Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it is supporting the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the immediate
needs of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The company has
headquartered its operations with those of FEMA in Baton Rouge, LA. The
value of this initial contract is up to $100 million.
Fluor's work involves the location and installation of temporary housing
units in Louisiana. The housing units will include electricity, potable
water and sanitary sewage facilities.
The company is also providing much-needed equipment, including vehicles,
satellite phones, GPS locators and laptop computers.
"The ramp-up to support FEMA represents an extraordinarily rapid and
comprehensive effort. We are already mobilizing a vast array of
resources and are prepared to mount whatever further resources FEMA may
require of us," said Fluor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan
Boeckmann. "Providing local jobs is a focus of our efforts, as we work
with local contractors, suppliers and the unemployed in the Gulf Coast
area."
At present, Boeckmann said that approximately 400 Fluor employees are
already at work making plans for the temporary housing units. This
number is growing rapidly.
During the past eight years, Fluor has supported FEMA on numerous
response efforts, providing technical disaster-recovery services for all
types of disasters, including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and
wildfires. The company has mobilized personnel for more than 125 task
orders for over 80 domestic disasters.
"The immensity of this tragedy is at unprecedented proportions," said
Boeckmann. "It is our commitment to do all we can as quickly as possible
to relieve the severe suffering the hurricane has imposed on the lives
of so many Americans. We are proud of our service to FEMA and the relief
these programs have brought to disaster victims around the country,
including those from last year's hurricanes in Florida."
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,
California, Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of $9.4 billion
in 2004. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
Lisa Boyette
Media Relations
949.349.3652
Ken Lockwood
Investor Relations
949.349.3815
Lisa Boyette, Media Relations, +1-949-349-3652, or KenLockwood, Investor Relations, +1-949-349-3815, both of Fluor Corporation//Web site: http://www.fluor.com /