ARCADIS in a joint venture with Bioengineering Group has a framework contract to provide sustainable design services for hurricane protection primarily within the New Orleans district for the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contract includes a base period of one year and four option periods of one year each, with a maximum contract value of $150 million. The contract is the first one awarded related to forward-looking design services for post-Katrina solutions for hurricane protection in the Gulf Coast.