Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that it has been awarded a
contract from Harvard University to provide program management services
for the design and construction of a new science building. Fluor's
contract value was not disclosed and was booked in the company's second
quarter.
Located on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., the
Northwest Science Building will provide the university science community
with open laboratory spaces that encourage interdisciplinary research.
The innovative 510,000-square-foot facility will include a variety of
spaces, including classrooms, teaching laboratories and seminar rooms,
and will accommodate the collaborative research and teaching efforts of
scientists from many different disciplines, such as neuroscience,
bioengineering and biophysics.
Site work is currently under way, and the facility is scheduled for
substantial completion at the end of 2007.
"Fluor's leadership in creating state-of-the-art research and
development laboratories comes from our unique combination of experience
delivering these projects for university, private nonprofit, government
and corporate clients," said Steve Hopkins, a vice president in Fluor's
Industrial & Infrastructure group. "This award clearly affirms Fluor's
leadership in the research and development market, and we are honored to
be working with such a prestigious institution."
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.
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