KBR, Parsons Win Big Corps Contracts to Rebuild Iraq Oil Infrastructure
The indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts are to be done on a cost-plus-award-fee basis. Carol Sanders, a Corps spokesperson, said six companies had made proposals for the contracts. She would not disclose the names of the unsuccessf
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Publication Date: 20 January , 2004
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Smooth Flight (More or Less) Marks Reporter's Return to Iraq
Tom Sawyer, ENR's information technology editor, covered the war in Iraq last March and April as a journalist embedded with the U.S. Army's Fifth Army Corps. He has returned to revisit the 130th Engineer Brigade as it prepares to rota
Publication Date: 15 January , 2004
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Bechtel Wins More Iraq Work, Other Awards To Follow Soon
Politics and procurement. Sometimes the two get in the way of each other, which may explain some of the government’s delays in issuing the second wave of Iraq construction contracts and releasing the
Publication Date: 12 January , 2004
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Pentagon Issues $5 Billion Worth of Iraq Reconstruction RFPs
After several delays, the Dept. of Defense on Jan. 7 rolled out requests for proposals for the next phase of Iraqi reconstruction contracts. The RFPs, put together over several months with extensive input
Publication Date: 08 January , 2004
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House Critics Want Corps to Rescind Halliburton Fuel-Price Data Waiver
Two House Democrats have asked the Corps of Engineers to cancel the waiver it has given to Halliburton Co.'s KBR unit to certify cost and price information on fuel imported to Iraq from Kuwait. Halliburton
Publication Date: 07 January , 2004
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Bechtel Wins 2nd Iraq Rebuilding Contract from U.S. AID
Bechtel National Inc. defeated two other contenders to win a follow-on contract worth as much as $1.82 billion from the U.S. Agency for International Development to rebuild electric power, water, transport
Publication Date: 06 January , 2004
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IIn Iraq, U.S. Defense Energy Unit Will Replace Corps, Halliburton for Fuel Supplies
The Pentagon announced late Dec. 30 that its Defense Energy Support Center will begin importing fuel to Iraq to distribute to the civilian population. That action, once a transition takes place, will repla
Publication Date: 31 December , 2003
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Iraq RFPs Are Delayed Again, Pushing Process Into 2004
Engineering and design firms hoping to bid on 26 contracts worth $18.6 billion to rebuild Iraq will have to wait until next year to see the Pentagon’s formal requests for proposal.
Publication Date: 29 December , 2003
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Amid Delays, Democratic Lawmakers Slam Iraq Rebuilding Contract Process
Two influential House Democrats are blasting the Bush administration’s contracting approach for awarding $18.6 billion in contracts to rebuild Iraq.
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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U.S. Has Saddam in Firm Grip But Little Else Seems Secure
In a week that brought jubilation over the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, new delays in issuing U.S. government contract plans for infrastructure reconstruction raised questions about th
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Halliburton Defends Iraq Oil Contract Pricing
Halliburton Co. has defended its performance on a contract to import fuel into Iraq after being attacked by members of Congress and other critics over allegations that the company's KBR subsidiary overchar
Publication Date: 19 December , 2003
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Defense Auditors Question Halliburton's Fuel Charges to Supply Iraq
Pentagon auditors are reviewing whether Halliburton Co. has overcharged $61 million for supplying fuel to Iraq under a multi-billion-dollar federal contract.
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Dictator'sCapture Not Likely to Assure Safety, Iraqi Sources Say
Baghdad, Iraq - The news of Saddam Hussein's capture by U.S. military forces spread through Baghdad quickly on Sunday Dec. 14. Celebratory gunfire rang out across the
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Contract Delays Pose Problems for Bidders
Continued Pentagon delays in the next wave of planned Iraq reconstruction work are putting a burden on firms that plan to bid on 26 contracts worth $18.6 billion.
Publication Date: 11 December , 2003
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Release of Iraq Rebuilding Contract Delayed
The ambitious two-month procurement schedule Pentagon officials announced in November to award $18.6 billion in Iraq reconstruction contracts might be a little too ambitious.
Publication Date: 10 December , 2003
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Contractor Fatalities Prompt Suspension of Work in Iraq
Contractor deaths from attacks have temporarily halted at least two Iraq reconstruction operations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kellogg Brown and Root suspended oil-industry restoration efforts in
Publication Date: 08 December , 2003
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Southern Oilfield Restoration Hinges on Three Key Projects
The U.S.-led effort to restore the Iraqi oil industry in the southern oilfields is focusing on three projects that are considered key to restoring the area’s oil production. Task Force RIO (Restore Ir
Publication Date: 01 December , 2003
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DOD Iraq Contracting Briefing Draws 650 Firms
DOD's newly created Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Office, headed by retired Adm. David Nash, pledges an open competition as it manages as many as 25 cost-plus-incentive-contracts that will be funded by $18.7 billion that Congress included i
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Publication Date: 21 November , 2003
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Details Revealed for Fast-Track Iraq Contract Process
The new Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Office (IIRO) will oversee awards of approximately 21 contracts worth $18.6 billion by Feb. 1. To help meet that accelerated procurement schedule on awards not ye
Publication Date: 17 November , 2003
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After $38-million Overhaul, Iraqi Port of Umm Qasr Is Back in Business
The busy trading activity at the port, located a few miles from the Kuwaiti border, is tangible proof of U.S. contractor Bechtel’s successful $38-million renovation project, says Bob Sinnott, Bechtel senior project manager.
Publication Date: 13 November , 2003
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DOD Slates Contractor Info Days as Bush Signs Iraqi Spending Bill
As President George W. Bush signed into law Nov. 6 an $87-billion spending bill to fund military operations and reconstruction in Iraq, the Defense Dept. was finalizing how it will award approximately 20 c
Publication Date: 06 November , 2003
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Forward Engineer Support Team Advances Reconstruction One Day at a Time
Construction professionals who volunteer to work in Iraq face stress, hard work, hot weather, danger and frustration every day. Eric Arndt, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been keeping a diary. Here is his account of one day, Aug. 21, in
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Publication Date: 05 November , 2003
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Senate Approves $87.5-Billion for Iraq, Including $13 Billion for Infrastructure
The Senate has passed an $87.5-billion spending bill to fund military operations and reconstruction in Iraq. The voice vote on Nov. 3 follows the House's approval on Oct. 30. The measure now goes to President Bush, who
Publication Date: 04 November , 2003
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Corps Delays Award, Doubles Size of Iraq Oilfield Contracts
In an Oct. 29 statement, the Corps said it now plans to award the two contracts--one for work in southern Iraq, the other in the country's northern section--in 30 to 60 days. The Corps had issued a request for pr
Publication Date: 29 October , 2003
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Donors Group Aims To Start Reconstruction Funding Flow
A two-day international conference to solicit donation commitments for reconstructing Iraq is set to start in Madrid on Thursday.
Publication Date: 27 October , 2003
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Iraq's Airports Ready To Go, But Risks Ground Operations
Repairs to Iraq’s airports at Baghdad and Basra are far enough along to support limited commercial operations and the contractor says work should be finished by the end of 2003. But the risk of missil
Publication Date: 06 October , 2003
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USAID Set to Award New $1.5-billion Construction Contract in Iraq
The U.S. Agency for International Development will soon be offering a second contract to manage infrastructure construction, operations and maintenance in Iraq. The agency Sept. 9 posted on its Website
Publication Date: 15 September, 2003
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After Combat, Army Fights To Improve Living Standards
Four months after President Bush declared victory in Iraq, basic services still are lacking across the country. Ad-Dujayl, a small town near Balad off Highway One stretching north from Baghdad to Kirkuk, i
Publication Date: 08 September, 2003
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Iraqi Oil Rebuild Contracts Stymie Potential Bidders
A new work plan released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has frustrated engineering and construction companies hoping to win a large share of Iraqi oil field reconstruction. It also caused at least one
Publication Date: 18 August , 2003
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Two Construction Workers Killed While Working in Iraq
A second construction worker died in Iraq within two weeks when a civilian truck driver employed by Kellogg Brown & Root, Houston, was killed Aug. 5 by an explosive device on the highway between Tikrit
Publication Date: 11 August , 2003
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Two Construction Workers Killed While Working in Iraq
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, the top civilian in Iraq and head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, knows it is going to take more than just dollars and time until power generation capacity in Baghdad
Publication Date: 11 August , 2003
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Baghdad Ambush -- Engineers Who Hosted ENR Have A Close Call In Rocket Attack
The U.S Army's 130th Engineer Brigade Headquarters Company took ENR editor Tom Sawyer under its wing in March and April during the invasion of Iraq. Command Sergeant Major Sergio Riddle and his
Publication Date: 28 July , 2003
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Iraqi Grid Requires $15 Billion In Investment, Experts Say
Substantial investment will be needed to increase Iraq's electricity generation capacity 75% and strengthen its transmission grid by 2009. Iraq's electricity minister and his U.S. advisor have estimated th
Publication Date: 28 July , 2003
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U.S. Engineers Explore Ways To Rebuild Iraqi Profession
The U.S. engineering community is reaching out to its Iraqi counterparts, offering assistance in a variety of areas, including professional practice, technical aid and education.
Publication Date: 28 July , 2003
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Iraq Reconstruction Resource
The U.S. Dept. of Commerce created the Website on behalf of the Iraq Reconstruction Task Force within the International Trade Administration to help U.S. companies participate in the economic rebuilding of Iraq, according to information on the s
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Publication Date: 24 July , 2003
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Corps, Contractor and Iraqis Prioritize Projects to Bring Back Oil Production
"We are looking in a total way at the infrastructure and working with the ministry to get them back to prewar production capability," says Steven Wright, a spokesman for the Corps' Kuwait-based Restore Iraqi Oil Task Force. Until recen
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Publication Date: 21 July , 2003
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Heavy Lifting Ahead: Cliff Mumm, Bechtel National's Iraqi Project Director, Addresses Looting, Security Concerns
CLIFFORD G. MUMM (Photo courtesy of Bechtel/Jonathan Eliiman)
Publication Date: 21 July , 2003
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Bechtel Completes Bridge Bypass in Iraq
Construction crews in Iraq led by Bechtel National Inc. have completed work on the first infrastructure project under an U.S. Agency for International Development rebuilding contr
Publication Date: 17 July , 2003
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Iraq's New $6.4-Billion Budget Has $1.1 Billion for Construction
Half of the money will come from anticipated revenue from the sale of oil exports, bolstered by frozen Iraqi assets in the U.S., seized assets of the deposed regime in Iraq and $1 billion in United Nations Oil for Food funds that have been turne
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Publication Date: 11 July , 2003
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Engineers Assault Chemical Plant Fire In Iraq
Firefighters and U.S. Army engineers were close to declaring victory July 8 over a stubborn fire at a sulfur plant near Mosul, Iraq, that has burned since June 25, spewing toxic fumes that killed two resid
Publication Date: 10 July , 2003
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Baghdad Airport Reopening Said To Be Imminent
The Coalition Provisional Authority governing Iraq invited commercial airlines to submit proposals for passenger service to Baghdad International Airport on July 1, signaling reconstruction there is at a t
Publication Date: 07 July , 2003
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Changes Coming In Iraq's Oil Fields
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to award two competitive-bid contracts for reconstruction of the Iraqi oil industry to replace the noncompetitive "bridging" contract awarded to KBR I
Publication Date: 07 July , 2003
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Army Engineers Dig Deep To Restore Key Iraqi Bridge
Air strikes breached the deck at two points on the 680-m-long structure. The 565th Engineer Battalion arrived April 23 to reopen the crossing by first throwing a 556-m float bridge across the river. It was the largest float bridge built in a com
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Publication Date: 30 June , 2003
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Coalition Point Man Says Iraqi Contractors Are In Critical Condition
Daniel Hitchings is the Office of Coalition Provisional Authority's senior ministry advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Housing and Construction. He was assigned to this position from the Pittsburgh District
Publication Date: 30 June , 2003
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Task Force Links Helmet, Gown to Tackle Oil Spill Woes
U.S. Army engineers restoring Iraq's oil industry are introducing American environmental protection notions to an industry historically unconcerned about such issues, while simultaneously hoping to pioneer
Publication Date: 30 June , 2003
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Experts See Surge of Future Development in Mideast
The speakers gave a special briefing on rebuilding Iraq at ENR's Top 1000 Contractors Leadership Forum in Chicago on June 10. "The Iraqi people have to put their country back together again, but there are insurgents trying to prevent that,&
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Publication Date: 23 June , 2003
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Oil and Gas Transport Hinges On Tigris River Bridge Repair
A bomb that felled one span of the Al Fathah Bridge across the Tigris River near Baiji also ignited a fire that burned 16 pipelines connecting Kirkuk to the national pipeline system–and engineers vow
Publication Date: 16 June , 2003
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Engineers Turn River Rats
Members of Army Engineer units based in Tikrit, Iraq, are mounting river patrols in a "nondoctrinal" operation that taps the combat side of the combat engineers' roots. The 565th Engineer Battal
Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Airport Engineer's Battles Continue
Ali Mousa Kashmar responded to the checkpoint guard's challenge: "I want to see my house. It's inside the airport. I haven’t seen it since before the war. I want to see what’s happened to it."
Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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Nation-Building Is Hard Work
Adding to the workload is the outdated infrastructure. "The infrastructure was in bad, bad, shape regardless of any damage" from the war, says Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, chief of engineers who just returned from a week-long visit to I
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Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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Rebuilding Is Now A Lot More Than Bricks, Mortar And Bomb Repair
In looking for the secret to successfully rebuilding Iraq, the Bush Administration may review previous reconstructions in other war-torn lands such as Kuwait, Bosnia-Herzegovina and even now in Afghanistan
Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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Reviewing Markets: Oil, Water and More
By most accounts, the coalition forces succeeded in changing the Iraqi regime without significant damage to the country’s infrastructure. But that positive news was quickly counterbalanced by the sobe
Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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With 'Lego Logic'Army Engineers Wage Peace One Block at a Time
Baghdad -- People swarm over the field inside a sports stadium. One cluster with rakes and shovels smoothes the ground while a pair of workers pulls a roller over it. Another cluster throws armloads of clo
Publication Date: 09 June , 2003
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Amid Baghdad's Chaotic Traffic, Iraqi Workers Signal Changes
A traffic light is a small thing–usually obeyed, often cursed and cheerfully violated–until it quits working. Then people anxiously look forward to seeing it repaired.
Publication Date: 02 June , 2003
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Basra's Lights Come Back On, But Looters Pose Major Threat
Utility engineers were mobilized from private-sector contractor POWERGEN in Britain to help with the effort. But Yarub Jasmin Ahmed, the new managing director of Southern Electric Co., says the key to success lies closer to home. Damage to trans
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Publication Date: 26 May , 2003
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Edict Blocking Baath Party From New Role in Iraqi Complicates Rebuild Effort
A May 16 order from American authorities in Iraq that bars top politicians of the old regime from positions in the new Iraqi administration is threatening to drain the talent pool officials are tapping to
Publication Date: 22 May , 2003
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New Team In Iraq For Second Try
As the White House assembles a new administrative team to oversee the reconstruction of Iraq, there are mixed reports about the level of obstacles facing those charged with the actual rebuilding.
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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Restarting Iraqi Oil Industry Involves High Level of Risk
If there is any glory at all in war, this war’s is spent. What’s left is cleanup.
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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Task Force RIO Plugs Away at Plugging Leaks
The oil pipeline was blazing when John Forslund and the Army Corps of Engineers arrived on the site 20 km north of Basra in early April. They're still not sure whether the 48-in.-dia line was damaged by co
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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Army Troops Open New Front on Fight to Restore Iraq's Fuel Flow
CREAR: U.S. troops will provide security for Iraqi refinery workers. (Photo courtesy of office of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Publication Date: 16 May , 2003
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