A History
of Making a
Difference
Celebrate our rich history and iconic projects. Together, We Make a Difference.
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40s
Milestones
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1940
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40 Open For
Business
- Opened the business May 1 at Penn-Beaver Hotel in Rochester, PA
- 1st job, in July, was a $25 lot survey
1943
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43 First Engineering
Design Contract
- 1st engineering design contract ever to be awarded to a private consultant by the PA Department of Highways, for the 9.5-mile Parkway East
1945
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45 U.S. Army
Corps
- Began the 1st of continuing contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for surveys & mapping in the southern & southwestern U.S.
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1950
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50 First Mapping
Contract
- Received first major photogrammetric mapping contract from the Corps of Engineers in Florida
1951
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51 Saudi
Arabia
- Awarded a contract for consulting engineer & construction administrator for Saudi Arabia
- Designed a wharf, buildings, highways, airports, water & electrical systems, air base, hospital & royal palaces
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56 PA Turnpike
Commission
- Named the consulting engineer to the PA Turnpike Commission, a position the Company still holds
1958
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58 Top-
Ranked
- Ranked the largest architectural-engineering firm in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record
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1960
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60 Pittsburgh
Stadium
- Selected by the Pittsburgh Stadium Authority for civil & transportation infrastructure design & site development of Three Rivers Stadium
1961
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61 Project
Telstar
- Surveyed, mapped & planned a satellite tracking station in Maine for Project Telstar, AT&T's first communications satellite
1969
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69 Betsy Ross
Bridge
- Completed the design of the 8,481-foot-long Betsy Ross Bridge near Philadelphia for the Delaware River Port Authority
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74 West Virginia
Bridges
- The West Virginia Dept. of Highways awarded the designs of the Ravenswood, Weirton-Steubenville & Moundsville Bridges, each crossing the Ohio River
1977
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77 Longest
Steel Arch
- Designed and managed construction of the 1,700-foot New River Gorge Bridge, which was the world’s longest single span steel arch at the time
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77 Trans-Alaskan
Pipeline
- Provided pipeline, engineering design & construction management services on this award-winning project
1978
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78 Penn State
Stadium
- Expanded Penn State University's Beaver Stadium using a unique jacking/lifting procedure
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80s
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1982
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82 Vine Street
Expressway
- Began final design of the 10-lane Vine Street Expressway linking I-95 & the Schuylkill Expressway in Center City Philadelphia for PennDOT
1985
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85Innovative Bridge
Software
- Selected by PennDOT & Intergraph Corp. to research & design bridge automated drafting software (BRADD) for producing short-span bridge designs
1989
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89 Environmental
Management
- Selected by U.S. Navy for $100 million environmental management program
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90s
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1990
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90 50th
Anniversary
- Celebrated 50 years of service to hundreds of major clients across the globe
1995
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95 AT&T
Network
- Commissioned by AT&T to conduct feasibility study for the design and construction of an historic 2,600-mile fiber optic network linking Mexico’s major cities with the U.S.
1996
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96 Energy
Logistics Inc.
- Created Energy Logistics Inc., a maritime transportation joint venture with SEACOR Marine Ltd.
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00s
Milestones
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2004
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04 Supporting
FEMA
- Finalized contract negotiations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the $750 million Flood Map Modernization project, extending Michael Baker’s nearly 40-year relationship with FEMA
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Continued
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06 Continued
Growth
- Acquired Buck Engineering, P.C., a planning & environmental engineering firm in Cary, North Carolina
2007
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07 Bridging
Cultures
- Provided engineering, design and on-site consulting services for the $30 million Pyandzh River Bridge, which opened a trade route stretching over 1,400 miles from Karachi, Pakistan, to Almaty, Kazakhstan
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10 Aviation
Expertise
- Acquired the LPA Group, Inc. (LPA), a transportation consulting firm based in Columbia, South Carolina
2011
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11 Architecture
Portfolio
- Acquired JMA Architecture Studios, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadening the spectrum of architectural services offered by Michael Baker
2015
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15 UAS
Capabilities
- Became one of the first in the industry to receive certification from the FAA to operate Unmanned Aircraft System
2016
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16 Bridges to
Prosperity
- Participated in its first Bridges to Prosperity build in El Zarzal, Nicaragua & continues to participate in builds to this day
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17 New
CEO
- Brian A. Lutes is named CEO of Michael Baker International
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17 Top Bridge
Firm
- Earned the No. 5 ranking for our Bridge practice from Engineering News-Record, reaffirming our position at the forefront of the bridge industry
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17 Wolf Pack
Philosophy
- Introduced our Wolf Pack philosophy — that we are stronger together — into the Company’s Culture of Excellence
2018
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18 Chairman's
Award
- Established our Chairman’s Award, our Company’s highest honor, to recognize employees who exemplify our Wolf Pack philosophy — that we are stronger together
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Tech &
Innovation
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18Tech &
Innovation
- Launched technology & innovation Incubator program. First initiative — DATAMARK® — helps first-response agencies leverage GIS data
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Footprint
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19Expanded
Footprint
- Our expanded footprint includes nearly 100 offices serving key markets around the world
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18 Future
Mobility
- Launched Intelligent Transportation practice to deploy transformative technologies to enhance mobility & safety
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20s
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2080th
Anniversary
- Celebrated 80 years of Making a Difference for our clients, colleagues and the communities we serve
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20Brent Spence
Bridge, KY to OH
- Provided emergency repair design services following a collision and fire that caused significant structural damage; this critical link was able to safely reopen 41 days after the incident – ahead of schedule and under budget
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21Hernando de Soto Br, TN to AR
- During a routine inspection, discovered, by chance, a critical fracture in part of the bridge outside of Michael Baker’s inspection scope; immediately contacted authorities to close the bridge and later served as lead engineer for the emergency repair
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22Full
Service
- Are constantly evolving Michael Baker to position the company for accelerated growth and to broaden its capabilities, services and solutions to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm
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