THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $60 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Rapid Disaster Infrastructure Response Program. CB&I's scope of work includes flood control, water diversion projects and channel alignments resulting from time-sensitive natural or man-made disasters throughout the U.S.

"For more than 20 years, CB&I has assisted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in providing public and civil works services," said Chip Ray, President of CB&I's Capital Services operating group. "We are proud to continue to deliver emergency response and recovery services and serve the federal government for this Rapid Disaster Infrastructure Response program."

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