COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 14, 2002 — The Keith Companies Inc. announced today that its Tettemer and Associates division has been awarded a contract dated November 21, 2001 by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to provide engineering services for the Design of Storm Water and Imported Water Recharge Facilities Improvements to nineteen groundwater recharge sites with 47+ recharge basins.
The project includes surveying and mapping, geotechnical investigation and preliminary design for the improvements to the recharge basins in the Chino Basin area, located in western San Bernardino County, California. The basins, when ultimately constructed, will enhance and improve the groundwater in the area.
Tettemer & Associates retained two sub-consultants to assist them in the preparation of the preliminary design activities and geotechnical investigations to meet the project schedule. The engineering fee for the preliminary engineering contract is $640,000. The preliminary design work associated with this contract is to be completed by April 30, 2002.
Aram H. Keith, CEO of The Keith Companies added, "We continue to see additional opportunities emerge in the public sector. Water related consulting and engineering activities, as a key component of our business strategy, maintain their healthy outlook. We are very excited to start 2002 with many new project awards including such noteworthy ones as this one with IEUA."
About The Keith Companies
The Keith Companies, Inc. is a fully integrated, multi-disciplined engineering and consulting services company with offices located throughout the western United States. The Keith Companies' professionals provide a wide spectrum of skilled resources including land planning, engineering, surveying, mapping, environmental, and water and cultural resources, that are needed to effectively plan, engineer, and design state-of-the-art facilities.
Additionally, the Company provides mechanical, electrical, chemical, power/energy engineering, and other industrial engineering services to design and improve the efficiency and reliability of automated and manufacturing processes, production lines, and fire protection systems.
The Keith Companies benefits from a diverse public and private client base varying from residential and commercial real estate projects to institutional, manufacturing, and processing facilities. For more information visit the Company's web-site at www.keithco.com .
