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USAID Awards $1.4 Billion Contract for Infrasturcture in Afghanistan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2006
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Afghanistan Infrastructure and Rehabilitation Program (AIRP) contract to the joint venture of The Louis Berger Group, Inc. and Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. for rehabilitation and construction of vital energy, water and transportation infrastructure across Afghanistan. The AIRP total contract value is $1.4 billion and extends through 2011.

The initial work will focus on rehabilitating and extending roads, power generation capacity, and power transmission networks across Afghanistan. Subsequent stages are expected to address water and sanitation infrastructure, as well as a broad range of public building improvements. The joint venture will also assist the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) in strengthening institutional capabilities to move the GOA towards sustainable operating capabilities and the ability to attract foreign investments.

The Louis Berger Group, Inc. offers professional services in the areas of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering; program management; planning; environmental sciences; cultural resources; information science; finance; economics; and construction management. The firm's Web site address is www.louisberger.com.

Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting, construction and program management company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. The company's Web site address is www.bv.com.

For more information on USAID's programs in Afghanistan, please visit www.usaid.gov.

The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.

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