Update: Aecom wins contract to repair Iraq's dangerous Mosul Dam
As we have been previously highlighting, Iraq's Mosul Dam is presently considered to be the most dangerous dam in the world; at capacity it holds back about 11 billion cubic meters of water, which, if the crumbling dam bursts, could kill more people in a matter of hours than in the entire Iraq War; estimates reveal around 500,000 to 1.47m lives are at risk. Furthermore, the dam is located near areas under control from Daesh militants. Italy's Trevi Group and USA's Aecom Technical Services have both been awarded contracts of $296m and about $53m, respectively, with the task of trying to fix the dam; last month, Italy signed a deal to send 500 troops to the dam to protect the workers trying to do the repairs.

By John Lee.

AECOM Technical Services has been awarded a $52,805,043 firm-fixed-price contract for architectural and engineering services to repair the bottom outlet of the Mosul Dam, Iraq.

Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received, according to a statement from the US Department of Defense.

Work will be performed in Iraq with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2017.

(Source: US Department of Defense)