Bechtel is one of the world's largest engineering-construction firms. Founded in 1898, we provide premier technical, management, and directly related services to develop, manage, engineer, build, and operate installations for our customers worldwide. Our 50,000 employees are teamed with customers, partners, and suppliers on 950 projects in 67 countries. In 2001, we booked $9.3 billion in new business and worked off $13.4 billion in revenue. Continually seeking to innovate and improve, Bechtel is the only major engineering and construction company to use Six Sigma, a problem-solving methodology to identify and eliminate errors in critical processes. Bechtel is privately owned and in its fourth generation of Bechtel family leadership.