Repair and Rebuild

Under its 18-month capital reconstruction contract for $680 million with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bechtel is making emergency repairs to infrastructure such as Iraq's electrical and sewer system. Tasks include:

• Repairing selected bridges and roads
• Restoring electric power generators and grids
• Repairing water and sewage systems
• Repairing systems at up to six airports
• Rebuilding up to 100 hospitals, 6,000 schools and various Iraqi ministry buildings

Sources: USAID, Bechtel