Pernix Group join venture gains State Department contract

LOMBARD — The U.S. State Department awarded Pernix Group, Inc.’s joint venture with Serka Insaat VeTicaret A.S., Pernix-Serka JV with the contract for design and construction services work related to the former Sather Air Base in Iraq, now known as the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center.

The contract has an estimated value of between $95 and $115 million, the company said.

The design and construction of all improvements to finalize the master plan at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center had been awarded a competitor, but continued delays prompted the government toseek a new contractor, the company said in a release.

The State Department turned to Pernix-Serka in order to “stop the day-for-day delay in completing the facilities critical to the life safety and mission capability of Government personnel ...” The ultimate value of this award to Pernix-Serka depends on the determination of the value of the work already in place and confirmation of the performance requirements.

“We are deeply humbled by the trust and responsibility which the Department of State has endowed upon us,” said Nidal Z. Zayed, CEO of Pernix Group. “We are honored to accept that trust and confidence from our government on such a critical effort in Iraq.

“Pernix was gratified to hear DOS indicate that Pernix-Serka is ‘uniquely experienced and positioned’ to complete this vital mission in the shortest amount of time while adhering to all quality and safety specifications inherent in such a prominent project,” he added.

Pernix Group Inc. is a global company engaged in three primary business segments: construction services as a Design-Build General Contractor in the federal and government market; building, managing and investing in energy projects as an independent power producer and general contractor; and RF transmitter design, installation, and service.