Bechtel Says First Land Subcontract In Iraq Signed
The contract, announced by Bechtel in a statement, is the first land transportation subcontract Bechtel has was awarded under the emergency infrastructure repair and rehabilitation contract it was granted April 17 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). That $680-million agreement calls for the repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction of vital elements of Iraq's infrastructure.
Bechtel did not disclose the dollar value of the bridge bypass contract, which was awarded to Al-Bunnia Trading Company, a 93-year-old construction firm. Al-Bunnia will work with Bechtel supervisors to provide field engineering services and construct a bypass about 1.5 long on Highway 10 around the war-damaged Al Mat Bridge. The bridge is about 300 km west of Baghdad and 180 km from the Jordanian border.