U.S. firm wins contract

U.S. firm wins contract

JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed company Jakarta
International Hotels and Development, the owner of Borobudur
Inter-Continental Hotel, has appointed Flour Daniel of the United
States to renovate and redesign the hotel.

The Vice President of Flour Daniel Indonesia, Rod Ragan, said
in a statement yesterday that the renovation work, worth US$65
million, will involve 12 architecture companies, one quantity
surveyor, 14 contractors and 1,400 workers.

Flour Daniel Inc, a subsidiary of Flour Corporation, was
previously appointed as the management advisor of the privately-
owned coal-fired power station, PT Paiton Energy, in East Java.

The five-star Borobudur Hotel is managed by Inter-Continental
Hotel Corporation, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Saison Group which
is also the operator of the Jimbaran resorts and hotels in Bali
owned by Bimantara Group. (04)