HOUSTON, May 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the "Company") a leading specialty construction company, today announced a contract award of approximately $160 million.
The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded a contract from the Port of Seattle, Washington, for the construction of The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Terminal 5 Improvements Project, which aims to modernize the terminal for the loading and unloading of larger container vessels. The Company’s scope on the project includes the rehabilitation and strengthening of the existing wharf at Terminal 5, including berth deepening and electrical upgrades, as well as the installation of a new crane rail system. Activity on the project is expected to begin in the third quarter with completion planned for early 2023.
“This project represents a significant initiative to further modernize The Northwest Seaport Alliance for future growth and Orion is pleased to have the opportunity to play a key role in helping meet that goal,” said Mark Stauffer, Orion’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
“This project also takes our current backlog to over $600 million, which is a record high, and is one of many pursuits that will be the cornerstone of Orion achieving its strategic objectives,” Mr. Stauffer continued.
About Orion Group Holdings
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company, provides services in the Infrastructure, Industrial, and Building sectors through its marine construction segment and its concrete construction in the continental United States, Alaska, Canada and the Caribbean Basin. The Company’s marine construction segment services includes marine transportation facility construction, marine pipeline construction, marine environmental structures, dredging of waterways, channels and ports, environmental dredging, design, and specialty services. Its commercial concrete segment provides turnkey concrete construction services including pour and finish, dirt work, layout, forming, rebar, and mesh across the light commercial, structural and other associated business areas. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with regional offices throughout its operating areas.
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Please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 27, 2019, which is available on its website at www.oriongroupholdingsinc.com or at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, for additional and more detailed discussion of risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations, estimates or forecasts.
Orion Group Holdings Inc.
Shane Martin, Investor Relations Manager (972) 850-2001