PITTSBURGH - January 27, 2010

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), announced today that it has been awarded a $75 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic to provide architectural and engineering services for Multimedia Environmental Compliance Engineering Support to the Navy and other Department of Defense (DoD) entities.  The contract is for a one-year base period with four option years.

Baker will provide environmental compliance services in areas that include, but are not limited to, petroleum storage tanks, oil spill preparedness and planning, waste management, environmental condition of property programs, sustainability services, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans and Clean Water Act, wastewater plans and studies, laboratory services, pesticide management, and radon.  Projects under the contract will be performed primarily in the northeast, southeast, and mid-Atlantic continental United States and installations outside the continental United States within the NAVFAC Atlantic area of responsibility.

Ed Wiley, executive vice president of Baker’s federal business, said, “This contract award represents the tremendous work our people have successfully performed on in the past for this important client.  It also provides access to other strategic DoD clients and, with the strength of our team partners, allows Baker to establish a leadership position in the DoD compliance market.”

Baker’s John Mentz, program manager on the contract, added, “This is the most significant opportunity we’ve obtained as a prime consultant with NAVFAC Atlantic since our previous work on the Navy CLEAN program in the 1990s.  We are pleased to have been selected and look forward to delivering the highest level of value for this critical support services contract.” 

Michael Baker Corporation (www.mbakercorp.com) provides architecture, engineering and construction 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, rail & transit, transportation and water.  With more than 2,300 employees in over 40 offices across the United States, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.

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