Top 10 Federal Contractors
Bechtel Inc.
Total awards:
$ 4,639,268,807
Awards from the Department of Defense:
$ 1,556,699,544
What they do: Another major contractor involved in the reconstruction of Iraq, Bechtel has been a big player in engineering circles since the construction of the Hoover Dam. But Boston residents rue the fact that even Bechtel's expertise hasn't sped the Big Dig boondoggle -- a construction project that involved rerouting Interstate 93 underneath downtown Boston. The project skyrocketed
to a total cost of $14.6 billion (up from a $2.6 billion initial estimate) and took 20 years to complete.
http://www.bechtel.com
Keith Sibley, program manager of Bechtel, right, speaks during a news conference in Boston, Wednesday, November, 2004, as Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello, left, looks on. Leaks in the Big Dig tunnel system were more widespread than state officials have acknowledged, and top construction managers warned as far back as 1998 about problems that could cause failures in tunnel waterproofing efforts, records show.
Credit: AP/Chitose Suzuki
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