Aecom, Michael Baker joint venture wins FEMA engineering contract worth up to $600 million

Aecom, Michael Baker venture wins FEMA contract

LOS ANGELES — The engineering firm Aecom Technology Corp. said Tuesday that its joint venture with Michael Baker Corp. has won a contract to provide services for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Aecom said the contract runs for an initial 12 months with four 12-month options that would bring the total value of the deal to $600 million.

The joint venture, know as BakerAecom LLC, will help FEMA develop engineering projects around the country to help protect against floods and other disasters, the company said.