FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Timmons Group Awarded Environmental Services GSA Schedule Contract for Federal Government Work

Richmond, VA – May 12, 2008 –Timmons Group, an ENR 500 Design Firm and a leader in civil engineering, environmental and technology consulting services, announced today that the firm has been awarded an Environmental Services 899 Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract by the General Services Administration (GSA). Under this schedule, Timmons Group is approved to provide federal agencies with environmental services including special item numbers (SINs) 899-1 and 899-1RC - Environmental Planning Services & Documentation; 899-2 and 899-2RC – Environmental Compliance Services and 899-8 and 899-8RC – Remediation Services.

GSA is a centralized federal procurement and property management agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. GSA Schedule contracts are awarded by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Center. This Center certifies that the prices on the company’s schedule contract are fair and reasonable for sale to any government agency. The GSA Schedule program provides a streamlined, cost effective procurement method for all federal agencies. Agencies can purchase directly from GSA Schedule holders using simplified acquisition procedures.

In 1993, Timmons Group founded its Environmental Services Group. The Environmental staff has specialized expertise in: Wetland Assessments and Delineations; Wetland Mitigation Design; Construction Monitoring; Local, State, and Federal Permitting; Stream Assessments and Restoration Design; Chesapeake Bay Act Compliance Services; Soil Suitability Studies; Cultural Resource and Threatened and Endangered Species Survey Coordination.

The Environmental Services group at Timmons Group is comprised of engineers, environmental scientists, geologists and soil scientists that can effectively manage a broad range of environmental projects and programs.  The team reflects a progression in the project planning and engineering framework. While natural resource and environmental issues were once treated independently, they must now be addressed as an integral part of the development process.  The team assesses the potential impacts of any given project and identifies a solution to best meet that project’s environmental and functional needs.

Timmons Group’s GSA 899 Contract Administrator and Environmental Services Group Leader:

Rick Thomas, PWS, PWD, Principal
rick.thomas@timmons.com
(804) 200-6446

About Timmons Group
Timmons Group is an ENR 500 multi-disciplined professional services firm and a leading provider of civil engineering, environmental services, GIS and Geospatial technology services, geotechnical engineering, construction management, landscape architecture and land surveying. The firm’s subject-matter experts deliver a wide-range of specialties including site development design & engineering, transportation engineering and highway design, water and wastewater facilities design, land and community planning, traditional neighborhood design, stormwater management, LEED® and sustainable design and urban planning to both public and private clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The firm employs more than 350 people and has corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, and regional offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Lexington, Virginia; Prince George, Virginia; Ashburn, Virginia; Greensboro, North Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina.

For more information about Timmons Group, visit www.timmons.com.

Media contact:
Tim Asimos, Marketing Manager
Timmons Group
804.200.637

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