Boots on ground: American civilians joining Ebola fight
Workers prepped to support U.S. military efforts in West Africa
10.05.2014

Fluor Corp., a global construction company based in Irving, Texas, has been awarded a contract by the Pentagon to build temporary housing for U.S. troops working to combat Ebola in Liberia, WND has learned.

The company has posted on its website nearly 100 openings for all types of construction jobs in Liberia, ranging from carpenters and plumbers to HVAC journeymen, engineers, people to operate and maintain power generators, quality-control inspectors, electricians, water-supply supervisors, security personnel and various supervisors. The first openings were posted on Sept. 26, and more were added on Sept. 30, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4.

Eric Krantz, a spokesman for the company, confirmed a contract has been awarded to Fluor for work in Liberia, but the number of people who will be sent to the West African country and the length of their stay has not yet been determined.

“We don’t have but a handful of people there right now,” Krantz said.

“Fluor has been tasked by the U.S. Army to provide basic construction services to support the U.S. military’s humanitarian activities in West Africa,” he said. Besides Liberia, a small contingent will also be needed at a staging area in Senegal.

Krantz said full details of the mission have not yet been received from the military “but we wanted to get resumes in hand so we will be ready when called upon.”

Fluor’s assignment will be limited to building and maintaining temporary military housing in Monrovia, Liberia, Krantz said.

“We have rigid protocols in place to protect the health and safety of our work force,” he said, adding that: “We have only been directed to send a small initial team.”

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