HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (the "Company"), a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $27 million.
Orion Marine Group's wholly owned subsidiary, F. Miller Construction, LLC., was recently awarded a contract for a portion of new Caminada Bay Bridge near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Working through a line-item joint venture with Johnson Bros., F. Miller Construction will perform substructure work for a new high level fixed span bridge with pre-stressed concrete and cast-in-place concrete. F. Miller Construction will be responsible for constructing the bridge pilings, footings, columns, caps and beam setting.
"We are happy to once again partner with Johnson Bros. for a major bridge project," said Elliott Kennedy, Orion Marine Group's Executive Vice President, Gulf Coast. "This project highlights our marine construction capabilities and complements John Bros. road construction capabilities so together we can meet the needs of the Louisiana Department of Transportation".
Onsite construction of the project is expected to commence during the fourth quarter of 2009 and last approximately 28 months.
About Orion Marine Group
Orion Marine Group, Inc. provides a broad range of marine construction and specialty services on, over and under the water along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and the Caribbean Basin and acts as a single source turn-key solution for its customers' marine contracting needs. Its heavy civil marine construction services include marine transportation facility construction, marine pipeline construction, marine environmental structures, dredging, and specialty services. Its specialty services include salvage, demolition, diving, surveying, towing and underwater inspection, excavation and repair. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has a 75-year legacy of successful operations.
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