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Fluor/AMEC Joint Venture Awarded $500 Million Contract to Help Restore Iraqi Electrical Sector

Fluor Corporation and AMEC plc announced today that their joint venture, Fluor/AMEC LLC, has been awarded a contract worth up to $500 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide design-build services for construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of power generation facilities throughout Iraq.

That Suzanne Woolsey appointment to the Board of Directors is really paying off.

Washington Group International Team Wins Contract to Provide Up to $600 Million in Services to Rebuild Water Resources in Iraq

Washington Group International, Inc. announced today that a team it is leading has been selected by the United States Department of Defense under the Program Management Office (PMO) of the Coalition Provisional Authority to provide design, engineering, and construction services to rebuild water infrastructure in Iraq.

Under the terms of the contract, the joint venture of Washington Group (70 percent) and Black & Veatch Corporation (30 percent) of Overland Park, Kansas, will be awarded specific assignments to provide design-build services to repair or construct water-resource systems throughout Iraq. The two-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has three one-year options and a monetary ceiling of $600 million.

Sweet. An ID/IQ.

But wait, there's more. Washington Group International Wins Contract to Provide Up to $500 Million in Services to Build Electrical Infrastructure in Iraq

Washington Group International, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by the United States Department of Defense under the Program Management Office (PMO) of the Coalition Provisional Authority to assist in the reconstruction of electrical infrastructure in Iraq.

Under the terms of the contract, Washington Group will be awarded specific assignments to provide design-build services for projects associated with electrical transmission and distribution for the Northern Region of Iraq. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a monetary ceiling of $500 million.

Score! Two ID/IQ contracts.

Meanwhile...Boots & Coots Demobilizes Personnel in Iraq

Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc. said it temporarily demobilized personnel in Iraq as it awaits Halliburton Co.'s transition to a new contract for the region.

Fox News? Maybe they're reporting it because Senator Feinstein's husband is on the list. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have bothered. Iraq Contract Winners Have Washington Ties

Many of the companies awarded contracts in Iraq this week have strong Washington ties.

No kidding? Really? Amazing how on top of this topic the press have been! Earth shattering revelation! Damn it, we'd like to smack the collective press upside the head with a clue by four. We'll settle for the clue fairy.