The Corps issued task orders totaling $278 million on three "indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity" (IDIQ) contracts to Washington Group International, Boise; Fluor Intercontinental, Greenville, S.C., and Perini Corp., Framingham, Mass., for potential contingency requirements in U.S. Central Command's area of operations. A $12-million task order was issued to IAP Worldwide Services, Irmo, S.C. The cost ceilings on the contracts with WGI, Fluor and Perini will rise from $100 million to $500 million each. IAP's will rise from $29.5 million to $523.5 million.

The contractors will be required to repair, replace or supplement generating, transmission, and distribution systems that are out of service, damaged, or operating at reduced capacity or efficiency. Initial projects are grouped by region, with the contractors being assigned the following areas based on available funding: