Dec. 2004

(Managua, Nicaragua)– ZCC has been awarded a $59.2 million contract by the U.S. Department of State's overseas Building Operations bureau for design/ build services for the new U.S. Embassy Compound in Managua, Nicaragua.

The project began on October 20, 2004, with construction scheduled to begin in mid-January 2005. The 24-month job is scheduled for completion in October 2006 – a very aggressive goal, according to the project and design managers.

The project’s scope includes construction of nine new facilities totaling 123,000 square feet on approximately 60 acres of land located around the base of an extinct volcano.

Security features, such as site perimeter barriers, are a major element of the project. Facilities will consist of the main chancery building (commonly called the “embassy”), four compound access buildings, marine quarters, a utility building, a support services building and a warehouse. In keeping with the project’s specifications, the project’s design and construction will follow mandates in the DOS Standard Embassy Design (SED) model.

Zachry is currently working on two other embassy projects, one in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the largest on record in Beijing, China.

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