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May 27, 2004
Release Number: 04-05-52
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARINES EMBARK ON CLEAN WATER PROJECT FOR RAMADI
AR RAMADI, Iraq - Civil Affairs representatives from the 1st Marine Division and Navy Seabees signed a $3.2 million contract for the Al Jazeera Water Project in Ramadi.
The project will provide clean drinking water to 51,000 people. It will include chemical treatment facilities and new piping, and its construction will employ at least 200 Iraqis.
In Fallujah, Navy Seabees, working with Marines from the 1st Marine Division, began constructing two huts for Iraqi Civil Defense Corps at the Civil Military Operations Center. Additionally, a $30,000 paving project began after an Iraqi contractor was awarded the project.
Marines in Fallujah received 23 bids for the Al Sakaniya apartment improvements. The estimated cost for construction on the apartments is more than $500,000. Additionally, 22 bids were received for school and mosque repair projects.
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