According to official sources, KBR, an engineering services firm headquartered in the US, has been selected to provide guidance to the Iraqi government on major state-led projects.
Zawya Projects reported that Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Planning, that representatives from the ministry and KBR recently convened in the capital to finalize the agreement.
The ministries of finance, electricity and oil participated in the previous meetings between KBR and the planning ministry, which was assigned the responsibility to negotiate the technical and contractual aspects of the planned agreement.
Al-Hindawi said initially a three-year agreement will be signed with KBR with scope for extension.
