HNTB Selected for New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for General Design Support Services
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HNTB Selected for New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for General Design Support Services

Firm Lands Three-Year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contract

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The HNTB Federal Services Corporation has been selected by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide general design support services to assist in rebuilding critical infrastructure that was demolished during the twin punches of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

"It is an honor for HNTB to have the opportunity to assist the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers in continuing its valiant efforts to rebuild the city's infrastructure," said Robert Flowers, CEO, HNTB Federal Services Corp. "We have assembled a talented team that will quickly deliver some diverse and complex services to meet the Corps' accelerated schedule."

HNTB assignments during the three-year contract could include structural engineering for hydraulic and marine structures, bridges and buildings; civil and hydraulic engineering of pump stations, closure gates and pipes; geotechnical work including levees, seepage analysis, piles and flood structures; mechanical and electrical engineering for buildings, pumps and navigation structures; architecture; cost estimating; surveying; mapping; and technology support services including geographic information systems programming and visualization.

INCA Engineers will act as HNTB's structural subconsultant, bringing solid experience with the Corps' navigation program.

HNTB Federal Services Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HNTB Companies, an employee-owned organization of infrastructure firms known and respected for work in transportation, bridges, aviation, architecture and urban design and planning. HNTB Federal Services draws on the resources of HNTB Companies subsidiaries, HNTB Corporation and HNTB Architecture, Inc., to provide federal-sector clients diverse services, including civil engineering, security planning and military facility design on a national and international basis.

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