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USAID Awards Iraq Infrastructure II Contract

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2004-001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 2004

Contact: USAID Press Office

WASHINGTON, DC - In support of the Coalition Provisional Authority's (CPA) reconstruction efforts in Iraq, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced the selection of a multi-million dollar Iraq infrastructure repair and rehabilitation contractor, otherwise referred to as the Iraq Infrastructure II contract, to Bechtel National, Inc. based in San Francisco. Bechtel is teamed with Parsons of Pasadena, California. The contract award provides funding up to $1.8 billion over 24 months. Funding is subject to congressional notification and availability of funds.

This contract will fund work similar to the work initiated under USAID's current infrastructure contract in Iraq, which was awarded in April, 2003. The Iraq Infrastructure II contract will fund a range of projects including: repair of power generation facilities, electrical grids, municipal water systems and sewage systems; continued rehabilitation or repair of airport facilities; and additional dredging, repair and upgrading of the seaport at Umm Qasr. The contractor will also repair and build government and public facilities including schools, selected ministry buildings and major irrigation structures, as well as restore essential transport links.

It is anticipated that Bechtel National, Inc. will work through subcontractors on a number of these tasks after developing an implementation plan in conjunction with USAID. Through all of its activities, the contractor will work with the Iraqis to strengthen the local capability to undertake infrastructure projects.

The Iraq Infrastructure II contract is part of the U.S. government's reconstruction assistance to the Iraqi people, aimed at helping maintain stability, ensuring the delivery of essential services, and facilitate economic recovery. For more information on USAID's humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as well as the actual Iraq Infrastructure II request for proposal, please visit www.usaid.gov/iraq/.

The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.

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