Pernix Group Inc. announced that the company's joint venture, Pernix Serka Joint Venture, has been awarded a $6.5 million sole-source task order by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) for the Design-Build Services FY13 Interagency Security Assessment Team (ISAT) Security Upgrades Project at the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan.