFFF to a more environmentally friendly fire suppression product.

Hazardous Waste Management at Misawa AB, Japan

Bethel managed and operated the Hazardous Waste Storage Area at Misawa AB, Japan.

Burbank Localizer Decommissioning

Bethel was retained by the FAA to remove a localizer platform at the west end of Runway 8 at the Bob Hope International Airport in Burbank, California. The platform was constructed of wood decking, support beams, staircase, hand railings, and supported by subgrade concrete foundations. The wood was partially painted with lead-based paint (LBP).

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Management

Kadena Air Base requires support services to manage and process polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) items in accordance with the latest Japanese Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).