In October 2001, The Shaw Group and an energy provider signed an agreement to construct a 320 MW simply cycle gas-fired power plant called Bayou Cove, located near Jennings. Shaw Group was responsible for executing the engineering, procurement and construction services on the project.

The Shaw Group called Moore Construction to express an interest in awarding the contractor a project on the condition that it complete the control building by April 1, 2002.

Moore Construction supervisors told The Shaw Group that the only way the building could be constructed in the 12-week time frame was if it were re-designed. If the building could be re-designed using masonry and hollow-core planks as the structure, in lieu of the specified pre-engineered building, it would be possible to complete the control building by the due date.

The building had to be completed quickly because the computers and equipment that would run the entire plant were to be housed in the control building, and they could not be installed until the building was completed. Any delay in the building's construction would impact the completion date for the entire project.

The scope of the work included a foundation, masonry walls, hollow-core planks with a poured topping on the roof, a built-up roof, hollow metal doors and hardware, painting of the interior and exterior, VCT floors, a kitchen with cabinets, a handicap bathroom and shower, acoustical ceiling with drop-in 2-ft. by 4-ft. fluorescent light fixtures, a lift station and wastewater treatment plant, and an HVAC system with positive air pressure.

The only portion of work that Moore Construction subcontracted was the plumbing, HVAC, electrical and the built-up roof.