Embassy Housing and Infrastructure

Project Details

ROLE
Prime Contractor

OWNER
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Middle East District

LOCATION
Baghdad, Iraq

ARCHITECT
Tetra Tech, Inc.

SIZE
312,000 Square Feet

COMPLETION
2013

Project Description

Perini Management Services led a design-build team for construction of a housing compound at the Baghdad Embassy that included 11 two-story hardened barracks buildings (273,000 square feet), warehouse (39,000 square feet), guard booths and entry control points, and all associated infrastructure. Work was performed within a tight footprint, and included a site topographic survey, subsurface and geotechnical investigation, a hydrogeological study for the water well design, demolition of existing buildings, site excavation and grading. The project was awarded under a multiple award task order contract for design-build services within the Central Command Area of Operations. Perini successfully completed $850 million worth of design-build task orders under the base contract. Value = $151,000,000

Awards

2011 Project of the Year Award - Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter
Government Performance Evaluation - Outstanding

“The combination of Perini and Tetra Tech is one of the best groups I have ever worked with in my 41+ years with the Corps of Engineers. They are customer and user oriented, professional, and efficient. They produce a product that meets or exceeds the expectations/needs of the customer/user.”
USACE Middle East District - Chief
Construction Operations Division