EXHIBIT 10.15

         Consulting Agreement Dated December 9, 1996 With Bernard Tapie


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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT


                  Agreement  made as of the 9th day of  December,  1996,  by and
between Bernard Tapie, an individual, residing at 52 Rue des Saints Peres, Paris
75007  France  (referred  to  herein  as  the   "Consultant")  and  U.S.  Bridge
Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation,  with its  principal  executive  offices
located at 53-09 97th Place, Corona, NY 11368 (the "Corporation").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS,  the Corporation  desires to assure itself of the  availability of
Consultant's  services and technical  expertise on a priority basis, and desires
to engage Consultant to render services in the development of business relations
for  the  Corporation  in  Asia,  the  Middle  East,   Europe  and  Africa  (the
"Territory"); and

     WHEREAS,  as compensation for the services rendered the Consultant shall be
paid a monthly retainer of $12,000; and

     WHEREAS,  the  Corporation  agrees to retain the  Consultant and Consultant
agrees to be  retained by the  Corporation  under the terms and  conditions  set
forth below.

         Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Appointment.  For the term of this Agreement, the Corporation hereby
retains  Consultant as an independent  consultant  and Consultant  hereby accept
such  retention.   The  consulting  arrangement  referred  to  herein  is  on  a
non-exclusive basis subject to Paragraph 3.

         2. Term of Agreement.  The term of this Agreement  shall commence as of
the date first  written  above and shall remain in force for a period of one (1)
year  therefrom  subject  to  sooner   termination  at  the  discretion  of  the
Corporation. The Corporation may terminate this agreement upon 10 days notice to
the Consultant. This agreement shall be automatically extended for an additional
one year term unless  either party  should  notify the other that the term shall
not be extended.

         3. Service. During the term hereof, Consultant shall render services in
providing  assistance  in the  development  of business  relations and strategic
alliances for the  Corporation  in the  Territory.  Consultant's  services shall
include:

     1. Qualifying the Company in any governmental or private bids.

     2. Research of new markets within the above defined Territory.

     3. Research of new products to be offered within the above Territory.

     4. Research potential mergers or acquisitions within the Company's field of
activities.

     5.   Participating   in  the  introduction  of  the  Company  to  financial
institutions.

         4.  Compensation.   As  compensation  for  the  services  described  in
paragraph  3 above,  the  Corporation  shall  pay to the  Consultant  a  monthly
retainer fee of $12,000 during the term of this agreement. The Corporation shall
not  reimburse  the  Consultant  for any expenses  incurred by Consultant in the
performance of his duties hereunder.

         5. Relationship.  Consultant shall be an independent contractor and not
an employee of the Corporation.  This Agreement shall not be construed to create
between the Corporation and Consultant the  relationship of principal,  employer
and employee, joint venturers, co-partners or any other similar relationship,



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the existence of which is hereby  expressly  denied by the  Corporation  and the
Consultant.  Consultant is not an agent for the Corporation, except as described
herein and the  Corporation  is not an agent for the  Consultant for any purpose
whatsoever;  and each such party has no right or  authority  to assume or create
any  obligations,  express or implied,  on behalf of or in the name of the other
party.

         6. Non-disclosure;  Disclosure of Potential  Conflicts.  The Consultant
shall not, at any time during or after the termination of this agreement  except
when acting on behalf of and with the authorization of the Corporation, make use
of or disclose  to any person,  corporation,  or other  entity,  for any purpose
whatsoever,  any trade secret or other confidential  information  concerning the
Corporation's business, finances, proposed and current services and pricing, and
any information relating to the Corporation's business (collectively referred to
as the  "Proprietary  Information").  For the purposes of this Agreement,  trade
secrets and confidential  information  shall mean  information  disclosed to the
Consultant or known by him as a consequence of his engagement by the Corporation
as a consultant,  whether or not pursuant to this  Agreement,  and not generally
known in the industry,  concerning the Corporation's  Intellectual  Property (as
hereinafter  defined),  business,   finances,  methods,  operations,   marketing
information,  pricing and  information  relating to  proposed  expansion  of the
Corporation or the  Corporation's  business plans.  The Consultant  acknowledges
that such Proprietary  Information,  as may exist from time to time, is valuable
and  unique  assets  of  the  Corporation,  and  that  disclosure  of  any  such
information would cause substantial injury to the Corporation.  The foregoing is
intended to be confirmatory of the common laws of the states of California,  and
Delaware relating to trade secrets and confidential  information.  "Intellectual
Property"  means (a) all  inventions  (whether  patentable or  unpatentable  and
whether or not reduced to practice),  all improvements thereto, and all patents,
patent  applications,  and patent  disclosures,  together with all re-issuances,
continuations, continuations- in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and
corporate names, together with all translations,  adaptations,  derivations, and
combinations  thereof and including all goodwill associated  therewith,  and all
applications,  registrations,  and  renewals in  connection  therewith,  (c) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights,  and all applications,  registrations,  and
renewals  in  connection  therewith,  (d) all mask  works and all  applications,
registrations,  and renewals in connection therewith,  (e) all trade secrets and
confidential  business information  (including ideas,  research and development,
know-how,  formulas,  compositions,  manufacturing and production  processes and
techniques,  technical data,  designs,  drawings,  specifications,  customer and
supplier lists,  pricing and cost information,  and business and marketing plans
and  proposals),   (f)  all  computer  software   (including  data  and  related
documentation),  (g) all  other  proprietary  rights,  and (h)  all  copies  and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).

         7. Trading of the Corporation's Securities.  Consultant represents that
he shall  comply  with all  federal,  state and local  securities  laws and have
prepared  and filed with the  appropriate  agencies  all  required  filings in a
timely and efficient manner.  Due to the potential nature of the information the
Consultant  may be privy to  before  such  information  is  disseminated  to the
public,  the  Consultant  agrees  not  to  engage  in  insider  trading  of  the
Corporation  securities  and  to  abide  by the  rules  and  regulations  of the
Corporation  governing  the trading of its  securities by  Consultants,  as such
rules and regulations may be changed and enacted by the Corporation.

         8. No Waiver.  No delay or omission on the part of the  Corporation  in
exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or of any
other right of the Corporation,  nor shall any delay,  omission or waiver on any
one  occasion be deemed a bar to or waiver of the same or any other right on any
future occasion.

         9.  Assignability.  This agreement is assignable by the  Corporation at
its sole discretion  without the prior written  consent of the Consultant.  Upon
assignment the  Corporation  shall be released from all  obligations  under this
Agreement.  This  Agreement  is not  assignable  by the  Consultant  without the
express written consent of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement shall bind any successor or assign of either party.

         10. Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire  agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,  superseding  all
prior understandings and agreements whether written or oral.



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This  Agreement may not be amended,  revised or  terminated  except by a writing
signed by both parties.

         11.  Default.  In the event that either  party shall fail to conform to
the terms of this  Agreement,  the other party shall reimburse the damaged party
for any expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, which may be incurred by
such party in attempting to collect any  obligation,  or to enforce  obligations
under this Agreement.

         12.  Governing Law, etc. This Agreement and all rights and  obligations
hereunder, including matters of construction, validity and performance, shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York  applicable to contracts  made and
performed  entirely  within the State of New York without regard to conflicts of
laws rules applied in the State of California.

         13. Notices.  All notices,  requests,  demands and other communications
provided  for by this  Agreement  shall be in  writing  and shall be  personally
delivered or sent by certified or registered mail postage and fees prepaid or by
overnight  courier,  to the other party at the address mentioned in the preamble
of this Agreement.  Any party may designate a different  address for the purpose
of the service of notice  hereunder by giving notice thereof in accordance  with
the provisions of this Paragraph 13.

         14. Captions. Captions herein have been inserted solely for convenience
of reference  and in no way define,  limit or describe the scope or substance of
any provision of this Agreement.

         15. Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable,  and
invalidity of any provision shall not affect the validity of any other provision
unless the invalidity  impairs materially the benefits of the contract to either
party. In the even that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that
any provision of this Agreement or the application  thereof is  unenforceable in
whole or in part because of the duration and scope  thereof,  the parties hereto
agree  that said  court in making  such  determination  shall  have the power to
reduce the duration and scope of such provision to the extent  necessary to make
it  enforceable,  and that the  Agreement in its reduced form shall be valid and
enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and
affixed their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

                                                         U.S. Bridge Corporation


                                                        By: ____________________
                                                                Joseph M. Polito
                                                         Chief Executive Officer

                                                                      Consultant

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                                                                   Bernard Tapie