Corps Delays Award, Doubles Size of Iraq Oilfield Contracts 10/29/2003
In an Oct. 29 statement, the Corps said it now plans to award the two contracts--one for work in southern Iraq, the other in the country's northern section--in 30 to 60 days. The Corps had issued a request for proposals on the contracts in June. In an Oct. 6 interview, Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, the chief of engineers, had told ENR an announcement was expected on the contracts about Oct. 24.
The Corps now says the northern Iraq contract's maximum value is $800 million; the southern contract is pegged at $1.2 billion. In June, the Corps had said the maximum size of each contract would be $500 million. The two contracts are follow-ons to one awarded to Halliburton Co.'s KBR unit in March.