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This material reprinted from THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR appears here with the permission of the pub-lisher, West, a Thomson business. Further use without the permission of West is prohibited.THE GOVERNMENT®CONTRACTORInformation and Analysis on Legal Aspects of ProcurementVol. 46, No. 4 January 28, 2004 of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) is lead-ing the reconstruction effort. Working with publicand private experts in construction contracting, theFocusPMO has sought to develop “the most efficient andeffective method of accomplishing a program of thismagnitude and at the same time maximizing real-¶ 39istic competition.” The contracting process for re-building Iraq is burgeoning.FEATURE COMMENT: IraqDuring the first week in 2004, solicitationsReconstruction— Significantwere issued for ten major Iraq reconstruction con-Contracting And Legal Issuestracts and seven program management service con-tracts. Those solicitations will produce contractsThe massive rebuilding efforts in Iraq are in full swingvalued at approximately $5 billion. See 46 GC ¶ 17.and provide widespread opportunities for private-sec-It is anticipated that, all told, the $18.6 billion ap-tor participation. In early January 2004, the U.S. Gov-ernment issued solicitations to redevelop Iraq’s elec- propriation will result in the award of between 15-tric, oil, public works and water, security and justice, 20 prime contracts with substantial subcontractingtransportation and ...