Tetra
Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a
$20 million contract, with option years for an additional $3.5 million,
with the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC to perform environmental
management services and provide construction oversight as part of the
Miami Harbor Construction Dredging Project. Tetra Tech’s scientists will
provide environmental management and quality control oversight for the
transplantation of seagrasses, relocation of corals, and monitoring of
existing seagrass beds, coral reefs and sediment during dredging
activities. Tetra Tech’s engineers will also subcontract and manage the
construction of new artificial reefs and seagrass beds created from the
dredged material. PortMiami is the first port in the southeastern United
States to initiate dredging operations to expand its capacity to
accommodate the larger shipping vessels anticipated from the expanded
Panama Canal.
About Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com)
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program
management, construction management, and technical services. The Company
supports government and commercial clients by providing innovative
solutions to complex problems focused on water, environment, energy,
infrastructure, and natural resources. With more than 14,000 staff
worldwide, Tetra Tech’s capabilities span the entire project life cycle.
Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking
statements made in this release represent management’s best judgment as
to what may occur in the future. However, Tetra Tech’s actual
outcome and results are not guaranteed and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors"), and may differ
materially from what is expressed. For a description of Future
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements, see the discussion under the section "Risk
Factors" included in the Company’s Form 10-K and 10-Q filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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