Baker Awarded Contract by USACE Transatlantic Programs Center for Architecture and Engineering Services

Business Wire, March 26, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Programs Center (TAC) for architecture-engineering services in its Area of Responsibility, which includes the Middle East, the Arabian Gulf States, Central Asia and Africa. Baker was one of four awardees of the indefinite delivery contract, which is for one year and may be extended by up to four additional years at the government’s discretion. The maximum value of the contract for the entire five-year performance period for all awardees is $240 million.

Under this contract, Baker may be called upon to provide a full-range of design and construction management services. Specific work will be defined in individual task orders and may range from the initial stages of program development and planning through all aspects of design to construction management services. These services may be used to support a variety of projects related to airbase facilities, barracks and dining, vehicle maintenance buildings, medical clinics, office buildings, utilities, and warehouses and depots.

“We are pleased to have been awarded this contract which strengthens and expands Baker’s international presence,” Jeff Hill, senior vice president and TAC Program principal, said. “We have been providing these types of services to TAC prior to and during the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and have demonstrated that we are a firm that TAC can depend on to perform even in the harshest of settings.”

Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm's primary business areas are aviation, defense, environmental, facilities, geospatial, homeland security, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, transportation, water, and oil & gas. With more than 4,500 employees in over 50 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.