MOSUL, Iraq, March 25, 2005 ? As many as two hundred Iraqi workers are now helping to build a forward operating base for the new Iraqi Army in the province of Salah ad Din.
The prime contractor was issued a notice to proceed last November and began working at the site Dec. 27. Until recently, the contractor averaged 45 to 50 employees a day, but now that the more labor-intensive work of setting formwork and rebar and placing concrete has begun, the number of workers has greatly increased.
Construction, which is mapped out for an aggressive 180-day completion period, is just a few weeks behind schedule.
The $12.4 million project will provide a permanent base of operation for the Iraqi Army in one of the more hotly-contested provinces of Iraq. The site has three pre-existing structures that will be renovated and several new buildings will be constructed.
Currently, workers are renovating the three existing buildings and constructing eight of the 12 new barracks, as well as the new headquarters building. Block and mortar construction is being used for these structures. It?s a labor-intensive construction method that requires more workers, the majority of whom come from surrounding communities.
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