FEMA Awards Housing Contracts For Katrina Work

"The Bush administration on Wednesday awarded temporary housing contracts worth up to $1.5 billion for future hurricane disasters, including four to companies that previously received no-bid contracts for Katrina work.

Four of the six contracts awarded will go to Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Bechtel National, CH2M Hill Inc. and Fluor Enterprises Inc., which received similar contracts but without competition after Hurricane Katrina last fall.

'The awarding of these contracts will go a long way toward ensuring the federal government is prepared and can act quickly,' said FEMA Director David Paulison."