Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), South Korea's No. 1 builder, said Wednesday that it made its first foray into the Chilean market by securing a US$650 million bridge construction order. The project secured through a joint effort with Brazilian builder OAS involves construction of a 2.75-kilometer-long bridge over the Chacao Channel in the Los Lagos region some 1,000 kilometers south of Santiago.