The conferences will be:

21 May:1pm-4pm, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Building, Washington

23 May: 8am-11am, Novotel Hammersmith, London

28 May:9am-12pm, Sheraton, Kuwait

Each conference will include an overview of Bechtel's role and the status of Bechtel's support of USAID's humanitarian assistance efforts. Other factors, including maximisation of Iraqi resources, will also be discussed.

Of particular interest to attendees will be presentations about tendering and subcontracting processes and requirements. Topics will include:

insurance requirements

performance securities

collecting expressions of interest

determining bid lists for specific programmes and job orders

tendering and tender evaluations.

Further details can be found at: www.bechtel.com/iraq.