USAID Awards Iraq Reconstruction Contract to Bechtel
The initial immediate award for emergency infrastructure repair and rehabilitation of war-torn Iraq, announced April 17, will be for $34.6 million. Additional funding for the full contract value of $680 million is subject to congressional authority and availability.
In addition to the emergency reconstruction, the contract also calls for assessment and repair of power generation facilities, electrical grids, municipal water systems and sewage systems. There is also a provision for the rehabilitation or repair of airport facilities and the dredging, repair and upgrading of Umm Qasr seaport.