LAUREL, MD – September 17, 2009 – The Onyx Group/Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) Joint-Venture (JV) announced that it has been awarded a 5-year, $12M Indefinite Quantity contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. The award enables the Onyx/G&O JV to offer best in class military planning and programming services to a wide range of Department of Defense (DoD) clients.

The Onyx/G&O JV will work in a large geographical area spanning U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offices, U.S. Army installations, U.S. Air Force bases, U.S. Naval and Marine Corps bases, and other Federal government-owned facilities, installations or real estate within the South Atlantic Division.

Projects may include preparation of long-range or short-range components, capital investment strategies, master plans, comprehensive plans, planning charrettes and project programming documents, engineering studies and/or analyses, projects associated with design standards for installations, and geographic information systems.

"Onyx and G&O have worked together in the past, and because of that success, we decided to create a formal Joint-Venture so we can offer our expert services to clients around the world. Together, we are able to provide the most comprehensive service available for military master planning," said Terry Spencer, RLA, Onyx/G&O Joint-Venture principal.

"Clients will benefit tremendously from this Joint-Venture. Both companies have proven track records of completing projects on time and on budget, and our combined expertise will only take that to the next level," said John Voycik, AICP, PMP, Onyx/G&O Joint-Venture principal.

The JV of Onyx and G&O was formed to bring together base and installation master planning and military program support for Army, Navy, and Air Force clients, worldwide. The firms combined have access to nearly 700 architectural, engineering, planning, and related professionals, with more than 50 professionals devoted exclusively to planning and programming support for DoD clients.

The Onyx Group is an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary planning and design firm, dedicated to creating sustainable land use and facilities life cycle solutions that integrate planning, design, and technology. Onyx has completed more than 450 projects in 26 states and 15 countries for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, during its 26 years of practice. Onyx maintains four offices nationwide (San Diego, CA; Honolulu, HI; and Alexandria, VA).

Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) is a full-service engineering consulting firm that provides public and private sector solutions in the areas of civil, transportation, environmental, and water resources engineering; information technology and GIS, and hazard mitigation and security services. G&O's 17 offices support projects located throughout the United States and overseas. Founded in 1950, G&O is an employee-owned firm that is consistently ranked by Engineering News Record among the top architectural/engineering design firms in the United States.