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COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)
Baghdad, Iraq
APO AE 09335

January 29, 2004
For Immediate Release
2004-005
Bruce Cole, 914-360-5766
PMO Media Relations
coleb@orha.centcom.mil

Reconstruction Work to Begin on Tadji, Recruiting Stations -- To Include Iraqi Contractors, Suppliers and Workers

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Work will start soon on a $28.3 million project to renovate the Tadji Military Base and Iraqi Armed Forces recruiting stations. The project is funded through the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

The PMO manages the $18.4 billion appropriated by the U.S. Congress to support the reconstruction of Iraqi infrastructure.

The Tadji project includes building renovation; renovation and construction of medical facilities; repair a wastewater treatment plant, and install sewage distribution lines. The recruiting stations are at Al Hillah, Kirkuk and Baqcuba.

"This project is among the first four in a long line of construction we'll manage," said retired U.S. Navy rear admiral David J. Nash, the PMO director . "We have more than 2,300 projects to complete in the coming years and we will work closely with the Iraqis to get the job done," he added.

The project is important to the Iraqi security necessary to continue with the major task of rebuilding the nation's infrastructure.

"A key benefit of completing this project is to give the Iraqi Armed Forces the facilities they need for the defense of their country," said Major General Paul D. Eaton, U.S. Army, commanding general of the Coalition Military Assistance and Training Team.

"We also know that helping Iraqis gain jobs and build industries will have a direct impact on their safety and security," said Adm. Nash. "Military facilities are only a part of the reconstruction." Most of the 2,300 PMO projects are distributed among the oil; electricity; public works and water; communications and transportation; security and justice; and buildings and health sectors.

The work is expected to be complete by approximately early June 2004. The prime contractor, Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group of Pasadena, California, U.S.A. intends to involve Iraqi contractors, suppliers and labor.