Perini is awarded $170 m in Iraq contracts

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Perini Corp. said today that it has been awarded new task orders and additions to existing task orders from the US Army Corps of Engineers for work in Iraq worth approximately $170 million.

Perini is a Framingham construction services firm that has thrived in recent years, partly from business related to building casinos and hotels. (The above photo, taken in 2007, shows Perini chief executive Ron Tutor standing against a Las Vegas skyline. The photo at right was provided by Perini's public relations firm as an example of the type of construction project that the company will be working on in Iraq.)

Today Perini said that it received three new task orders for the design and construction of overhead-coverage systems at military bases throughout Iraq and that the three task orders represent projects for construction in 2009.

In addition to the overhead-coverage system projects, Perini said it was awarded a task order for the design and construction of a large administration building at Victory Base Camp in Iraq.

Robert Band, Perini's president and chief operating officer, said in a statement: "Perini is proud of its long history of providing security-related construction at U.S. government facilities around the world."

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(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)