J.A. Jones International, a Fluor (NYSE: FLR) company, today announced
that it has been awarded contracts totaling approximately $88 million
for U.S. embassy projects in Belize and Greece.
The projects in Belmopan, Belize, and Athens, Greece, were awarded by
the U.S. Department of State and will include the design and/or
construction of office, security and support facilities within the
embassy compounds' sites. The Belize project contract value is $49
million; the Greece project is valued at $39 million.
Work will begin on the projects immediately and is expected to be
complete in July 2006 (Belize) and February 2007 (Greece).
J.A. Jones International is a leading provider of design-build and
construction management services to the U.S. government. It has an
extensive track record of building and renovating U.S. embassies
worldwide, having recently completed embassies in the United Arab
Emirates and Brazil. It has eight Department of State projects under way
in the following countries: Germany, Kazakhstan, Jamaica, Uzbekistan,
Georgia, Ivory Coast, Bulgaria and Armenia.
While J.A. Jones' current operations are focused on the Department of
State, it also has served all branches of the Department of Defense,
USAID, as well as commercial clients, by providing construction and
design-build services for a variety of facilities.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
Calif., Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of nearly $9
billion in 2003. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
Jerry Holloway/Leann Vandergrift
Media Relations
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Lila Churney
Investor Relations
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