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| Air Force Selects Amec for Major Construction Contract The U.S. Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) has selected the international project management and engineering company Amec for a third major multi-year contract, this one to provide engineering design and construction services. The new Heavy Engineering Repair & Construction (HERC) program will have an initial spending ceiling of $6 billion, with a potential to increase up to $15 billion, for Amec and 19 other companies that were awarded HERC contracts. The contracts have a five-year basic ordering period, up to three additional one-year options, and an additional three years to complete performance. Amec's other AFCEE contracts are known as 4P and WERC. The former covers architect-engineering support to environmental and traditional construction projects and has a potential funding ceiling of $2.75 billion for all contracted companies combined. WERC, which stands for Worldwide Environmental Restoration & Construction, has a potential funding ceiling of $10 billion for all contracted companies. Both were awarded in 2003 and both have five-year ordering periods. Unlike 4P and WERC, HERC is intended to serve as a tool to bring several methods of construction together in one contract. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |