PITTSBURGH, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation BKR, announced today it has been selected for a contract to provide On-Site Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Installation Space Management implementation and support for Installation Management Command (IMCOM)-Korea, Public Works Division (PWD). The $12.3 million contract is for one base year, with four option years. Baker previously performed this work under a contract that was signed in October 2003.

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Baker and its sub-consultants, SynCadd Systems, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Spatial Engineering Inc., (Rincon, Georgia), will provide support to the Major Subordinate Commands of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and the Eighth United States Army (EUSA) in Korea. PWD supervises and coordinates engineering activities and resources relating to military construction and programming, master planning, real estate, real property maintenance and repair, utilities, family housing and furnishings, troop housing and furnishings, natural disaster readiness, force protection, and utilization of engineer troop construction. Specifically, Baker is responsible for data management, collection, updates, database design, product creation, and custom programming to develop tools within a web-based GIS environment.

Baker project manager, Al DeAngelo said, "We are pleased to be selected for this important contract and to continue our relationship with IMCOM-Korea, PWD. The support our team will provide through this contract encompasses a wide range of GIS, planning, and data management capabilities."

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 practice areas are aviation, environmental, facilities, geospatial information technologies, pipelines & telecommunications, transportation, water/wastewater, and oil & gas. With more than 4,500 employees in over 40 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete life cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.

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