Contract Award: $54M for Construction of 9 Buildings at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a contract for the construction of nine pre-engineered humidity controlled metal storage buildings at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Contrack International Inc., of McLean, Va., was awarded the contract for $54.6 million on Sept. 27. The period of performance is 17 months.
The Middle East District provides engineering, construction and related services in the Middle East, Central Asia and other areas. Its work includes designing and constructing facilities for use by U.S. forces, performing engineering activities for other U.S. government and foreign agencies, and providing operations and maintenance services for various customers. In addition, the District provides project management, engineering, contracting and support services to USACE districts in Afghanistan.
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In 2003, Contrack opened an office in Kabul, Afghanistan to support work there and in Uzbekistan as well as to explore projects in Central Asia. At this time, Contrack also started working in Iraq. In 2005, Contrack opened another office in the UAE in Joint Venture with its parent firm, Orascom Construction Industries to pursue the explosion of construction occurring in the Arabian Gulf at that time.
