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Baker Awarded MAA BWI Marshall On-Call Construction Services Contract

Dépèche transmise le 19 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Baker Awarded MAA BWI Marshall On-Call Construction Services Contract

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex: BKR), announced today that it has been awarded a five-year, $5 million contract by the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) to provide on-call construction management and inspection services to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall).

Specifically, Baker will provide a complete range of construction management and inspection services at BWI Marshall to ensure minimal disruption to airport operations while maintaining security, quality, schedule, cost and safety related to construction projects.

Baker’s Beth A. Drylie, P.E., vice president and office principal of the Company’s Virginia Beach, Va., office, said, “We are extremely pleased to continue our 16-year professional relationship with MAA. While we have focused our past services to MAA on design, this on-call contract provides an opportunity to showcase Baker’s extensive construction management and inspection services, particularly as BWI Marshall embarks on new construction projects over the next several years.”

Michael Baker Corporation (www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering, design, planning and construction services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm's primary business areas are architecture, aviation, defense, environmental, geospatial, homeland security, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, rail & transit, transportation and water. With more than 2,900 employees in nearly 90 offices across the United States, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.