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July 21, 2003

Iraqi Project Update

Bechtel will manage approximately 300 Iraqi engineers provided by Iraq's Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Education to complete the assessments, develop the scopes of work, help manage the Bechtel subcontractors, and perform inspections. Other recent developments: Bridges, roads, and...

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July 17, 2003

Bechtel Completes First Iraqi Infrastructure Project

The Al Mat bypass work was done by Al-Bunnia Trading Company of Baghdad, the first Iraqi subcontractor signed up by Bechtel as part of its USAID Iraq Civil Infrastructure Reconstruction contract. "There's only one first," said Cliff Mumm, program director...

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June 26, 2003

Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction: Project Update

 Port of Umm Qasr―Dredging, removal of unexploded ordnance and sunken vessels, and power repair work continue to progress at the port of Umm Qasr. The goal is to accommodate grain-bearing ships by mid-July. In the next two weeks, seven World...

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June 13, 2003

Progress on Iraq Infrastructure Work

Bechtel aims to complete work on about 650 schools by September 30, to coincide with the start of Iraq’s school year, and the balance by October 30, before the winter months. The company will coordinate and manage the program and...

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June 12, 2003

Bechtel Quebec to Play Major Role in Alcoa’s Icelandic Aluminum Project

The decision to locate much of the work in Montreal—where Bechtel has its global Center of Aluminum Excellence and its North American mining and metals headquarters—reflects the company's commitment to Quebec and underscores the province's importance to the world aluminum...

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June 4, 2003

A Reply to Protesters’ Allegations Against Bechtel

CLAIM: “A Bush Administration plan for ‘a broad-based Mass Privatization Program’ of state-owned industries in Iraq may also include water, raising the specter of Bechtel seizing Iraq's water to increase profits at the expense of the Iraqi people.” FACT: Contrary to this...

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May 30, 2003

Bechtel Signs First Iraq Firm to Construction Subcontract

"This is what we came over to do," said Cliff Mumm, program director for Bechtel's project team. "As we've said from the day we signed our contract with USAID, we're committed to developing a work program that maximizes use of...

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May 30, 2003

Ties to Bin Laden Family Misreported

The New Yorker magazine and on the CNN/Money Magazine Web site purport to have uncovered ties between the bin Laden family and Bechtel via the Fremont Group. The New Yorker goes so far as to suggest that revenue from Bechtel´s work on civilian...

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