Market
Embassy Housing and Infrastructure
Project Details
TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES
Perini Management Services, Inc.
Prime Contractor
Contract Amount: $151 Million
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.
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