Baker Selected by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for Stream Bank Stabilization Projects

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., a unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), has been chosen by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) to prepare final design plans, specifications and permits for stream bank stabilization projects along Tinley Creek in the Calumet-Sag Channel Watershed and along Midlothian Creek and Calumet Union Drainage Ditch in the Little Calumet Watershed. The work will also provide flood risk reduction along the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch. The contract value for this project is $1.7 million.

A unique aspect of this project is the utilization of natural channel design techniques which will be utilized along the projects’ urbanized channels.

"We are very excited to be working with MWRDGC on this endeavor,” said Robert Murdock, Baker’s project manager. "Natural channel design and bio-engineered stabilization techniques are being used more and more nationwide and provide a sustainable, long-term solution to current stream erosion and flooding issues experienced by the residents along the design reaches.”

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, oil & gas, rail & transit, telecommunications & utilities, transportation, urban development and water. With more than 3,250 employees in nearly 110 offices across the United States, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.