$5b to be awarded for Iraq reconstruction.The Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) سلطة الائتلاف الموحدة was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States, (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ) and the Department of Defense are expected to award $5 billion in reconstruction contracts this month to help rebuild the country's infrastructure. High up on the list of needs are power generators, sewage and water systems, and rebuilding airports, highways and ports. Each award is for two years with three additional one-year options. Contractors will have 14 days, from the date of award, to establish bases of operation in the Middle East. They will have 30 days to set up the capability to handle the design-build work, said Francis Sullivan Francis Sullivan may refer to:
Projects must be staffed fully within 70 days of award, said Nancy Gunderson, acquisitions and contracting group leader for the Pentagon Renovation Program The Pentagon Renovation Program or PENREN is a long-term project by the United States Department of Defense to perform a complete slab-to-slab renovation of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The program began in the 1990s, and is expected to be completed by 2010. . Each contract requires the eventual transfer of work to Iraqi ministries. Participation by women and Iraqi companies is mandatory. Additionally, between 10 and 23 percent of the work must go to small businesses. No current Ba'ath Party members may participate in the reconstruction efforts, said Gunderson. Three contracts of $500 million each will be awarded to reconstruct Iraq's electrical sector. Work will include rehabilitation and new construction of the country's power generation facilities and building transmission, distribution, communication and control systems. Three contracts will be awarded for rebuilding Iraq's water system. Work will include restoration of the country's drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , increasing sewage service in cities, fixing or replacing critical pumping equipment and improving solid waste management systems. One contractor will be selected to support the Iraqi National Defense ministry, as well as reconstruction efforts at 10 military bases. There is also a need to upgrade 150 police stations and 150 fire stations. The transportation contract will encompass reconstruction of three major airports and three port facilities, 38,400 kilometers of highways and 1,963 kilometers of existing railroad. Communications work will include one contract to build a nationwide telephone service, create a wireless network for business operations and install air traffic control communications system. Another contract will cover Iraq's hospitals, clinics, schools and government buildings. Additional information is available at www.rebuilding-iraq.net. |
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