[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 70 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1107]
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                 COST/PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 7, 2009

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
the Cost/Productivity Improvement Program at the Rocky Mountain 
Arsenal, a former chemical manufacturing site being cleaned up by the 
U.S. Army near Denver, CO. The Cost/Productivity Improvement Program is 
an innovative effort instituted by the Army and Shell Oil Company, who 
are responsible for the cleanup of the site. The Program encourages 
employees to be proactive in improving the efficiency, safety, and 
quality of the transition of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal into a premier 
urban national wildlife refuge.
  Construction and fieldwork are due to be completed in 2010, one year 
ahead of schedule and within budget. This achievement is due in no 
small part to cost savings suggestions by employees that were 
implemented through the Cost/Productivity Program under the leadership 
of the Army, Shell and their contractors. Not only has the program 
resulted in a savings of $67 million dollars over 10 years, with $4.5 
million saved last year alone, it is an innovate example of a 
successful public-private partnership. The program has resulted in the 
promotion of ``green'' practices, including recycling and native 
vegetation reseeding.
  I extend my deepest congratulations once again to the Cost/
Productivity Improvement Program and the Army, Shell and their 
employees and contractors at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. I have no 
doubt this program will continue to improve practices, while continuing 
to inspire employees and workers as they complete the environmental 
restoration and transformation of the site into a national wildlife 
refuge for generations of Americans to enjoy.

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