Baker Selected for Three-Year FEMA Contract.ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1999-- Michael Baker Jr., Inc., has been selected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical (FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. ) to negotiate a new contract to serve as a Flood Map Production Coordination Contractor. This three-year contract has a potential value of between $15 million and $100 million according to the original project advertisement. Michael Baker Jr., Inc., is a subsidiary of Michael Baker Corporation Michael Baker Corporation is an engineering and energy management corporation headquartered in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Its headquarters is located in Airside Business Park, an office park near the Pittsburgh International Airport that the company (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BKR). Baker is currently in the final year of a five-year FEMA contract. Under the contract, Baker will provide engineering review and revision of flood insurance maps for the National Flood Insurance Program The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created by the Congress of the United States in 1968 through the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-448). , which is administered by FEMA. The new contract also includes computerization of maps and other support services. The project covers FEMA regions VIII (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado), IX (California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii) and X (Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska). Work on the contract will be performed primarily in Baker's Alexandria, Va., office. Baker has been providing engineering and mapping services to FEMA since 1972 under various contracts. Michael Baker Corporation (www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering, management, and operations services through its five business units: buildings, civil, energy, environmental, and transportation. |
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