BREWERTON, N.Y. -- Sunoco Inc. has chosen contractor Paragon Environmental Construction Inc. to complete critical projects in upstate New York this summer. It will bring several gas stations that Sunoco recently acquired up to the highest environmental and technological standards.
"Sunoco chose us from a highly competitive field of a half-dozen other contractors," said Peter Paragon, owner of Paragon Environmental Construction. "We were selected to complete tank upgrades at not one individual site, but at all of the filling stations scheduled for upgrades."
Paragon Environmental Construction, based in Brewerton, N.Y., will remove older underground gasoline tanks and piping systems at Sunoco properties stretching from Buffalo to Albany (see Related Content below for previous CSP Daily News coverage).
Then, the company will install new fuel storage systems at the locations. These new tanks and pipe systems will have the latest in environmental protection technology, and will bring a chain of newly-acquired filling stations up to Sunoco standards, Paragon said.
"Also, Sunoco selected us to serve in an oversight role for other parts of the project, such as instances where a new canopy will be built at the same time as we are installing new tanks," Paragon said. "For Sunoco, this means they have one contractor they can call to ask questions or receive updates about the project's progress. This also means that all of the work conducted at these project sites will be performed to our stringent health and safety procedures."
Work has commenced at the first of the sites and will continue through early fall, Paragon said.
Paragon Environmental Construction is a full-service environmental and construction company that is owned and managed by personnel who have served in the environmental and construction business for more than 30 years. The company completes all manner of environmental remediation projects, from being involved in cleanup of one of the largest Superfund cleanups in New York history to private and commercial property demolitions. It conducts business in nine states along the East Coast.
Philadelphia-based Sunoco, which is being acquired in a $5.3 billion transaction by Energy Transfer Partners, owns and operates retail, refining and crude oil acquisition assets. It is a leading transportation fuel provider with operations located primarily in the East Coast and Midwest regions of the United States. The company sells transportation fuels through more than 4,900 branded retail locations in 24 states. APlus convenience stores are operated by the company or independent dealers in more than 600 of its retail locations.
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