Construction, Engineering Industry Denounces Iraq Reconstruction Study
A coalition of construction and engineering organizations condemned a study released by the minority staff of the House Government Reform Committee and the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, which criticized the Iraq reconstruction effort. The coalition said the study's findings and conclusions failed to understand the long, established processes used in carrying out complex, taxpayer-funded construction projects.
The “Contractors Overseeing Contractors” study examines two contracts for oversight of the Iraq reconstruction: 1) a $28.5 million contract awarded to a joint venture of Parsons and CH2M Hill to oversee $1.7 billion in public works and water projects by four other contractors (Fluor, Washington Group International, AMEC, and Black & Veatch); and 2) a $43 million contract awarded to a joint venture of Parsons and a separate company, Parsons-Brinckerhoff, to oversee $1.6 billion in power generation, transmission and distribution projects by four other contractors (Fluor, Washington Group International, AMEC, and Perini.)