GSA Exercises Baker’s Option Period; Contract Extended Through 2017

PITTSBURGH — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 2, 2012 — Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex: BKR), announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) has exercised Baker's Option Period 2, extending the term of its Consolidated Multiple Award Schedule, Contract No. GS-00F-0032M, for an additional five-year period from February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2017.

Under its Consolidated Schedule Contract, Baker provides Professional Engineering Services (PES), Environmental Services, Information Technology Services (IT), Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS), Facilities Maintenance and Management Services (03FAC), and Construction Management Services throughout the continental United States and overseas. Baker also offers a number of GIS/GIT mapping products available though its schedule.

Baker's Consolidated Schedule Contract can be accessed by any federal agency, D.C. government, various international organizations, and state and local governments (for certain GSA Programs only, such as Disaster Recovery and Cooperative IT Purchasing). Baker generated more than $100 million in revenues during the first ten years of the Consolidated Schedule Contract period that ended January 31, 2012.

“Baker has established and maintained valuable relationships with a variety of public sector customers through our Consolidated Schedule Contract,” said Baker's John Kurgan, executive vice president and COO. “Over the past ten years it has proven to be an efficient and effective tool for both our internal and external customers by providing flexibility, shorter procurement time, and ease of use. Baker appreciates the opportunity to strengthen these customer relationships via the Consolidated GSA Schedule over the next five years.”

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.

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Michael Baker Corporation
David Higie, 412-269-6449