KBR Awarded Contract for Construction of Medical College of Georgia’s School of Dentistry

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its Building Group has been awarded a contract by the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) to provide construction management services for a new $112 million School of Dentistry on MCG’s campus in Augusta, Ga.

“The Building Group has an impressive portfolio of higher education facilities with the extensive expertise necessary to build a world-class facility equipped to address the needs of students, faculty and the public.”

MCG’s new five-story, 268,788-square-foot building is nearly double the size of the dental school’s existing 40-year-old facility and will make the MCG School of Dentistry, the state’s only dental school, among the largest in the nation. The Building Group was involved in extensive preconstruction efforts leading up to the award of the construction phase. The Building Group’s Atlanta office is responsible for this project, which is scheduled for completion in June 2011.

“KBR is proud to be selected to provide construction services for this important School of Dentistry project for the Medical College of Georgia,” said Luther Cochrane, Senior Vice President, KBR and Chairman of the Building Group. “The Building Group has an impressive portfolio of higher education facilities with the extensive expertise necessary to build a world-class facility equipped to address the needs of students, faculty and the public.”

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