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To: BubbaFred who wrote (28454)	2/5/2003 8:23:19 AM
From: Louis V. Lambrecht	Respond to of 74559

Bechtel - here ya go : bechtel.com If you are fishing in troubled waters, search Carlyle in redherring.com or fortune.com Many Google links are dead, those referring to printed publications are not.

To: BubbaFred who wrote (28454)	2/5/2003 12:14:54 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 74559

Bechtel is private, and not so much secretive but quiet. These companies are run by engineers, who don't tend to talk much, and their projects, like dams, roads, factories, bridges, tend to be very visible and speak for themselves. George Schultz and Caspar Wienberger were both executives there. Fluor used to be a public large contractor, but I think they were bought by Washington Group, which is up in Idaho. If your are looking for domestic construction plays, there is an article in the latest Forbes on gravel companies.