DuPont awards five-year contract extension for construction and maintenance services to global engineering, construction, services company KBR; contract covers 26 sites, up from 17, across northeast US and gulf coast regions

Allison Oesterle

HOUSTON , September 9, 2013 (press release) – KBR (NYSE: KBR) a global engineering, construction and services company, announced today that it has secured a five year extension to provide contracted construction and maintenance services to DuPont. The undisclosed contract value will be booked into backlog in KBR’s third quarter of 2013.

KBR’s contract renewal includes an expansion of services from 17 sites to 26 DuPont sites across the northeast U.S. and gulf coast regions.

“We are pleased to extend our partnership with DuPont for another five years as this award builds upon our powerful 60-year construction and maintenance legacy in the industrial services sector,” said Darrell Hargrave, President, KBR Industrial Services. “KBR’s ability to provide a continuity of service is important for present and future employees as we focus on safety, productivity and providing cost-effective services.”

KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, power, industrial, civil infrastructure, minerals, government services and commercial markets. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.

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