Bechtel Signs First Iraq Firm to Construction Subcontract

Bechtel Signs First Iraq Firm to Construction Subcontract

30 May 2003

Bechtel today signed its first subcontract with an Iraqi company under its prime contract supporting USAID's Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program. The scope of work of the subcontract is to design and construct a bridge bypass of about 1.5 km in length for a critical highway in the western part of the country.Al-Bunnia Trading Company, a 93-year-old Baghdad-based construction firm, will work with Bechtel supervisors to provide field engineering services and construct the bypass on Highway 10 near the war-damaged Al Mat Bridge, which is located about 300 km west of Baghdad and 180 km from the Jordanian border.

Ties to Bin Laden Family Misreported

Ties to Bin Laden Family Misreported

30 May 2003

Recent articles in 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 infrastructure in Iraq supports the terrorist activities of Osama bin Laden. The assertion is reckless and false.

Bechtel/Sinopec Engineering/Foster Wheeler Consortium Implements $4.3 Billion Petrochemicals Project

Bechtel/Sinopec Engineering/Foster Wheeler Consortium Implements $4.3 Billion Petrochemicals Project

28 May 2003

Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NYSE: FWC) announced today that BSF, a consortium of Bechtel Petroleum & Chemical of the United States, Sinopec Engineering Inc. (SEI) of China, and Foster Wheeler Energy Limited of the UK, has been appointed as the project management contractor by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd. (CSPC) for the implementation phase of a world-scale, $4.3 billion petrochemicals complex in China’s Guangdong province.

Bechtel National, Inc. to Provide Information on Subcontracting and Purchasing for Iraq

Bechtel National, Inc. to Provide Information on Subcontracting and Purchasing for Iraq

16 May 2003

Beginning the week of May 19, contractors and suppliers will be able to learn about Bechtel National, Inc.’s subcontracting and purchasing tendering processes and requirements for its work on the USAID Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program. The company will provide this information on this Web site, and at regional conferences in Washington, D.C., on May 21, London on May 23, and Kuwait City on May 28.

Bechtel Finalizes Details for Kuwait

Bechtel Finalizes Details for Kuwait

13 May 2003

Bechtel National, Inc. has finalized details of the contractor-supplier conference planned for Kuwait. That conference will take place Wednesday, May 28th, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Sheraton Kuwait in Kuwait City. No fee will be charged for attending this conference.

Bechtel to Host Contractor-Supplier Conference for Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program

Bechtel to Host Contractor-Supplier Conference for Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program

09 May 2003

Bechtel National, Inc. is hosting contractor-supplier conferences this month to inform the worldwide contracting community of its role in USAID´s Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program. The first conference will be held on May 21 in Washington, D.C., from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. 

Contract Awarded to Cogema

Contract Awarded to Cogema

09 May 2003

Bechtel SAIC Company, LLCL today announced it is awarding a contract valued at $29.7 million to COGEMA, Inc.

Alterra Partners Signs 30-Year Concession Agreement to Operate Curacao International

Alterra Partners Signs 30-Year Concession Agreement to Operate Curacao International

07 May 2003

On April 25, 2003, Curaçao Airport Partners, a consortium led by Alterra Partners—an affiliate of Bechtel Enterprises—signed a 30-year concession agreement to develop and operate Curaçao International Airport in the Netherlands Antilles. The Consortium also includes Trabajos Industriales y Mecánicos, C.A. and Janssen de Jong.