Orion Group Holdings Inc - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[√] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to_______

Commission file number: 1-33891

ORION MARINE GROUP, INC.

Delaware State of Incorporation	26-0097459 IRS Employer Identification Number

12000 Aerospace Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77034 Address of Principal Executive Office	(713) 852-6500 Telephone number (including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share		The New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: [ ] Yes [√] No

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act: [ ] Yes[√] No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: [√] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive date file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files

Yes [ ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check One):

Large Accelerated Filer [ ] Accelerated Filer [√] Non-accelerated filer [ ]Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) [ ] Yes[√] No

There were 26,864,244 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2010. The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates was approximately $413.9 million as of June 30, 2009, based upon the last reported sales price on the New York Stock Exchange on that date.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III – Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be issued on connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

ORION MARINE GROUP, INC.

2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K

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PART I [

Item 1. Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2. Properties

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Item 4. Reserved

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12.

Security Ownerhship of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

SIGNATURES

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PART I

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements that are not based on historical fact. When used in this report, words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “plans”, “intends” and similar words identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management’s current estimates and expectations and currently available competitive, financial and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from what may be inferred from the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause or contribute to such differences are listed and discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors”, below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements that are contained in this document.

Item 1. BUSINESS

General

We are a leading marine specialty contractor serving the heavy civil marine infrastructure market. We provide a broad range of marine construction services on, over and under the water along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and in the Caribbean Basin. Our customers are federal, state and municipal governments as well as private commercial and industrial enterprises.

History

We were founded in 1994 as a marine construction project management business. Throughout the years, we expanded beyond the project management business, established fixed geographic operating bases and made several strategic acquisitions since 1997. The common stock of Orion Marine Group, Inc. commenced trading publicly on December 20, 2007 and is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ORN. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to “Orion”, the “Company”, the “Registrant”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Orion Marine Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Business Strategy

General

We pursue the following business strategies in order to improve our business and prospects, increase our revenue and profitability and, ultimately, enhance stockholder value:

Expand and Fill in Our Service Territory

We grow our business by seeking opportunities in other geographic markets by establishing a physical presence in new areas through selective acquisitions or greenfield expansions.

Pursue Strategic Acquisitions

We evaluate acquisition opportunities in parallel with our greenfield expansion. Our strategy will include timely and efficient integration of such acquisitions into our culture, bidding process and internal controls. We believe that attractive acquisition candidates are available due to the highly fragmented and regional nature of the industry, high cost of capital for equipment and the desire for liquidity among an aging group of existing business owners. We believe our financial strength, industry expertise and experienced management team will be attractive to acquisition candidates. Recent key acquisitions include:

·	In September 2006, we acquired substantially all of the operations of F. Miller and Sons, LLC, a construction company based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and which expanded our marine construction footprint.

·	In February 2008, we expanded our dredging capabilities along the eastern Atlantic Seaboard, through the purchase of marine construction equipment, including several dredges.

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·	In January 2010, we purchased T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC, a dredging company based in Texas which owns and operates marine construction equipment, including several large dredges.

·	In February 2010, we purchased marine construction assets and expanded our area of operations into the Pacific Northwest.

Continue to Capitalize on Favorable Long-Term Industry Trends

Our growth has been driven by our ability to capitalize on infrastructure spending across multiple end-markets we serve including port infrastructure, government funded projects, transportation, oil and gas, and environmental restoration markets.

Continue to Reinvest in our Core Business

Since our inception, we have focused on pursuing technically complex projects where our specialized services and equipment differentiate us from our competitors. We intend to continue to grow our fleet through the purchase and development of equipment.

Financial Information About Segments

Although we describe our business in this report in terms of the services we provide, our base of customers and the geographic areas in which we operate, we have concluded that our operations comprise a single reportable segment. In making this determination, we considered that each project has similar characteristics, includes similar services, has similar types of customers and is subject to the same regulatory environment. We organize, evaluate and manage our financial information around each project when making operating decisions and assessing our overall performance.

Services Provided

We act as a single-source, turnkey solution for our customers’ marine contracting needs. We provide a broad range of heavy civil marine construction services. In addition, we provide dredging, repair and maintenance, and other specialty services. Many of our contracts encompass multiple services within a single project.

Marine Construction Services

These services include construction of marine transportation facilities, marine pipelines, bridges and causeways, and marine environmental structures. We generally serve as the prime contractor for many of these types of projects and we have the capability of providing design-build services.

Marine transportation facility construction projects include public port facilities for container ship loading and unloading; cruise ship port facilities; private terminals; special-use Navy terminals, recreational use marinas and docks, and other marine-based facilities. These projects typically consist of steel or concrete fabrication dock or mooring structures designed for durability and longevity, and involve driving piles of concrete, pipe or sheet pile up to 90 feet below the surface to provide a foundation for the port facility that we subsequently construct on the piles. We also provide on-going maintenance and repair, inspection services, emergency repair, and demolition and salvage to such facilities.

Our marine pipeline service projects generally include the installation and removal of underwater buried pipeline transmission lines; installation of pipeline intakes and outfalls for industrial facilities; construction of pipeline outfalls for wastewater and industrial discharges; river crossing and directional drilling; creation of hot taps and tie-ins; and inspection, maintenance and repair services.

Our bridge and causeway projects include the construction, repair and maintenance of all types of bridges and causeways, as well as the development of fendering systems in marine environments, and we serve as the prime contractor for many of these projects, some of which may be design-build contracts. These projects involve fabricating steel or concrete structures designed for durability and longevity, and involve driving piles of concrete, pipe or sheet pile to create support for the concrete deck roadways that we subsequently construct on the piles. These piles can exceed 50 inches in diameter, can range up to 170 feet in overall length, and are often driven 90 feet into the sea floor. We also provide ongoing maintenance and repair, as well as emergency repair, to bridges, pile supports, and fendering systems for bridges.

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Marine environmental structure projects may include the installation of concrete mattresses to ensure erosion protection; construction of levees to contain environmental mitigation projects, and the installation of geotubes for wetlands and island creation. Such structures are used for erosion control, wetlands creation and environmental remediation.

Dredging services

Projects involving dredging generally enhance or preserve the navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand or rock. Dredging involves removing mud and silt from the channel floor by means of a mechanical backhoe, crane and bucket or cutter suction dredge and pipeline systems. Dredging is integral to capital and maintenance projects, including: maintenance for previously deepened waterways and harbors to remove silt, sand and other accumulated sediments; construction of breakwaters, jetties, canals and other marine structures; deepening ship channels and wharves to accommodate larger and deeper draft ships; containing erosion of wetlands and coastal marshes; land reclamation; and beach nourishment and creation of wildlife refuges. Maintenance dredging projects provide a source of recurring revenue as active channels typically require dredging every one to three years due to natural sedimentation. The frequency of maintenance dredging may be accelerated by rainfall and major weather events such as hurricanes. Areas where no natural deep water ports exist, such as the Texas Gulf Coast, require substantial maintenance dredging. We maintain multiple specialty dredges of various sizes and specifications to meet customer needs.

Specialty Services

Our specialty services include salvage, demolition, surveying, towing, diving and underwater inspection, excavation and repair. Our diving services are largely performed in shallow water with little to no visibility and include inspections, salvage and pile restoration and encapsulation. Our survey services include surveying pipelines and performing hydrographic surveys which determine the configuration of the floors of bodies of water and detect and identify wrecks and obstructions. Most of these specialty services support our other construction services and provide an incremental touch-point with our customers.

Industry Overview

Our services are provided to customers in diverse end markets, including port expansion and maintenance, bridges, causeways and other marine infrastructure, the cruise industry, the Department of Defense, the oil and gas industry, coastal protection and reclamation, along with hurricane restoration and repair and environmental remediation. We believe that this diversity in our customer base will enable us to utilize our resources to lessen the negative effects of any downturn in a specific end market.

Port Expansion and Maintenance

Ports and harbors are vital to trade for the U.S. economy, help position the U.S. as a leader in global trade and are essential to national security. We anticipate that U.S. ports will need to build larger dock space and deepen their channels to accommodate larger container, dry bulk and liquid cargo ships in order to remain globally competitive.

Ports located on the Gulf Coast can also expect greater volume growth as the Panama Canal expansion projects should contribute to increased traffic of larger container ships from the Pacific Ocean bypassing Long Beach, California. As a part of our existing operations, we service most major ports across the Gulf Coast and Florida.

Bridge and Causeways

According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, as of their 2009 report, 26% of the nation’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. As the system ages, the infrastructure cannot support the growing traffic loads, resulting in frequent delays for repairs. At the same time, the repairs become more expensive due to long-deferred maintenance. Legislation such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 demonstrates the growing federal commitment to build, reconstruct and repair the U.S. transportation infrastructure and we expect that our core markets of the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard will benefit by higher transportation infrastructure spending.

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Marine Infrastructure

The U.S. Marine Transportation System (“MTS”) consists of waterways, ports and their intermodal connections, vessels, vehicles, and system users, as well as shipyards and repair facilities crucial to maritime activity. The MTS is primarily an aggregation of federal, state, local and privately owned facilities and private companies. U.S. inland and intracoastal waterways require substantial maintenance and improvement. While waterway usage is increasing, the facilities and supporting systems are aging. In addition, channels and waterways must maintain certain depths to accommodate ship and barge traffic. Natural sedimentation in these channels and waterways require maintenance dredging to maintain navigability.

Cruise Industry

An expected increase in ship size has generated a need for substantial port infrastructure development, including planning and construction of new terminals and facilities, as well as on-going maintenance and repair services. These larger vessels require development of new piers and additional dredging services to accommodate deeper drafts. Our service area includes the ports of Miami, Galveston, Tampa, New Orleans, and Canaveral, and the Caribbean Basin, which includes numerous cruise facilities and is the most popular cruise destination in the North American market.

The Department of Defense

The US Navy has the responsibility for the maintenance of 39 facilities in the United States, which includes a significant amount of marine infrastructure. In recent years, Department of Defense funding shifted away from naval base expansion, repair and maintenance. We believe that the US Navy is poised to resume a more normal flow of maintenance and upgrades to its infrastructure, including its marine facilities.

The US Coast Guard maintains more than 50,000 federal aids to navigation, which include buoys, lighthouses, day beacons and radio-navigation signals, and additionally has oversight responsibility for over 18,000 highway and railroad bridges that span navigable waterways throughout the country. As part of the Department of Homeland Security, we anticipate that US Coast Guard needs for varied marine construction services will provide opportunities for us in the future.

We anticipate that the continued implementation of the U.S. Base Realignment and Closure Program (“BRAC”), will shift emphasis towards improving domestic military infrastructure, including port and other facilities located on, or near, the water. This should result in the need for increased infrastructure at the realigned facilities where personnel and equipment will be moved from facilities targeted for closure.

Oil and Gas Industry

We construct, repair and remove underwater pipelines, and provide marine construction and on-going maintenance services for private refineries, terminal facilities and docks, and other critical near shore oil and gas infrastructure.

U.S. Coastal and Wetland Restoration and Reclamation

We believe that increases in coastal population density and demographic trends will lead to an increase in the number of coastal restoration and reclamation projects, and, as the value of waterside assets rises from a residential and recreational standpoint, citizens and municipalities will do more to protect these assets via restoration and reclamation projects.

Hurricane Restoration and Repair

Hurricanes can be very destructive to the existing marine infrastructure and natural protection barriers of the prime storm territories of the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and the Caribbean Basin, including bridges, ports, underwater channels and sensitive coastal areas. Typically, restoration and repair opportunities continue for several years after a major hurricane event. These events provide incremental projects to our industry that contribute to a favorable bidding environment and high capacity utilization in our markets.

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Environmental Remediation

We believe there will be contingency funding for the protection of natural habitats, environmental preservation, wetlands creation and remediation for high priority projects in Louisiana and other areas in the markets we serve that will protect and restore sensitive marine and coastal areas, advance ocean science and research, and ensure sustainable use of ocean resources.

Customers

Our customers include federal, state and local governmental agencies in the Unites States, as well as private commercial and industrial enterprises in the US and the Caribbean Basin. Most projects are competitively bid, with the award going to the lowest qualified bidder. In 2009, the US Army Corps of Engineers accounted for 16% of our total revenue. Our customer base shifts from time to time depending on the mix of contracts in progress.

Backlog

Our contract backlog represents our estimate of the revenues we expect to realize under the portion of the contracts remaining to be performed. Given the typical duration of our contracts, which ranges from three to nine months, our backlog at any point in time usually represents only a portion of the revenue that we expect to realize during a twelve month period. We include projects in our backlog only when the customer has provided an executed contract, purchase order or change order. Our backlog under contract as of December 31, 2009 was approximately $252.9 million and at December 31, 2008 was approximately $159.4 million. These estimates are subject to fluctuations based upon the scope of services to be provided, as well as factors affecting the time required to complete the project. In addition, many projects that make up our backlog may be canceled at any time without penalty; however, we can generally recover actual committed costs and profit on work performed up to the date of cancellation. Although we have not been materially adversely affected by contract cancellations or modifications in the past, we may be, especially in economically uncertain periods. Consequently, backlog is not necessarily indicative of future results. In addition to our backlog under contract, we also have a substantial number of projects in negotiation or pending award at any given time.

Competition

We compete in our service areas of the Gulf Coast, Atlantic Seaboard and Caribbean Basin, and in 2010 expanded into the Pacific Northwest, with several regional marine construction services companies and a few national marine construction services companies. From time to time, we compete with certain national land-based heavy civil contractors that have greater resources than we do. Our industry is highly fragmented with competitors generally varying within the markets we serve and with few competitors competing in all of the markets we serve or for all of the services that we provide. We believe that our turnkey capability, expertise, experience and reputation for providing safe and timely quality services, safety record and programs, equipment fleet, financial strength, surety bonding capacity, knowledge of local markets and conditions, and project management and estimating abilities allow us to compete effectively. We believe significant barriers to entry exist in the markets in which we operate, including the ability to bond large projects, maritime laws, specialized marine equipment and technical experience; however, a U.S. company that has adequate financial resources, access to technical expertise and specialized equipment may become a competitor.

Bonding

In connection with our business, we generally are required to provide various types of surety bonds that provide an additional measure of security for our performance under certain government and private sector contracts. Our ability to obtain surety bonds depends upon our capitalization, working capital, past performance, management expertise, and external factors, including the capacity of the overall surety market. Surety companies consider such factors in light of the amount of our backlog that we have currently bonded and their current underwriting standards, which may change from time to time. The capacity of the surety market is subject to market-driven fluctuations driven primarily by the level of surety industry losses and the degree of surety market consolidation. The bonds we provide typically are for the amount of the project and have face amounts ranging from approximately $1.0 to approximately $50.0 million. As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately $130.0 million in surety bonds outstanding. On December 31, 2009, we believe our capacity under our current bonding arrangement was in excess of $400.0 million in aggregate surety bonds.

Trade Names

We operate under a number of trade names, including Orion Marine Group, King Fisher Marine Service, Orion Construction, Orion Diving & Salvage, Misener Marine Construction and Misener Diving & Salvage, F. Miller Construction, and Orion Dredging Services, and in 2010, began operating under the trade names of T.W. LaQuay Dredging and Northwest Marine Construction. We do not generally register our trademarks with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, but instead rely on state and common law protections. While we consider our trade names to be valuable assets, we do not consider any single trademark or trade name to be of such material importance that its absence would cause a material disruption of our business.

Equipment

We operate and maintain a large and diverse equipment fleet, substantially all of which we own, that includes the following:

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Barges — Spud barges, material barges, deck barges, anchor barges and fuel barges are used to provide work platforms for cranes and other equipment, to transport materials to the project site and to provide support for the project at the project site.

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Dayboats — Small pushboats, dredge tenders and skiffs are used to shift barges at the project site, to move personnel and to provide general support to the project site.

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Tugs — Larger pushboats and tug boats are used to transport barges and other support equipment to and from project site.

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Dredges — 24” cutter head suction dredge (diesel), 20” cutter head suction dredge (diesel/electric), 20” cutter head suction dredges (diesel), 16” cutter head suction dredges, and 12” portable cutter head suction dredges are used to provide dredging services at project sites.

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Cranes — Crawler lattice boom cranes with lift capability from 50 tons to 400 tons and hydraulic rough terrain cranes with lift capability from 15 tons to 60 tons are used to provide lifting and pile driving capabilities on project sites, and to provide bucket work, including mechanical dredging and dragline work, to project sites.

We believe that our equipment generally is well maintained and suitable for our current operations. We have the ability to extend the useful life of our equipment through capital refurbishment at periodic intervals. Most of our fleet is serviced by our own mechanics who work at various maintenance sites and facilities, including our dry dock facilities. We are also capable of building, and have built, much of our highly specialized equipment. Our strategy is to move our fleet from region to region as our projects require. We have pledged our owned equipment as collateral under our credit facility.

Equipment Certification

Some of our equipment requires certification by the U.S. Coast Guard and, where required, our vessels’ permissible loading capacities require certification by the American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”). ABS is an independent classification society which certifies that certain of our larger, seagoing vessels are “in-class,” signifying that the vessels have been built and maintained in accordance with ABS rules and applicable U.S. Coast Guard rules and regulations. Many projects, such as beach nourishment projects with offshore sand requirements, dredging projects in exposed entrance channels, and dredging projects with offshore disposal areas, are restricted by federal regulations to be performed only by dredges or scows that have U.S. Coast Guard certification and a load line established by the ABS. All of our vessels that are required to be certified by ABS have been certified as “in-class.” These certifications indicate that the vessels are structurally capable of operating in open waters, which enhances the mobility of our fleet.

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Government Regulations

Our operations are subject to compliance with regulatory requirements of federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities including the following:

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regulations concerning workplace safety, labor relations and disadvantaged businesses;

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licensing requirements applicable to shipping and dredging; and

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permitting and inspection requirements applicable to marine construction projects.

We are also subject to government regulations pursuant to the Dredging Act, the Jones Act, the Shipping Act and the Vessel Documentation Act. These statutes require vessels engaged in the transport of merchandise or passengers between two points in the U.S. or dredging in the navigable waters of the U.S. to be documented with a coastwise endorsement, to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, to be manned by U.S. crews, and to be built in the U.S. The U.S. citizenship ownership and control standards require the vessel-owning entity to be at least 75% U.S.-citizen owned, and prohibit the demise or bareboat chartering of the vessel to any entity that does not meet the 75% U.S. citizen ownership test. These statutes, together with similar requirements for other sectors of the maritime industry, are collectively referred to as “cabotage” laws.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is expected to promulgate a rule which will impose stricter and more OSHA standards on certain of the Company’s marine operations, including standards on the control of hazardous energy, so-called “lock-out, tag-out”. While the Company does not currently expect that OSHA’s final rule will materially, adversely impact its operations or financial condition, we are continuing to monitor potential impacts as OSHA’s promulgation of the rule progresses.

We believe that we are in material compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and have all material licenses required to conduct our operations.

Environmental Matters

General

Our marine infrastructure construction, salvage, demolition, dredging and dredge material disposal activities are subject to stringent and complex federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection, including air emissions, water quality, solid waste management, marine and bird species and their habitats, and wetlands. Such laws and regulations may require that we or our customers obtain, and that we comply with, various environmental permits, registrations, licenses and other approvals. These laws and regulations also can restrict or impact our business activities in many ways, such as delaying the appropriation and performance of particular projects; restricting the way we handle or dispose of wastes; requiring remedial action to mitigate pollution conditions that may be caused by our operations or that are attributable to others; and enjoining some or all of our operations deemed in non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and/or criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations and the issuance of orders enjoining future operations.

We believe that compliance with existing federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Nevertheless, the trend in environmental regulation is to place more restrictions and limitations on activities that may affect the environment. In addition, we could be affected by future laws or regulations, including those imposed in response to climate change concerns. As a result, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future expenditures for environmental compliance or remediation, and actual future expenditures may be different from the amounts we currently anticipate. The following is a discussion of the environmental laws and regulations that could have a material effect on our marine construction and other activities.

Waste Management

Our operations could be subject to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and comparable state laws, which impose detailed requirements for the handling, storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous solid wastes. Under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the individual states administer some or all of the provisions of RCRA, sometimes in conjunction with their own more stringent requirements. Generators of hazardous wastes must comply with certain standards for the accumulation and storage of hazardous wastes, as well as recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to hazardous waste storage and disposal activities.

Site Remediation

The Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), also known as “Superfund,” and comparable state laws and regulations impose liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on certain classes of persons responsible for the release of hazardous substances into the environment. Such classes of persons include the current and past owners or operators of sites where a hazardous substance was released, and companies that disposed or arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at offsite locations, such as landfills. CERCLA authorizes the EPA, and in some cases third parties, to take actions in response to threats to the public health or the environment and to seek to recover from the responsible classes of persons the costs they incur. Under CERCLA, such persons may be subject to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up the hazardous substances that have been released into the environment, for damages to natural resources and for the costs of certain health studies. In addition, neighboring landowners and other third parties often file claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by the hazardous substances released into the environment.

We currently own or lease properties that have been used by other industries for a number of years. Although we typically have used operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the time, wastes may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by us, on or under other locations where such substances have been taken for disposal, or on or under project sites where we perform work. In addition, some of the properties may have been operated by third parties or by previous owners whose treatment and disposal or release of wastes was not under our control. These properties and the substances disposed or released on them may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA and analogous state laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove or remediate previously disposed wastes or property contamination, or to perform remedial activities to prevent future contamination.

Water Discharges

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), and analogous state laws impose strict controls with respect to the discharge of pollutants, including spills and leaks of oil and other substances, into waters of the U.S., including wetlands. The discharge of pollutants into regulated waters is prohibited, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued by the EPA or an analogous state agency. The CWA also regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S., and activities that result in such discharge generally require permits issued by the Corps of Engineers. Moreover, above ground storage of petroleum products is strictly regulated under the CWA. Under the CWA, federal and state regulatory agencies may impose administrative, civil and/or criminal penalties for non-compliance with discharge permits or other requirements of the CWA and analogous state laws and regulations.

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), which amends and augments the CWA, establishes strict liability for owners and operators of facilities that are sites of releases of oil into waters of the U.S. OPA and its associated regulations impose a variety of requirements on responsible parties related to the prevention of oil spills and liability for damages resulting from such spills. For instance, OPA requires vessel owners and operators to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to cover liabilities related to an oil spill for which such parties are statutorily responsible. We believe we are in compliance with all applicable OPA financial responsibility obligations. In addition, while OPA requires that certain vessels be outfitted with double hulls by 2015, given the make up and expected make up of our fleet of vessels, we do not expect to incur material expenditures to meet these requirements.

In February 2009, regulations promulgated by the EPA covering certain previously exempt discharges to water from certain marine vessels became effective. The regulations provide for a general permit to cover such discharges and impose on marine vessel operators, including the Company, certain discharge, permitting, recordkeeping, reporting, monitoring, maintenance, and operating restrictions and requirements with respect to materials that are or may be discharged from certain vessels. Applicability of these restrictions and requirements is based on size and type of vessel, and they apply only to a minority of the Company’s vessels. The Company, nevertheless, is in the process of implementing such restrictions and requirements with respect to its vessels which are subject thereto, and the Company does not anticipate that such regulations or the associated permit terms, restrictions and requirements will adversely impact the Company’s business and results of operations.

Air Emissions

The Clean Air Act (“CAA”) and comparable state laws restrict the emission of air pollutants from many sources, including paint booths, and may require pre-approval for the construction or modification of certain facilities expected to produce air emissions, impose stringent air permit requirements, or require the utilization of specific equipment or technologies to control emissions. We believe that our operations are in substantial compliance with the CAA.

Climate Change

The U.S. Congress is actively considering legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in response to climate change concerns. In addition, several states have declined to wait on Congress to develop and implement climate control legislation and have already taken legal measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Passage of climate control legislation or other regulatory initiatives by Congress or various states of the U.S., or the adoption of regulations by the EPA and analogous state agencies that restrict emissions of greenhouse gases in areas in which we conduct business could have an adverse affect on our operations and demand for our services.

Endangered Species

The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) restricts activities that may affect endangered species or their habitats. We conduct activities in or near areas that may be designated as habitat for endangered or threatened species. For instance, seasonal observation of endangered or threatened West Indian Manatees adjacent to work areas may impact construction operations within our Florida market. Manatees generally congregate near warm water sources during the cooler winter months. Additionally, our dredging operations in the Florida market are impacted by limitations for placement of dredge spoil materials on designated spoil disposal islands, from April through August of each year, when the islands are inhabited by nesting colonies of protected bird species. Further, restrictions on work during the Whooping Crane nesting period in the Aransas Pass National Wildlife Refuge from October 1 through April 15 each year and during the non-dormant grass season for sea grass in the Laguna Madre from March 1 through November 30 each year impact our construction operations in the Texas Gulf Coast market. We plan our operations and bidding activity with these restrictions and limitations in mind, and they have not materially hindered our business in the past. However, these and other restrictions may affect our ability to obtain work or to complete our projects on time in the future. In addition, while we believe that we are in material compliance with the ESA, the discovery of previously unidentified endangered species could cause us to incur additional costs or become subject to operating restrictions or bans in the affected area.

Employees

At December 31, 2009, we had approximately 1,040 employees, 249 of whom were full-time salaried personnel and most of the remainder of whom were hourly personnel. We will hire additional employees for certain large projects and, subject to local market conditions, additional crew members are generally available for hire on relatively short notice. Our employees are not currently represented by any labor unions. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

Financial Information About Geographic Areas

The Company primarily operates in the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard areas of the United States. Revenues generated outside the United States, primarily in the Caribbean Basin, totaled 14.0%, 7.0%, and 3.9% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenue in 2009 generated outside the United States was primarily related to construction of a cruise pier and facilities in Labadee, Haiti. Our long-lived assets are substantially located in the United States.

Access to the Company’s Filings

The Company maintains a website at www.orionmarinegroup.com on which we make available, free of charge, access to the various reports we file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The website is made available for information purposes only. It should not be relied upon for investment purposes, and none of the information on our website is incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference. In addition, the public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-732-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risk Factors Relating to Our Business

We may be unable to obtain sufficient bonding capacity for our contracts and the need for performance and surety bonds may adversely affect our business.

We are generally required to post bonds in connection with our contracts to ensure job completion if we were to fail to finish a project. We have entered into a bonding agreement with Liberty Mutual Surety of America (“Liberty”) pursuant to which Liberty acts as surety, issues bid bonds, performance bonds and payment bonds, and obligates itself upon other contracts of guaranty required by us in the day-to-day operations of our business. However, Liberty is not obligated under the bonding agreement to issue bonds for us. We may not be able to maintain a sufficient level of bonding capacity in the future, which could preclude us from being able to bid for certain contracts and successfully contract with certain customers, or increase our letter of credit utilization in lieu of bonds, thereby reducing availability under our credit facility. In addition, the conditions of the bonding market may change, increasing our costs of bonding or restricting our ability to get new bonding which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our business depends on key customer relationships and our reputation in the heavy civil marine infrastructure market, which is developed and maintained by our executives and key project managers. Loss of any of our relationships, reputation or chief executives or key project managers would materially reduce our revenues and profits.

Our contracts are typically entered into on a project-by-project basis, so we do not have continuing contractual commitments with our customers beyond the terms of the current contract. We benefit from key customer relationships built over time and with both public and private entities that are a part of or use the MTS. We also benefit from our reputation in the heavy civil marine infrastructure market developed over years of successfully performing on projects. Both of these aspects of our business were developed and are maintained through our executives and key project managers. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees. Our inability to retain our executives and key project managers would have a material adverse affect on our current customer relationships and reputation. The inability to maintain relationships with these customers or obtain new customers based on our reputation could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

To be successful, we need to attract and retain qualified personnel, and any inability to do so would adversely affect our business.

Our future success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled personnel in various areas, including engineering, project management, procurement, project controls, finance, and senior management. If we do not succeed in retaining and motivating our current employees and attracting new high quality employees, our business could be adversely affected. Accordingly, our ability to increase our productivity and profitability will be limited by our ability to employ, train and retain skilled personnel necessary to meet our requirements. We may not be able to maintain an adequate skilled labor force necessary to operate efficiently. Our labor expenses may also increase as a result of a shortage in the supply of skilled personnel, or we may have to curtail our planned internal growth as a result of labor shortages. We may also spend considerable resources training employees who may then be hired by our competitors, forcing us to spend additional funds to attract personnel to fill those positions. In addition, certain of our employees hold licenses and permits under which we operate. The loss of any such employees could result in our inability to operate under such licenses and permits, which could adversely affect our operations until replacement licenses or permits are obtained. If we are unable to hire and retain qualified personnel in the future, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

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We could lose money if we fail to accurately estimate our costs or fail to execute within our cost estimates on fixed-price, lump-sum contracts.

Most of our net revenue is derived from fixed-price, lump-sum contracts. Under these contracts, we perform our services and execute our projects at a fixed price and, as a result, benefit from cost savings, but we may be unable to recover any cost overruns. Fixed-price contracts carry inherent risks, including risks of losses from underestimating costs, operational difficulties and other changes that may occur over the contract period. If our cost estimates for a contract are inaccurate, or if we do not execute the contract within our cost estimates, we may incur losses or the project may not be as profitable as we expected. In addition, we are sometimes required to incur costs in connection with modifications to a contract (change orders) that may be unapproved by the customer as to scope and/or price, or to incur unanticipated costs, including costs for customer-caused delays, errors in specifications or designs, or contract suspension or termination, that we may not be able to recover. These, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. The revenue, cost and gross profit realized on such contracts can vary, sometimes substantially, from the original projections due to changes in a variety of factors, such as:

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failure to properly estimate costs of engineering, design, material, equipment or labor;

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unanticipated technical problems with the structures or services being supplied by us, which may require that we spend our own money to remedy the problem;

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project modifications creating unanticipated costs;

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changes in the costs of equipment, materials, labor or subcontractors;

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our suppliers’ or subcontractors’ failure to perform;

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difficulties in our customers obtaining required governmental permits or approvals;

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changes in local laws and regulations;

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delays caused by local weather conditions; and

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exacerbation of any one or more of these factors as projects grow in size and complexity.

These risks increase if the duration of the project is long-term because there is an elevated risk that the circumstances upon which we based our original bid will change in a manner that increases costs. In addition, we sometimes bear the risk of delays caused by unexpected conditions or events.

We may incur higher costs to acquire, manufacture and maintain equipment necessary for our operations.

We have traditionally owned most of the equipment used in our projects, and we do not bid on contracts for which we do not have, or cannot quickly procure, whether through construction, acquisition or lease, the necessary equipment. We are capable of building much of the specialized equipment used in our projects, including dayboats, tenders and dredges. To the extent that we are unable to buy or build equipment necessary for our needs, either due to a lack of available funding or equipment shortages in the marketplace, we may be forced to rent equipment on a short-term basis, which could increase the costs of completing contracts. In addition, our equipment requires continuous maintenance, which we provide through our own repair facilities and dry docks, as well as certification by the U.S. Coast Guard. If we are unable to continue to maintain the equipment in our fleet or are unable to obtain the requisite certifications, we may be forced to obtain third-party repair services, be unable to use our uncertified equipment or be unable to bid on contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

In addition, our vessels may be subject to arrest/seizure by claimants as security for maritime torts committed by the vessel or us or the failure by us to pay for necessaries, including fuel and repair services, which were furnished to the vessel. Such arrest/seizure could preclude the vessel from working, thereby causing delays in marine construction projects.

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The timing of new contracts may result in unpredictable fluctuations in our cash flow and profitability. These factors as well as others that may cause our actual financial results to vary from any publicly disclosed earnings guidance and forecasts are outside of our control.

A substantial portion of our revenues is derived from project-based work. It is generally very difficult to predict the timing and location of awarded contracts. The selection of, timing of or failure to obtain projects, delays in awards of projects, the rebidding or termination of projects due to budget overruns, cancellations of projects or delays in completion of contracts could result in the under-utilization of our assets and reduce our cash flows. Even if we are awarded contracts, we face additional risks that could affect whether, or when, work will begin. For example, some of our contracts are subject to financing and other contingencies that may delay or result in termination of projects. This can present difficulty in matching workforce size and equipment location with contract needs. In some cases, we may be required to bear the cost of a ready workforce and equipment that is larger than necessary, resulting in unpredictability in our cash flow, expenses and profitability. If an expected contract award or the related work release is delayed or not received, we could incur substantial costs without receipt of any corresponding revenues. Delays by our customers in obtaining required approvals for their infrastructure projects may delay their awarding contracts for those projects and, once awarded, the ability to commence construction under those contracts. Moreover, construction projects for which our services are contracted may require significant expenditures by us prior to receipt of relevant payments by a customer and may expose us to potential credit risk if such customer should encounter financial difficulties. Such expenditures could reduce our cash flows and necessitate increased borrowings under our credit facilities. Finally, the winding down or completion of work on significant projects that were active in previous periods will reduce our revenue and earnings if such significant projects have not been replaced in the current period. From time-to-time we may publicly provide earnings or other forms of guidance, which reflect our predictions about future revenue, operating costs and capital structure, among other factors. Any such predictions may be impacted by these factors as well as others that are beyond our control and might not turn out to be correct.

We depend on continued federal, state and local government funding for marine infrastructure. A reduction in government funding for marine construction or maintenance contracts can materially reduce our results of operations.

Our operations depend on project funding by various government agencies and are adversely affected by decreased levels of, or delays in, government funding. A future decrease in government funding in any of our geographic markets could result in intense competition and pricing pressures for projects that we bid on in the future. As a result of competitive bidding and pricing pressures, we may be awarded fewer projects, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

A significant portion of our business is based on government contracts. Our operating results may be adversely affected by the terms of the government contracts or our failure to comply with applicable terms.

Government contracts are subject to specific procurement regulations, contract provisions and a variety of socioeconomic requirements relating to their formation, administration, performance and accounting. Many of these contracts include express or implied certifications of compliance with applicable laws and contract provisions. As a result of our government contracting and subcontracting, claims for civil or criminal fraud may be brought by the government for violations of these regulations, requirements or statutes. We may also be subject to qui tam litigation brought by private individuals on behalf of the government under the Federal Civil False Claims Act, which could include claims for up to treble damages. Further, if we fail to comply with any of these regulations, requirements or statutes, our existing government contracts could be terminated, we could be suspended or debarred from government contracting or subcontracting, including federally funded projects at the state level. In addition, government customers typically can terminate or modify any of their contracts with us at their convenience, and certain government agencies may claim immunity from suit to recover disputed contract amounts. If our government contracts are terminated for

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any reason, or if we are suspended or debarred from government work, we could suffer a significant reduction in expected revenue which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small group of customers. The loss of one or more of these customers could negatively impact our business, operating results and financial condition.

We believe that we will continue to rely on a relatively small group of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future. We may not be able to maintain our relationships with our significant customers. The loss of, or reduction of our sales to, any of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. See “Business — Customers” for a description of our largest customers.

We may not be able to fully realize the revenue value reported in our backlog.

We had a backlog of work to be completed on contracts totaling approximately $252.9 million as of December 31, 2009. Backlog develops as a result of new awards, which represent the revenue value of new project commitments received by us during a given period. Backlog consists of projects under contract which have either (a) not yet been started or (b) are in progress but are not yet complete. In the latter case, the revenue value reported in backlog is the remaining value associated with work that has not yet been completed. We cannot guarantee that the revenue projected in our backlog will be realized, or if realized, will result in earnings. From time-to-time, projects are cancelled that appeared to have a high certainty of going forward at the time they were recorded as new awards. In the event of a project cancellation, we may be reimbursed for certain costs but typically have no contractual right to the total revenue reflected in our backlog. In addition to being unable to recover certain direct costs, cancelled projects may also result in additional unrecoverable costs due to the resulting under-utilization of our assets.

Our business is subject to significant operating risks and hazards that could result in damage or destruction to persons or property, which could result in losses or liabilities to us.

The businesses of marine infrastructure construction, port maintenance, dredging and salvage are generally subject to a number of risks and hazards, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, adverse weather conditions, collisions with fixed objects, cave-ins, encountering unusual or unexpected geological formations, disruption of transportation services and flooding. These risks could result in damage to or destruction of, dredges, transportation vessels, other maritime structures and buildings, and could also result in personal injury or death, environmental damage, performance delays, monetary losses or legal liability.

Our safety record is an important consideration for our customers. If serious accidents or fatalities occur or our safety record was to deteriorate, we may be ineligible to bid on certain work, and existing service arrangements could be terminated. Further, regulatory changes implemented by OSHA or the U.S. Coast Guard could impose additional costs on us. Adverse experience with hazards and claims could have a negative effect on our reputation with our existing or potential new customers and our prospects for future work.

Our current insurance coverage may not be adequate, and we may not be able to obtain insurance at acceptable rates, or at all.

We maintain various insurance policies, including general liability and workers’ compensation. We are partially self-insured under some of our policies, and our insurance does not cover all types or amounts of liabilities. We are not required to, and do not, specifically set aside funds for our self-insurance programs.

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At any given time, we are subject to multiple workers’ compensation and personal injury claims. We maintain substantial loss accruals for workers’ compensation claims, and our workers’ compensation and insurance costs have been rising for several years notwithstanding our emphasis on safety. Our insurance policies may not be adequate to protect us from liabilities that we incur in our business. In addition, some of the projects that we bid on require us to maintain builder’s risk insurance at high levels. We may not be able to obtain similar levels of insurance on reasonable terms, or at all. Our inability to obtain such insurance coverage at acceptable rates or at all could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Furthermore, due to a variety of factors such as increases in claims and projected significant increases in medical costs and wages, our insurance premiums may increase in the future and we may not be able to obtain similar levels of insurance on reasonable terms, or at all. Any such inadequacy of, or inability to obtain, insurance coverage at acceptable rates, or at all, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our employees are covered by federal laws that provide seagoing employees remedies for job-related claims in addition to those provided by state laws.

Many of our employees are covered by federal maritime law, including provisions of the Jones Act (“Jones Act”), the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, (“USL&H”) and the Seaman’s Wage Act. Jones Act laws typically operate to make liability limits established by USL&H and state workers’ compensation laws inapplicable to these employees and to permit these employees and their representatives to pursue litigation against employers for job-related injuries. Because we are not generally protected by the limits imposed by state workers’ compensation statutes, we have greater exposure for claims made by these employees as compared to employers whose employees are not covered by these provisions.

For example, in the normal course of business, we are party to various personal injury lawsuits. We maintain insurance to cover claims that arise from injuries to our hourly workforce subject to a deductible. Over the last several years, there has been an increase in suits filed in Texas due in large part to two Texas law firms aggressively pursuing personal injury claims on behalf of dredging workers residing in Texas. Aggressive medical advice is increasing the seriousness of claimed injuries and the amount demanded in settlement. During fiscal 2009, we recorded approximately $2.0 million of expense for our self-insured portion of these liabilities. We believe our recorded self insurance reserves represent our best estimate of the outcomes of these claims. Should these trends persist; we could continue to be negatively impacted in the future.

Many of our contracts have penalties for late completion.

In many instances, including in our fixed-price contracts, we guarantee that we will complete a project by a scheduled date. If we subsequently fail to complete the project as scheduled, we may be held responsible for cost impacts resulting from any delay, generally in the form of contractually agreed-upon liquidated damages. In addition, failure to maintain a required schedule could cause us to default on our government contracts, giving rise to a variety of potential damages. To the extent that these events occur, the total costs of the project could exceed our original estimates, and we could experience reduced profits or, in some cases, a loss for that project.

We may choose, or be required, to pay our suppliers and subcontractors even if our customers do not pay, or delay paying, us for the related services.

We use suppliers to obtain necessary materials and subcontractors to perform portions of our services and to manage work flow. In some cases, we pay our suppliers and subcontractors before our customers pay us for the related services. If we choose, or are required, to pay our suppliers and subcontractors for materials purchased and work performed for customers who fail to pay, or delay paying, us for the related work, we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

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We extend credit to customers for purchases of our services, and in the past we have had, and in the future we may have, difficulty collecting receivables from major customers that have filed bankruptcy or are otherwise experiencing financial difficulties.

We generally perform services in advance of payment for our customers, which include governmental entities, general contractors, and builders, owners and managers of marine and port facilities located primarily in the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Pacific Northwest, and the Caribbean Basin. Consequently, we are subject to potential credit risk related to changes in business and economic factors. On occasion, we have had difficulty collecting from governmental entities or customers with financial difficulties. If we cannot collect receivables for present or future services, we could experience reduced cash flows and losses beyond our established reserves.

Our strategy of growing through strategic acquisitions may not be successful.

We may pursue growth through the acquisition of companies or assets that will enable us to broaden the types of projects we execute and also expand into new markets. We have completed several acquisitions and plan to consider strategic acquisitions in the future. We may be unable to implement this growth strategy if we cannot identify suitable companies or assets or reach agreement on potential strategic acquisitions on acceptable terms. Moreover, an acquisition involves certain risks, including:

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difficulties in the integration of operations, systems, policies and procedures;

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enhancements in our controls and procedures including those necessary for a public company may make it more difficult to integrate operations and systems;

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failure to implement proper overall business controls, including those required to support our growth, resulting in inconsistent operating and financial practices at companies we acquire or have acquired;

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termination of relationships with the key personnel and customers of an acquired company;

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additional financial and accounting challenges and complexities in areas such as tax planning, treasury management, financial reporting and internal controls;

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the incurrence of environmental and other liabilities, including liabilities arising from the operation of an acquired business or asset prior to our acquisition for which we are not indemnified or for which the indemnity is inadequate;

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disruption of or receipt of insufficient management attention to our ongoing business; and

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inability to realize the cost savings or other financial benefits that we anticipate.

Future acquisitions may require us to obtain additional equity or debt financing, which may not be available on attractive terms. Moreover, to the extent an acquisition transaction financed by non-equity consideration results in additional goodwill, it will reduce our tangible net worth, which might have an adverse effect on our credit and bonding capacity.

The anticipated investment in port and marine infrastructure may not be as large as expected, which may result in periods of low demand for our services.

The demand for port construction, maintenance infrastructure services and dredging may be vulnerable to downturns in the economy generally and in the marine transportation industry specifically. The amount of capital expenditures on port facilities and marine infrastructure in our markets is affected by the actual and anticipated shipping and vessel needs of the economy in general and in our geographic markets in particular. If the general level of economic activity deteriorates, our customers may delay or cancel expansions, upgrades, maintenance and repairs to their infrastructure. A number of other factors, including the financial condition of the industry, could adversely affect our customers and their ability or willingness to fund capital expenditures in the future. During downturns in the U.S. or world economies, the anticipated port usage in our geographic markets may decline, resulting in less port construction, upgrading and maintenance. As a result, demand for our services could substantially decline for extended periods.

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Any adverse change to the economy or business environment in the regions in which we operate could significantly affect our operations, which would lead to lower revenues and reduced profitability.

Our operations are currently concentrated in the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and the Caribbean Basin and we recently expanded into the Pacific Northwest. Because of this concentration in a specific geographic location, we are susceptible to fluctuations in our business caused by adverse economic or other conditions in this region, including natural or other disasters.

During the ordinary course of our business, we may become subject to lawsuits or indemnity claims, which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We have been and may from time to time be named as a defendant in legal actions claiming damages in connection with marine infrastructure projects and other matters. These are typically claims that arise in the normal course of business, including employment-related claims and contractual disputes or claims for personal injury (including asbestos-related lawsuits) or property damage which occurs in connection with services performed relating to project or construction sites. These actions may seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, workers’ compensation, employment discrimination, breach of contract, property damage, environmental damage, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, consequential damages or injunctive or declaratory relief. Contractual disputes normally involve claims relating to the timely completion of projects, performance of equipment, design or other engineering services or project services. We may incur liabilities that may not be covered by insurance policies, or, if covered, the dollar amount of such liabilities may exceed our policy limits or fall below applicable deductibles. A partially or completely uninsured claim, if successful and of significant magnitude, could cause us to suffer a significant loss and reduce cash available for our operations.

Furthermore, our services are integral to the operation and performance of the marine infrastructure. As a result, we may become subject to lawsuits or claims for any failure of the infrastructure that we work on, even if our services are not the cause for such failures. In addition, we may incur civil and criminal liabilities to the extent that our services contributed to any property damage or personal injury. With respect to such lawsuits, claims, proceedings and indemnities, we have and will accrue reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In the event that such actions or indemnities are ultimately resolved unfavorably at amounts exceeding our accrued reserves, or at material amounts, the outcome could materially and adversely affect our reputation, business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, payments of significant amounts, even if reserved, could adversely affect our liquidity position.

We are currently engaged in litigation related to claims arising from Hurricane Katrina. See “Business — Legal Proceedings.”

Our operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may expose us to significant costs and liabilities.

Our marine infrastructure construction, salvage, demolition, dredging and dredge material disposal activities are subject to stringent and complex federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those concerning air emissions, water quality, solid waste management, and protection of certain marine and bird species, their habitats, and wetlands. We may incur substantial costs in order to conduct our operations in compliance with these laws and regulations. For instance, we may be required to obtain, maintain and comply with permits and other approvals (as well as those obtained for projects by our customers) issued by various federal, state and local governmental authorities; limit or prevent releases of materials from our operations in accordance with these permits and approvals; and install pollution control equipment. In addition, compliance with environmental laws and regulations can delay or prevent our performance of a particular project and increase related project costs. Moreover, new, stricter environmental laws, regulations or enforcement policies, including those imposed in response to climate change, could be implemented that significantly increase our compliance costs, or require us to adopt more costly methods of operation.

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Failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations, or the permits issued under them, may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations and the issuance of injunctions limiting or preventing some or all of our operations. In addition, strict joint and several liability may be imposed under certain environmental laws, which could cause us to become liable for the investigation or remediation of environmental contamination that resulted from the conduct of others or from our own actions that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions were taken. Further, it is possible that we may be exposed to liability due to releases of pollutants, or other environmental impacts that may arise in the course of our operations. For instance, some of the work we perform is in underground and water environments, and if the field location maps or waterway charts supplied to us are not accurate, or if objects are present in the soil or water that are not indicated on the field location maps or waterway charts, our underground and underwater work could strike objects in the soil or the waterway bottom containing pollutants and result in a rupture and discharge of pollutants. In addition, we sometimes perform directional drilling operations below certain environmentally sensitive terrains and water bodies, and due to the inconsistent nature of the terrain and water bodies, it is possible that such directional drilling may cause a surface fracture releasing subsurface materials. These releases may contain contaminants in excess of amounts permitted by law, may expose us to remediation costs and fines and legal actions by private parties seeking damages for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations or for personal injury or property damage. We may not be able to recover some or any of these costs through insurance or increased revenues, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. See “Business — Environmental Matters” for more information.

Our operations are susceptible to adverse weather conditions in our regions of operation.

Our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected by severe weather, particularly along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and Caribbean Basin where we have concentrated operations. Repercussions of severe weather conditions may include:

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evacuation of personnel and curtailment of services;

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weather-related damage to our equipment, facilities and project work sites resulting in suspension of operations;

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inability to deliver materials to jobsites in accordance with contract schedules; and

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loss of productivity.

Our dependence on petroleum-based products increases our costs as the prices of such products increase, which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We use diesel fuel and other petroleum-based products to operate our equipment used in our construction contracts. Decreased supplies of those products relative to demand and other factors can cause an increase in their cost. Future increases in the costs of fuel and other petroleum-based products used in our business, particularly if a bid has been submitted for a contract and the costs of those products have been estimated at amounts less than the actual costs thereof, could result in a lower profit, or a loss, on one or more contracts.

Terrorist attacks at port facilities could negatively impact the markets in which we operate.

Terrorist attacks, like those that occurred on September 11, 2001, targeted at ports, marine facilities or shipping could affect the markets in which we operate our business and our expectations. Increased armed hostilities, terrorist attacks or responses from the U.S. may lead to further acts of terrorism and civil disturbances in the U.S. or elsewhere, which may further contribute to economic instability in the U.S. These attacks or armed conflicts may affect our operations or those of our customers or suppliers and could impact our revenues, our production capability and our ability to complete contracts in a timely manner.

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We may be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or increased labor costs.

We have a non-union workforce. If our employees unionize, it could result in demands that may increase our operating expenses and adversely affect our profitability. Each of our different employee groups could unionize at any time and would require separate collective bargaining agreements. If any group of our employees were to unionize and we were unable to agree on the terms of their collective bargaining agreement or we were to experience widespread employee dissatisfaction, we could be subject to work slowdowns or stoppages. In addition, we may be subject to disruptions by organized labor groups protesting our non-union status. Any of these events would be disruptive to our operations and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

We may be unable to sustain our historical revenue growth rate.

Our revenue has grown rapidly in recent years. However, we may be unable to sustain our recent revenue growth rate for a variety of reasons, including limits on additional growth in our current markets, less success in competitive bidding for contracts, limitations on access to necessary working capital and investment capital to sustain growth, limitations on access to bonding to support increased contracts and operations, the inability to hire and retain essential personnel and to acquire equipment to support growth, and the inability to identify acquisition candidates and successfully integrate them into our business. A decline in our revenue growth could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition if we are unable to reduce the growth of our operating expenses at the same rate.

We are subject to risks related to our international operations.

Approximately 14% of our revenue in 2009 was derived from international markets. We presently conduct projects in the Caribbean Basin. International operations subject us to additional risks, including:

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uncertainties concerning import and export license requirements, tariffs and other trade barriers;

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restrictions on repatriating foreign profits back to the U.S.;

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changes in foreign policies and regulatory requirements;

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difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

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taxation issues;

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currency fluctuations; and

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political, cultural and economic uncertainties.

These risks could restrict our ability to provide services to international customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Restrictions on foreign ownership of our vessels could limit our ability to sell off any portion of our business or result in the forfeiture of our vessels or in our inability to continue our operations in U.S. navigable waters.

The Dredging Act, the Jones Act, the Shipping Act and the Vessel Documentation Act require vessels engaged in the transport of merchandise or passengers between two points in the U.S. or dredging in the navigable waters of the U.S. to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens. The U.S. citizen ownership and control standards require the vessel-owning entity to be at least 75% U.S. citizen-owned, thus restricting foreign ownership interests in the entities that directly or indirectly own the vessels which we operate. If we were to seek to sell any portion of our business unit that owns any of these vessels, we may have fewer potential purchasers, since some potential purchasers might be unable or unwilling to satisfy the foreign ownership restrictions described above; additionally, any sales of certain of our larger vessels to foreign buyers would be subject to approval by the U.S. Maritime Administration. As a result, the sales price for that portion of our business may not attain the amount that could be obtained in an unregulated market. Furthermore, although our certificate of incorporation contains provisions limiting ownership of our capital stock by non-U.S. citizens, foreign ownership is difficult to track and if we or any operating subsidiaries

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cease to be 75% controlled and owned by U.S. citizens, we would become ineligible to continue our operations in U.S. navigable waters and may become subject to penalties and risk forfeiture of our vessels.

We may be vulnerable to the cyclical nature of the markets in which our customers operate, which may be exacerbated during economic downturns.

Current global economic conditions are affecting numerous industries and companies and many states are facing difficult budget decisions which could result in reduced demand for general construction projects. This reduced demand may increase the number of potential bidders in our markets and could increase the competitive environment through pressure on pricing. Budgeting decisions and constraints due to the tight credit markets may result in diversion of governmental funding from projects we perform to other uses. A weak economy may also produce less tax revenue, thereby decreasing funds for public sector projects. Lower levels of activity may result in a corresponding decline in the demand for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability.

Negative conditions in the credit and financial markets could impair our ability to operate our business, or implement our acquisition strategies

Due to the continuing instability of the credit markets in the United States and abroad, the availability of credit has continued to be relatively difficult or expensive to obtain in spite of government efforts to increase liquidity and hold or reduce interest rates. We may face challenges if conditions in the financial markets do not improve. While these conditions have not impaired the Company’s ability to access credit markets and finance operations, at this time, there can be no assurance that there will not be a further deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies. A continuing shortage of liquidity could have an impact on the lenders under our credit facility or on our customers.

Risk Factors Related to our Accounting, Financial Results and Financing Plans

Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions that we use to prepare our financial statements.

To prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions as of the date of the financial statements, which affect the reported values of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Areas requiring significant estimates by our management include: contract costs and profits, application of percentage-of-completion accounting, and revenue recognition of contract change order claims; provisions for uncollectible receivables and customer claims and recoveries of costs from subcontractors, suppliers and others; valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with business combinations; accruals for estimated liabilities, including litigation and insurance reserves; and the value of our deferred tax assets. Our actual results could differ from those estimates.

Our use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting could result in a reduction or reversal of previously recorded revenue and profit.

In particular, as is more fully discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies,” we recognize contract revenue using the percentage-of-completion method. A significant portion of our work is performed on a fixed-price or lump-sum basis. The balance of our work is performed on variations of cost reimbursable and target price approaches. Contract revenue is accrued based on the percentage that actual costs-to-date bear to total estimated costs. We utilize this cost-to-cost approach as we believe this method is less subjective than relying on assessments of physical progress. Under the cost-to-cost approach, while the most widely recognized method used for percentage-of-completion accounting, the use of estimated cost to complete each contract is a significant variable in the process of determining income earned and is a significant

factor in the accounting for contracts. The cumulative impact of revisions in total cost estimates during the progress of work is reflected in the period in which these changes become known. Due to the various estimates inherent in our contract accounting, actual results could differ from those estimates, which may result in a reduction or reversal of previously recorded revenue and profit.

Failure to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and stock value.

Maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and is important in helping to prevent financial fraud. If we are unable to achieve and maintain adequate internal controls, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed. We are required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) and the related rules of the SEC to annually assess the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm is required to issue a report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. During the course of the related documentation and testing, we may identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that we may be unable to remediate before the requisite deadline for those reports. If our management or our independent registered public accounting firm were to conclude in their reports that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, this could have a material adverse effect on our ability to process and report financial information and the value of our common stock could significantly decline.

Our bonding requirements may limit our ability to incur indebtedness.

We generally are required to provide various types of surety bonds that provide an additional measure of security for our performance under certain government and private sector contracts. Our ability to obtain surety bonds depends upon various factors including our capitalization, working capital and amount of our indebtedness. In order to help ensure that we can obtain required bonds, we may be limited in our ability to incur additional indebtedness that may be needed for potential acquisitions and operations. Our inability to incur additional indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

The downturn in economic conditions may impact our customers’ ability to pay for services and finance projects.

Our primary customers are governmental agencies in the United States, as well as a wide variety of private customers in diverse industries. It is possible that the credit crisis and current economic conditions may affect some of our customers’ ability to access sufficient capital to finance or complete projects. Our cash flows may be adversely impacted through customer delays in payment or non-payment of our accounts receivable, or through delays or cancellations of projects awarded to us. We monitor our accounts receivable balances closely and maintain contact with our customers to assess the economic viability of projects in process.

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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Item 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters is located at 12000 Aerospace, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77034, with 10,983 square feet of office space that we lease, with an initial term expiring February 28, 2017 and with two five year extensions at our option. Our finance and executive offices are located at this facility. As of December 31, 2009, we owned or leased the following additional facilities:

Location	Type of Facility	Size	Leased or Owned
159 Highway 316 Port Lavaca, TX	Waterfront maintenance and dock facilities, equipment yard and dry dock; regional office	17.5 acres	Owned
17140 Market Street Channelview, TX	Waterfront maintenance and dock facilities and equipment yard	23.7 acres	Owned
5600 West Commerce Street Tampa, FL	Waterfront maintenance and dock facilities; equipment yard and dry dock	9.1 acres	Owned
12550 Fuqua Houston, TX	Regional office	16,440 square feet	Leased
1500 Main Street Ingleside, TX	Regional office	4 acres	Leased
City of Port Lavaca Port Commission Port Lavaca, Texas	Safe harbor	6.6 acres	Leased
825 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA	Regional office	6,500 square feet	Leased
Dock Board Road Sulphur, LA	Waterfront maintenance and dock facilities; equipment yard	4.37 acres	Leased
2400 Veterans Boulevard Kenner, LA	Regional office	1,255 square feet	Leased
321 Great Bridge Blvd., Chesapeake, VA	Regional office	1,500 square feet	Leased
5440 W. Tyson Avenue Tampa, Florida	Regional office	6,160 square feet	Leased
1901 Hill Street Jacksonville, Florida	Waterfront maintenance and dock facilities and equipment yard	Estimated less than 5 acres	Leased

We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our operations. We do not believe that any single facility is material to our operations and, if necessary, we could readily obtain a replacement facility. Our real estate assets are pledged to secure our credit facility.

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Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Although we are subject to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business, except as described below, we are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings or environmental claims.

We have been named as one of numerous defendants in various individual claims and lawsuits brought in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana by or on behalf of the residents and landowners of New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding areas. These suits have been classified as a subcategory of suits under the more expansive proceeding, In re Canal Breaches Consolidation Litigation, Civil Action No. 05-4182 IE.D. La), which was instituted in late 2005. While not technically class actions, the individual claims and lawsuits are being prosecuted in a manner similar to that employed for federal class actions. The claims are based on flooding and related damage from Hurricane Katrina. In general, the claimants state that the flooding and related damage resulted from the failure of certain aspects of the levee system constructed by the Corps of Engineers, and the claimants seek recovery of alleged general and special damages.

The Corps of Engineers has contracted with various private dredging companies, including us, to perform maintenance dredging of the waterways. In accordance with a decision of the trial court (In re Canal Breaches Consolidation Litigation, Civil Action No: 05-4182, “Order and Reasons,” March 9, 2007 (E.D. La, 2007)), we believe that we will not have liability under these claims unless we deviated from our contracted scope of work on a project. In June of 2007, however, the plaintiffs filed two separate appeals of this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where on November 25, 2009 a portion of the decision of the trial court was affirmed. The other portion, for claims in Limitation Actions, remains pending. Additionally, plaintiffs in other cases included in this subcategory of suits continue to seek trial court determinations contrary to those reached in the “Order and Reasons” described above.

The plaintiffs in the pending lawsuit have not specified the amount of damages claimed. Furthermore, as a matter arising in admiralty, which is subject to statutory limitations provided under the Limitation of Liability Act (46 U.S.C. section 30505), we believe that our liability is limited to the value of our vessels involved in the dredging work. In addition, we maintain insurance which should cover any liability that may be incurred, further limiting our potential exposure. Therefore, we believe our exposure is limited to our deductible under this insurance policy, which is $100,000.

From time to time, we are a party to various other lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we accrue reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows, or on our financial condition.

Item 4. RESERVED

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PART II

Item 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on May 13, 2009, and trades under the symbol “ORN”. Prior to that date, we were listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC and traded under the symbol “OMGI”. We have provided to the NYSE, without qualification, the required certification regarding compliance with NYSE corporate governance listing standards.

The following table sets forth the low and high prices of a share of our common stock during each of the fiscal quarters presented, based on NYSE and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC reports:

	Low		High
2009
Fourth quarter – December 31	$	17.57	$	24.38
Third quarter – September 30	$	16.58	$	24.98
Second quarter – June 30	$	11.65	$	22.84
First quarter – March 31	$	7.93	$	13.48
2008
Fourth quarter – December 31	$	3.55	$	10.40
Third quarter – September 30	$	9.01	$	14.50
Second quarter – June 30	$	11.89	$	15.41
First quarter – March 31	$	10.01	$	15.00

Holders

As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately 8,400 stockholders of record.

Dividends

For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain earnings to grow our business and do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock. We have not historically paid dividends and payments of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on many factors, including general economic and business conditions, our strategic plans, our financial results and condition, legal requirements, and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. Our existing credit facility restricts our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock, and we may also enter into credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements in the future that will restrict our ability to declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock.

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table presents certain information about our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2009:

Plan category	Column A Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Column B Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Column C Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in Column A)
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders		2,606,629	$	6.75		337,317
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders		--		--		--
Total		2,606,629	$	6.75		337,317

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Performance Graph*

The following graph shows the changes, since our common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on December 20, 2007, in the value of $100 invested in (1) the common stock of Orion Marine Group, Inc., (2) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and (3) the Dow Jones Heavy Construction Group Index. The values of each investment are based on share price appreciation, with reinvestment of all dividends, assuming any were paid. For each graph, the investments are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of each period.

	2007		2007		2008		2009
Orion Marine Group, Inc.		100.00		94.94		61.14		133.29
S&P 500		100.00		99.31		62.56		79.12
Dow Jones US Heavy Civil Construction		100.00		103.61		46.50		53.15

Note: The above information was provided by Research Data Group, Inc.

*This table and the information therein is being furnished but not filed.

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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table presents selected financial data for each of the last five fiscal years. This selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for any future period.

The table below includes the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA. For a definition of EBITDA and a reconciliation to net income calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” immediately below.

	Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share information
	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
Contract revenues	$	293,494		$	261,802		$	210,360		$	183,278		$	167,315
Gross profit		62,697			50,451			50,433			38,537			21,575
Selling, general and administrative expenses		30,947			27,978			22,946			17,425			10,685
Net income		20,030			14,475			17,399			12,403			5,311
Preferred dividends		--			--			782			2,100			2,100
Income available to common shareholders	$	20,030		$	14,475		$	16,617		$	10,303		$	3,211
Net income per share available to common shareholders:
Basic	$	0.85		$	0.67		$	0.86		$	0.65		$	0.20
Diluted	$	0.84		$	0.66		$	0.83		$	0.63		$	0.20
Weighted average shares outstanding;
Basic		23,577,854			21,561,201			19,657,436			16,630,045			16,730,942
Diluted		23,979,943			21,979,535			19,976,683			16,958,453			16,730,942
Other Financial Data
EBITDA	$	50,538		$	41,321		$	40,079		$	33,003		$	22,331
Capital expenditures		22,693			14,485			11,433			11,931			9,149
Cash interest expense		553			1,234			927			2,848			2,146
Depreciation and amortization*		18,788			18,848			12,592			11,805			11,036
Net cash provided by (used in): Operating activities		40,336			26,471			10,092			32,475			11,618
Investing activities		(21,598	)		(47,337	)		(9,463	)		(11,987	)		(5,431	)
Financing activities		60,286			33,994			(6,606	)		(9,572	)		(6,244	)

*includes depreciation, amortization of finite lived intangible assets and amortization of deferred financing costs

	2009		2008		2007		2006		2005
(in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	104,736	$	25,712	$	12,584	$	18,561	$	7,645
Working capital		130,760		47,021		32,452		12,970		14,729
Total assets		273,157		186,322		133,534		125,072		114,626
Total debt		--		34,125		--		25,000		34,548
Total stockholders’ equity		221,666		105,611		90,084		53,239		40,730

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We include in this Annual Report on Form 10-K the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA. We define EBITDA as income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks and others, to assess:

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the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;

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the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs and support our indebtedness;

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our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in our industry, without regard to financing or capital structure; and

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the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.

EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations. Because EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and is defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation.

The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to our net income for the periods indicated as calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP:

	2009		2008		2007			2006		2005
Net income	$	20,030	$	14,475	$	17,399		$	12,403	$	5,311
Income tax expense		11,534		7,282		10,178			7,040		3,805
Interest expense(income), net		186		716		(90	)		1,755		2,179
Depreciation and amortization*		18,788		18,848		12,592			11,805		11,036
EBITDA	$	50,538	$	41,321	$	40,079		$	33,003	$	22,331

*includes depreciation, amortization of finite-lived intangible assets and amortization of deferred financing costs

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected unaudited financial information for the eight quarters in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009. This information has been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contains all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation.

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total Year
2009
Revenues	$	70,040	$	70,753	$	81,466	$	71,235	$	293,494
Operating profit(a)		7,074		10,136		8,300		6,241		31,750
Income before income taxes		6,971		10,000		8,289		6,304		31,564
Net income		4,341		6,286		5,397		4,006		20,030
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.29	$	0.22	$	0.15	$	0.85
Diluted	$	0.20	$	0.28	$	0.22	$	0.15	$	0.84

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total Year
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2008
Revenues	$	52,591	$	67,070	$	62,897	$	79,244	$	261,802
Operating profit(a)		4,245		4,135		5,243		8,851		22,474
Income before tax		4,268		3,890		4,985		8,614		21,757
Net income		2,846		2,401		3,764		5,464		14,475
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.13	$	0.11	$	0.18	$	0.25	$	0.67
Diluted	$	0.13	$	0.11	$	0.17	$	0.25	$	0.66

(a) Operating profit represents revenues, less cost of contracts and selling, general and administrative expenses

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Item 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain statements made in our discussion may be forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and a number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from our expectations. See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties. Unless the context requires otherwise, when we refer to “we”, “us” and “our”, we are describing Orion Marine Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We are a leading marine specialty contractor serving the heavy civil marine infrastructure market. We provide a broad range of marine construction and specialty services on, over and under the water along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and the Caribbean Basin, and we recently expanded into the Pacific Northwest. Our customers include federal, state and municipal governments, the combination of which accounted for approximately 55% of our revenue in the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as private commercial and industrial enterprises. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas.

2009 Recap and 2010 Outlook

Despite a difficult and challenging economic environment, our revenues increased 12.1% in 2009 as compared with 2008. The mix of contracts in progress and those completed during 2009 shifted more toward the public sector, with 55% of 2009 revenue generated from federal and state agencies and local municipalities, which includes the US Army Corps of Engineers.

In 2009, pursuant to a shelf registration on Form S-3, we completed a public offering of 4.8 million shares of our common stock at $19.70 per share, and received net proceeds of $91.0 million. With a portion of the proceeds, we repaid all of our outstanding debt of approximately $29.9 million.

We invested in specialized equipment to enhance our lift capabilities and expand our fleet. Our capital expenditures in 2009 totaled $22.7 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2009, our operations provided cash from operations of $40.3 million and our cash position at December 31, 2009 exceeded $104.7 million. Our operations are not currently dependent on external sources of capital and we have not utilized the $7.6 million available to us under our revolving credit facility.

Our overall performance generally depends on spending in the heavy civil marine infrastructure market. Spending by our customers, both government and private, is impacted by several important trends affecting our industry, including the following:

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port and channel expansion and maintenance;

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deteriorating condition of intracoastal waterways and bridges;

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continued demand in the cruise industry;

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infrastructure spending by the United States Navy and Coast Guard;

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near-shore oil and gas capital expenditures

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ongoing U.S. coastal wetlands restoration and reclamation;

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recurring hurricane restoration and repair.

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In January 2010, we acquired Texas-based T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC for $64 million in cash, utilizing proceeds raised in our August 2009 public stock offering to fund the acquisition. The acquisition provided us with additional dredging resources for deep-channel dredging capability as well as additional experienced personnel. Through its backlog of approximately $25 million, the acquisition will immediately contribute to 2010 revenue.

In February 2010, we expanded our operations and established a base in the Pacific Northwest through the purchase of several heavy civil marine construction equipment items, including derrick barges, cranes, hammers and ancillary equipment, at a total price of $7.0 million.

We continue to see good bidding opportunities in our end markets. Sources of bid opportunities available to us include:

·	Gulf Coast and Southeast Atlantic ports, which are expected to continue with expansion plans, with supplemental funding available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the “Stimulus package”).

·	Bridge maintenance, alterations, and construction, which should be a priority for states, with funding from highway transportation programs and through the Stimulus package.

·	Funds available from the civil works budget and Stimulus package of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

·	The continuation of the highway transportation program for highway construction, including bridges over water.

Our focus in 2010 will be to concentrate on our core business objectives; to manage our business effectively and efficiently; to pursue rational growth strategies while closely monitoring the costs of our operations; and to maintain our strong balance sheet.

Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements contained in this report were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect both the Company’s carrying values of its assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Although our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; we believe the following accounting policies to be critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We enter into construction contracts principally on the basis of competitive bids. Although the terms of our contracts vary considerably, most are made on a fixed price basis. Revenues from construction contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. The percentage-of-completion method measures the ratio of costs incurred and accrued to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for each contract at completion. This requires us to prepare on-going estimates of the costs to complete each contract as the project progresses. In preparing these estimates, we make significant judgments and assumptions concerning our significant cost drivers of materials, labor and equipment, and we evaluate contingencies based on possible schedule variances, production delays or other productivity factors.

Actual costs may vary from the costs we estimated. Variations from estimated contract costs along with other risks inherent in fixed price contracts may result in actual revenue and gross profits differing from those we estimated and could result in losses on projects. If a current estimate of total contract cost indicates a loss on a contract, the projected loss is recognized in full when determined, without regard to the percentage of completion. We consider unapproved change orders to be contract variations on which we have customer approval for scope change, but not for price associated with that scope change. These costs are included in the estimated cost to complete the contracts and are expensed as incurred. We recognize revenue equal to cost incurred on unapproved change orders when realization of price approval is probable and the estimated amount is equal to or greater than our cost related to the unapproved change order and the related margin when the change order is formally approved by the customer. Revenue recognized on unapproved change orders is included in contract costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts on the balance sheet. We consider claims to be amounts that we seek or will seek to collect from customers or others for customer-caused changes in contract specifications or design, or other customer-related causes of unanticipated additional contract costs on which there is no agreement with customers on both scope and price changes. Revenue from claims is recognized when

agreement is reached with customers as to the value of the claims, which in some instances may not occur until after completion of work under the contract. Costs associated with claims are included in the estimated costs to complete the contracts and are expensed when incurred. Depending on the size of a particular project, variations from estimated project costs could have a significant impact on our operating results for any fiscal quarter or year. We believe our exposure to losses on fixed price contracts is limited by the relatively short duration of the contracts we undertake and our management’s experience in estimating contract costs. We provide for contract losses in their entirety in the period they become known, without regard to the percentage of completion.

Long-Lived Assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives, ranging from one to thirty years, using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods for tax reporting purposes. The carrying value of all long-lived assets is evaluated periodically to determine if adjustment to the depreciation period or the carrying value is warranted. If events and circumstances indicate that the long-lived assets should be reviewed for possible impairment, we use projections to assess whether future cash flows on a non-discounted basis related to the tested assets are likely to exceed the recorded carrying amount of those assets to determine if write-down is appropriate. If we identify impairment, we will report a loss to the extent that the carrying value of the impaired assets exceeds their fair values as determined by valuation techniques appropriate in the circumstances that could include the use of similar projections on a discounted basis.

Goodwill

We have acquired businesses and assets in purchase transactions that resulted in the recognition of goodwill. In accordance with US GAAP, acquired goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to impairment testing at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that the asset more likely than not may be impaired.

We assess the fair value of our reporting units based on a weighted average of valuations based on market multiples, discounted cash flows, and consideration of our market capitalization. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuations are discount rates and perpetual growth rates applied to cash flow projections. Also inherent in the discounted cash flow valuation models are past performance, projections and assumptions in current operating plans, and revenue growth rates over the next five years. These assumptions contemplate business, market and overall economic conditions. We also consider assumptions that market participants may use.

As required by the Company’s policy, annual impairment tests of goodwill are performed during the fourth quarter of each year or when circumstances arise that indicate a possible impairment might exist. Based on this testing, we determined that goodwill was not impaired as of October 31, 2009, and no events have occurred since that date that would require an interim impairment test. The discount rate used in testing goodwill for impairment was 15.3%. Revenue growth was fixed at 5% per year, which we believe is appropriate based on our assessment of current economic and market conditions. As compared with the impairment test performed in 2008, the discount rate increased by 80 basis points, due to our assessment of economic conditions and risk, while the revenue growth rate remained constant. This had the effect of reducing the indicated fair value in the 2009 test. Management performed a sensitivity analysis on the fair value resulting from the discounted cash flow valuation, by increasing the discount rate 100 basis points and decreasing the perpetual growth rate by 100 basis points. The results of the sensitivity analysis indicated no impairment in goodwill.

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Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method prescribed by US GAAP. We evaluate valuation allowances for deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain. The estimation of required valuation allowance includes estimates of future taxable income. In our assessment of our deferred tax assets at December 31, 2009, we considered that it was more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets would be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions ASC 740-10, which it adopted on January 1, 2007, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, on our consolidated tax return. We evaluate and record any uncertain tax positions based on the amount that management deems is more likely than not to be sustained upon ultimate settlement with the tax authorities in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate.

Insurance Coverage, Litigation, Claims and Contingencies

We maintain insurance coverage for our business and operations. Insurance related to property, equipment, automobile, general liability and a portion of workers’ compensation is provided through traditional policies, subject to a deductible. A portion of our workers’ compensation exposure is covered through a mutual association, which is subject to supplemental calls.

The Company maintains two levels of excess loss insurance coverage, $20 million in excess of primary coverage and $10 million in excess of the $20 million, which excess loss coverage responds to all of the Company’s insurance policies other than a portion of its Workers’ Compensation coverage and employee health care coverage. The Company’s excess loss coverage responds to most of its policies when a primary limit of $1 million has been exhausted; provided that the primary limit for Maritime Employer’s Liability is $10 million and the Watercraft Pollution Policy primary limit is $5 million.

We have elected to retain a portion of losses that may occur through the use of various deductibles, limits and retentions under our insurance programs. Losses on these policies up to the deductible amounts are accrued in our consolidated financial statements based on known claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. We derive our accruals from known facts, historical trends and industry averages to determine the best estimate of the ultimate expected loss. Actual claims may vary from our estimate. We include any adjustments to such reserves in our consolidated results of operations in the period in which they become known.

Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and Others

We measure the cost of equity compensation to our employees and independent directors based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the award and recognize the expense over the vesting period. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to compute the fair value of the awards of equity instruments. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of highly subjective assumptions in the computation. Changes in these assumptions can cause significant fluctuations in the fair value of the option award.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

Current Year—Year Ended December 31, 2009 compared with Year Ended December 31, 2008

The following information is derived from our historical results of operations (dollars in thousands):

	Twelve months ended December 31,
	2009						2008
	Amount			Percent			Amount			Percent

Contract revenues	$	293,494			100.0	%	$	261,802			100.0	%
Cost of contract revenues		230,797			78.6	%		211,351			80.7	%
Gross profit		62,697			21.4	%		50,451			19.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		30,947			10.5	%		27,978			10.7	%
Operating income		31,750			10.9	%		22,473			8.6	%
Interest (income) expense
Interest (income)		(352	)		-0.1	%		(530	)		-0.2	%
Interest expense		538			0.2	%		1,246			0.5	%
Interest (income) expense, net		186			0.1	%		716			0.3	%
Income before income taxes		31,564			10.8	%		21,757			8.3	%
Income tax expense		11,534			3.9	%		7,282			2.8	%
Net income	$	20,030			6.9	%	$	14,475			5.5	%

Contract Revenues. Total revenue in 2009 increased $31.7 million or 12.1%, as compared with 2008. The increase in revenue was attributable, in part, to expansion of our dredging capabilities along the eastern coast of the United States late in the first quarter of 2008 and to the progress schedules and rate of completion of the contracts in progress in 2009. Our mix of projects during the year shifted toward the public sector, which totaled 55.2% of 2009 revenues, with revenues generated from the private sector representing 44.8%. In 2008, 50.1% of revenues were generated from government agencies and 49.1% from the private sector. An increase in spending by the Corps of Engineers, partly targeting economic recovery, resulted in 18.5% of total revenues generated from federally funded projects, as compared with 11.1% in the prior year.

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased by $12.2 million, or 24.3% and gross margin improved to 21.4% in 2009 from 19.3% in 2008. We achieved an improvement in gross margin despite a reduction in our contract self-performance rate to 87.6% of total costs, as compared with a self-performance rate of 88.2% in 2008. During 2008, significant production delays which resulted from unexpected amounts of trash and unforeseen site conditions on two projects involving dredging services, negatively affected gross margins.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. As compared with the prior year, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $3.0 million or 10.6% in 2009. The increase was due primarily to additional overheads to support our business growth. In the prior year, we benefitted from lower group medical and workers’ compensation expenses.

Income Tax Expense. Our effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2009 was 36.5% and differed from the Company’s statutory rate of 35% primarily related to state income taxes and the non-deductibility of certain permanent tax items, such as incentive stock compensation expense, offset in part by the benefit of the domestic production activities deduction on our federal tax return, which net effect increased our overall effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate of 33.5% in 2008 differed from our statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to the benefit of the domestic production activities deduction on the Company’s tax return and true-ups of federal and state deferred taxes.

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Prior Year—Year Ended December 31, 2008 compared with Year Ended December 31, 2007

The following information is derived from our historical results of operations (dollars in thousands):

	Twelve months ended December 31,
	2008						2007
	Amount			Percent			Amount			Percent

Contract revenues	$	261,802			100.0	%	$	210,360			100.0	%
Cost of contract revenues		211,351			80.7	%		159,927			76.0	%
Gross profit		50,451			19.3	%		50,433			24.0	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		27,978			10.7	%		22,946			10.9	%
Operating income		22,473			8.6	%		27,487			13.1	%
Interest (income) expense
Interest (income)		(530	)		-0.2	%		(1,000	)		-0.5	%
Interest expense		1,246			0.5	%		910			0.5	%
Interest (income) expense, net		716			0.3	%		(90	)		0.0	%
Income before income taxes		21,757			8.3	%		27,577			13.1	%
Income tax expense		7,282			2.8	%		10,178			4.8	%
Net income	$	14,475			5.5	%	$	17,399			8.3	%

Contract Revenues. Total revenue increased $51.4 million or 24.5%, from $210.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 to $261.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase in revenue was due to geographic expansion of our dredging capabilities along the eastern coast of the United States and to the progress schedules and rate of completion of the contracts in progress in 2008, despite an active hurricane season in the year with seven named storms that affected our entire operations at various times. Revenues generated by the private sector increased by a substantial 45% in 2008 as compared with 2007. However, revenues generated from federal agencies decreased by 22.4% in 2008 as compared with 2007 due to a slow volume of bid opportunities by the Corps of Engineers.

Gross Profit. Gross profit was comparable to the prior year, however, gross margin decreased from 24.0% in 2007 to 19.3% in 2008. The downward pressure on margin was due primarily to the use of outside subcontractors resulting from the scope of work in the mix of contracts in progress during 2008, which reduced our self-performance rate (as measured by cost) from 90.3% in 2007 to 88.2% in 2008. Significant production delays which resulted from unexpected amounts of trash and unforeseen site conditions on two projects involving dredging services, negatively affected gross margins. In addition, we achieved higher margins on certain projects in 2007, due to productivity gains on labor and other factors.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. As compared with the prior year, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $5.0 million or 21.9% in 2008. Current year expenses include amortization related to intangible assets; additional overheads to support the business growth we experienced in 2008; and a full complement of annual public company expenses. In addition, we increased our bad debt reserve to $0.8 million, related to receivables on two projects, and our property taxes increased as compared with 2007, due in part to property taxes related to our geographic expansion. In the prior year, we incurred one-time payments of bonuses and incentives to key employees upon the successful consummation of the common stock offering in May 2007, which totaled approximately $2.6 million. As a percentage of revenues, however, SG&A expenses decreased slightly, from 10.9% of revenues to 10.7%, reflecting our continued focus on the management of costs.

Interest Expense, net of Interest Income. The increase in interest expense in 2008 directly resulted from debt incurred to purchase assets in February 2008. In 2007, upon closing of the private placement transaction, we repaid all debt outstanding at that time. We earn interest income on the cash balances we maintain throughout the year.

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Income Tax Expense. Our effective tax rate of 33.5% differed from our statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to the benefit of the domestic production activities deduction on the Company’s tax return and true-ups of federal and state deferred taxes. Excluding these true-ups, our effective tax rate was 36.4% and differed from the statutory rate due to our estimate of the impact of certain permanent deductions available on our federal tax return, offset by increases in state income taxes. The effective rate of 36.9% in 2007 differed from the statutory rate primarily due to permanent non-deductible differences and to state income taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity needs are for financing working capital, investment in capital expenditures and strategic acquisitions. Historically, our sources of liquidity have been cash provided by our operating activities and borrowings under our credit facility.

Our working capital position fluctuates from period to period due to normal increases and decreases in operations activity. At December 31, 2009, our working capital was $130.8 million, of which $53.4 million was related to the balance of the proceeds received from the sale of common stock in August 2009, as compared to working capital of $47.0 million at December 31, 2008.

As of December 31, 2009, we had available cash on hand and availability under our revolving credit facility of $112.3 million.

At December 31, 2009, our operations provided cash from operations of $40.3 million. Our operations are not currently dependent on external sources of capital, and we have not utilized our available borrowing of $7.6 million under our revolving credit facility.

We expect to meet our future internal liquidity and working capital needs, and maintain our equipment fleet through capital expenditure purchases and major repairs, from funds generated in our operating activities, and from the proceeds received from our common stock offering, for at least the next 12 months. We believe our cash position, combined with the capacity available under our revolving credit facility, is adequate for our general business requirements. Subsequent to year end, we utilized approximately $64 million of cash to purchase T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC (“TWLD”), and approximately $7.0 million to purchase marine construction assets in the Pacific Northwest.

The following table provides information regarding our cash flows and our capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:

	Year ended December 31,
	2009			2008			2007
	(in thousands)
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities………………………………………….............	$	40,336		$	26,471		$	10,092
Investing activities………………………………………………...		(21,598	)		(47,337	)		(9,463	)
Financing activities………………………………………….............		60,286			33,994			(6,606	)
Capital expenditures (included in investing activities above)………		22,693			14,485			11,433

Operating Activities. Fluctuations in cash generated by operating activities are generally the result of timing differences related to the nature and volume of contracts in any given year. Our operations provided net cash of $40.3 million during fiscal 2009. The increase of $13.9 million, as compared with 2008 was due to:

·	An increase of $5.6 million in net income;

·	A reduction in our deferred income taxes of $1.0 million ; and

·	An increase of $7.3 million in working capital components, as described below.

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In 2009, the changes in working capital included an increase in trade payables of $11.2 million compared with 2008, related to the timing of payments to vendors, and based on the mix of contracts in progress. Amounts remaining unbilled to customers, net of our liability related to the receipt of progress payment on certain projects, increased by $9.7 million as compared with 2008, and was related to the timing of billings to customers and the utilization of progress payments. We manage our working capital components in total, rather than by the individual elements, and fluctuations in accounts receivable and payable balances are normal within our business.

In 2008, our accounts receivable and payable balances increased by $4.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and our billings to customers exceeded unbilled amounts to customers on our contracts in progress.

Investing Activities. We purchase capital equipment as well as perform major maintenance and upgrades of our existing fleet and construction equipment to support our construction activities. Capital expenditures supporting our operations and enhancing our fleet totaled $22.7 million in 2009, an increase of $8.2 million as compared with 2008. Also in 2008, we purchased assets to expand our dredging capabilities along the Atlantic Seaboard for a total purchase price of $36.7 million. Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment in 2008 include $2.8 million received from the sale of a vessel no longer considered integral to our fleet.

Financing Activities. In August 2009, we completed a public offering of common stock, receiving proceeds, net of expenses, of approximately $91.0 million. With a portion of the proceeds, we repaid the outstanding balance on our credit facility. In addition, we received proceeds from stock option exercises, including related tax benefits of $3.4 million. Cash provided by financing activities in 2008 was attributable to our borrowing of $35.0 million under our line of credit to fund the purchase of assets. In 2007, net proceeds from the sale of our common stock in a private placement transaction totaled approximately $18.5 million, which we used to repay our debt facility.

Sources of Capital

In addition to our cash balances and cash provided by operations, we have a credit facility available to us to finance capital expenditures and working capital needs.

In February 2008, the Company borrowed $35 million under its credit facility to fund the purchase of marine construction equipment and related assets. In August 2009, the Company repaid the outstanding balance on the credit facility of $29.9 million from proceeds received from its common stock offering. The Company currently has the availablity to borrow up to $15 million under an acquisition term loan facility and up to $8.5 million under a revolving line of credit. All provisions under the credit facility mature on September 30, 2010.

The revolving line of credit is subject to a borrowing base and availability on the revolving line of credit is reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. At December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $910,000, thus reducing the balance available to the Company on the revolving line of credit to approximately $7.6 million. The Company is subject to a monthly commitment fee on the unused portion of the revolving line of credit at a current rate of 0.20% of the unused balance. As of December 31, 2009, no amounts had been drawn under the revolving line of credit.

The credit facility is secured by the bank accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and other assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and places restrictions on the Company as to its ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends, advance loans, and engage in other actions. The credit facility also requires the Company to maintain certain financial ratios as follows:

·	A minimum net worth in the amount of not less than the sum of $40.0 million plus 50% of consolidated net income earned in each fiscal quarter ended after December 31, 2006 plus adjustments for certain equity transactions;

·	A minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.30 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end; and

·	A total leverage ratio not greater than 3.0 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end.

At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all its financial covenants with a sufficient margin as to not impair its ability to incur additional debt or violate the terms of its credit facility. Historically, the Company has not relied on debt financing to fund its operations or working capital.

The Company is in negotiations to renew its credit facility prior to the September 30, 2010 expiration.

Bonding Capacity

We are generally required to provide various types of surety bonds that provide additional security to our customers for our performance under certain government and private sector contracts. Our ability to obtain surety bonds depends on our capitalization, working capital, past performance and external factors, including the capacity of the overall surety market. At December 31, 2009, we believe our capacity under our current bonding arrangement was in excess of $400 million, of which we had approximately $130 million in surety bonds outstanding. We believe our strong balance sheet and working capital position will allow us to continue to access our bonding capacity.

Effect of Inflation

We are subject to the effects of inflation through increases in the cost of raw materials, and other items such as fuel. Because the typical duration of a project is between three to nine months we do not believe inflation has had a material impact on our operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently have no off balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases to which we are a party, and which arise in the normal course of business. These arrangements are not reasonably likely to have an effect on our financial condition, or results of operations that is material to investors. See Note 20 – Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth information about our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2009:

			Payment Due by Period
	Total		< 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		> 5 years
	(in thousands)
Long-term debt obligations………..	$	--	$	--	$	--	$	---	$	---
Operating lease obligations…………..		8,153		2,981		3,477		1,181		514
Purchase obligations (1)…………….		--		--		---		---		---
Total…………………………………...	$	8,153	$	2,981	$	3,477	$	1,181	$	514

(1)	Commitments pursuant to other purchase orders and subcontracts related to construction contracts are not included since such amounts are expected to be funded under contract billings.

To manage risks of changes in the material prices and subcontracting costs used in tendering bids for construction contracts, we obtain firm quotations from our suppliers and subcontractors before submitting a bid. These quotations do not include any quantity guarantees, and we have no obligation for materials or subcontract services beyond those required to complete the contracts that we are awarded for which quotations have been provided.

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Subsequent Events

On January 28, 2010, Seagull Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company purchased (a) the membership interests of TWLD, a Texas limited liability company, from LaQuay Holdings, Inc. (the “Seller”), (b) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Industrial Channel and Dock, Company, a Texas Corporation, and Commercial Channel and Dock Company, a Texas Corporation (collectively, the “Channel and Dock Companies”), from Timothy W. LaQuay and Linda F. LaQuay (the principal shareholders of the Seller, the “Principal Shareholders”), and (c) certain parcels of real property located in Calhoun County, Port Lavaca, Texas from the Principal Shareholders (collectively, the “Purchase Transactions”). At the closing, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Timothy and Linda LaQuay and with Charles F. Barnett for a term of one year from the Closing Date.

Upon the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the total aggregate consideration paid by the Company to the Seller and the Principal Shareholders consisted of the following:

·	Cash consideration of $55.5 million, paid to the Seller for the membership interests of T.W. LaQuay Dredging;

·	Cash consideration of $4.5 million, paid to the Principal Shareholders for the Channel and Dock Companies and the above mentioned parcels of land; and

Up to an additional $4.0 million (to be held in escrow) payable to Seller as a result of an increase in the purchase price of the membership interests by the amount of any additional taxes incurred by the Seller arising from the allocation of the membership interests purchase price, as further described in Section 1060 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities, including certain post-closing covenants with respect to confidentiality and non-competition.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price:

Fair value of working capital items $ 4,007

Property and equipment $48,594

Goodwill $11,399

Total $64,000

The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed using estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon the finalization of valuations, which are contingent upon final appraisals of property and equipment, identifiable intangible assets, and other adjustments through January 28, 2010. Revisions to the preliminary purchase price allocation could result in significant deviations from the preliminary allocation.

On February 11, 2010, the Company purchased several heavy civil marine construction equipment items including derrick barges, cranes, hammers and ancillary equipment from a private company exiting the marine construction business, for a purchase price of approximately $7.0 million. The Company intends to establish a base to serve the Pacific Northwest and West Coast, through the lease of yard and office space in Tacoma, Washington. The Company is currently evaluating the fair value of the assets acquired.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements

In January 2010, the FASB issued a new accounting standard update (“ASU”) which clarifies and provides additional disclosure requirements on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons for and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). This ASU is effective for us in 2010, except for the requirements to provide Level 3 activity which will become effective for us in 2011. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading, speculation or other purposes that would expose the Company to market risk. In the normal course of business, our results of operations are subject to risks related to fluctuation in commodity prices and fluctuations in interest rates.

Commodity price risk

We are subject to fluctuations in commodity prices for concrete, steel products and fuel. Although we attempt to secure firm quotes from our suppliers, we generally do not hedge against increases in prices for concrete, steel and fuel. Commodity price risks may have an impact on our results of operations due to the fixed-price nature of many of our contracts, although the short-term duration of our projects may allow us to include price increases in the costs of our bids.

Interest rate risk

At December 31, 2009, we had no borrowings under our revolving credit facility or line of credit. Our credit facility expires in September 2010. Our objectives in managing interest rate risk are to lower our overall borrowing costs and limit interest rate changes on our earnings and cash flows. To achieve this, we closely monitor changes in interest rates and we utilize cash from operations to reduce our debt position. An increase of 1% in our interest rate during 2009 would have increased our interest expense by approximately $208,000.

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The information required by this Item 8 is submitted as a separate section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Additionally, a two-year Summary of Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) is included in “Selected Quarterly Financial Data” under Item 6 - Selected Financial Data.

Item 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None

Item 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of such period.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting can also be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.

Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and issued an audit report thereon, which is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K

Changes in Internal Control

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s quarter ended December 31, 2009, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

None

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Report. We will file our definitive proxy statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 20, 2010 (the “Proxy Statement”) pursuant to regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report, and certain information included therein is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons

The information required by Paragraph (a), and Paragraphs (c) through (g) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K (except for information required by Paragraph (e) of that Item to the extent the required information pertains to our executive officers) is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.

The following table presents the information required by Paragraph (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Name	Age		Position with the Company	Year Joined the Registrant
Richard L. Daerr, Jr.		65	Chairman of the Board		2007
J. Michael Pearson		62	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director		2006
Thomas N. Amonett		66	Director		2007
Austin J. Shanfelter		52	Director		2007
Gene Stoever		71	Director		2007
Mark R. Stauffer		47	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		1999
Elliott J. Kennedy		55	Executive Vice President		1994
James L. Rose		45	Executive Vice President		2005
Peter R. Buchler		63	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		2009

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of ethics for our chief executive, chief financial and principal accounting officers; a code of business conduct and ethics for members of our Board of Directors; and corporate governance guidelines. The full text of the codes of ethics and corporate governance guidelines is available at our website www.orionmarinegroup.com. Although we have never done so, in the event we make any amendment to, or grant any waiver from, a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer that requires disclosure under applicable Commission rules, we will disclose such amendment or waiver and the reasons therefore on our website. We will provide any person without charge a copy of any of the aforementioned codes of ethics upon receipt of a written request. Requests should be addressed to: Orion Marine Group, Inc. 12000 Aerospace, Houston, Texas 77034, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

Corporate Governance

The information required by Items 407(c)(3), (d)(4) and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.

Item 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year. The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is submitted in a separate section of this Form 10-K. See Item 5. — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities, above.

Item 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

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PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

1. Financial Statements

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008 and the notes thereto, together with the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on those Consolidated Financial Statements are hereby filed as part of this Report, beginning on page F-1.

2. Financial Statement Schedule

The following financial statement schedule of the Company for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 is filed as part of this Report and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

Schedule II – Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

3. Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report.

Except as noted below, all exhibits are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 20, 2007, as subsequently amended.

Exhibit
Number			Description

	1	.01	Form of Indemnity Agreement for Directors and Certain Officers dated November 24, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 1.01 to Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2008)
	2	.1	Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2008, by and between OMGI Sub, LLC and Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Subaqueous Services, Inc. and Lance Young (filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on March 4, 2008)
	2	.2	Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2010 by and among LaQuay Holdings., Inc and Seagull Services Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on February 2, 2010)
	3	.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Orion Marine Group, Inc.
	3	.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Orion Marine Group, Inc.
	4	.1	Registration Rights Agreement between Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. and Orion Marine Group, Inc. dated May 17, 2007
	10	.1	Loan Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2007, between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association
**	10	.1.1	First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated February 29, 2008, among Orion Marine Group, Inc., and Amegy Bank National Association, a national banking association, as agent
	10	.2	Purchase/Placement Agreement dated May 9, 2007 between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
	10	.3	Amended & Restated Redemption Agreement dated May 7, 2007
+	10	.8	2005 Stock Incentive Plan
+	10	.9	Form of Stock Option Agreement Under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan & Notice of Grant of Stock Option
+	10	.10	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan & Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock
+	10	.11	Orion Marine Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
+	10	.12	Form of Stock Option Agreement Under the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan
+	10	.13	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock
+	10	.14	Executive Incentive Plan (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008)
+	10	.15	Subsidiary Incentive Plan (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008)
+	10	.16	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and J. Michael Pearson
+	10	.17	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Mark Stauffer
+	10	.18	Employment Agreement , dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Elliott Kennedy
+	10	.19	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Jim Rose
+	10	.20	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Peter R. Buchler
+	10	.23	Schedule of Changes to Compensation of Non-employee Directors, effective for 2008 (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 1-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008)
*	21	.1	List of Subsidiaries
*	23	.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*	23	.2	Consent of Garland Sandhop, CPA
	24	.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this filing)
*	31	.1	Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302
*	31	.2	Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302
*	32	.1	Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906
*	99	.1	Audited financial statements of T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC as of December 31, 2008
*	99	.2	Unaudited financial statements of T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC as of September 30, 2009
*	99	.3	Unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2009 and statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2008 and nine months ended September 30, 2009 of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC


*		Filed herewith

**		Incorporated by reference to the Company’s report on Form 8K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2008
+		Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
(b)		Financial Statement Schedules

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		ORION MARINE GROUP, INC.

Date: March 9, 2010	By:	/s/ J. Michael Pearson
		J. Michael Pearson President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature	Title	Date

	President and Chief
/s/ J. Michael Pearson	Executive Officer and	March 9, 2010
J. Michael Pearson	Director


/s/ Mark R. Stauffer	Chief Financial Officer	March 9, 2010
Mark R. Stauffer	Chief Accounting Officer


/s/ Richard L. Daerr, Jr.	Chairman of the Board	March 9, 2010
Richard L. Daerr, Jr.


/s/ Thomas N. Amonett	Director	March 9, 2010
Thomas N. Amonett


/s/ Austin J. Shanfelter	Director	March 9, 2010
Austin J. Shanfelter


/s/ Gene Stoever	Director	March 9, 2010
Gene Stoever

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM

December 31, 2009

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2009

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F3
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008	F5
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007	F6
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2009	F7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007	F8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F9

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Orion Marine Group, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted new accounting guidance on January 1, 2009 related to the inclusion of certain instruments granted in share-based payment transactions in the calculation of basic earnings per common share.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Orion Marine Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO ) and our report dated March 9, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Houston, Texas

March 9, 2010

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Orion Marine Group, Inc.

We have audited Orion Marine Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Orion Marine Group Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Orion Marine Group Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Orion Marine Group, Inc. has maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, and our report dated March 9, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Houston, Texas

March 9, 2010

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	December 31,
	2009		2008
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	104,736	$	25,712
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net of allowance of $1,202 and $800, respectively		32,819		37,806
Retainage		12,028		5,719
Other		922		691
Income taxes receivable		3,040		4,017
Note receivable		961		--
Inventory		1,472		738
Deferred tax asset		1,499		1,319
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts		10,868		7,228
Prepaid expenses and other		1,624		3,207
Total current assets		169,969		86,437
Property and equipment, net		90,790		84,154
Goodwill		12,096		12,096
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization		38		3,556
Other assets		264		79
Total assets	$	273,157	$	186,322
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	--	$	5,909
Accounts payable:
Trade		23,680		13,276
Retainage		1,227		389
Accrued liabilities		8,354		8,176
Taxes payable		312		--
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts		5,636		11,666
Total current liabilities		39,209		39,416
Long-term debt, less current portion		--		28,216
Other long-term liabilities		514		422
Deferred income taxes		11,453		12,286
Deferred revenue		315		371
Total liabilities		51,491		80,711
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock -- $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized, 26,852,407
and 21,577,366 issued; 26,840,761 and 21,565,720 outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively		268		216
Treasury stock, 11,646, at cost		--		--
Additional paid-in capital		151,361		55,388
Retained earnings		70,037		50,007
Total stockholders’ equity		221,666		105,611
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	273,157	$	186,322

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	Year ended December 31,
	2009			2008			2007
Contract revenues	$	293,494		$	261,802		$	210,360
Costs of contract revenues		230,797			211,351			159,927
Gross profit		62,697			50,451			50,433
Selling, general and administrative expenses		30,947			27,978			22,946
		31,750			22,473			27,487
Interest (income) expense
Interest (income)		(352	)		(530	)		(1,000	)
Interest expense		538			1,246			910
Interest (income) expense, net		186			716			(90	)
Income before income taxes		31,564			21,757			27,577
Income tax expense		11,534			7,282			10,178
Net income	$	20,030		$	14,475		$	17,399

Net income	$	20,030		$	14,475		$	17,399
Preferred dividends		--			--			782
Earnings available to common stockholders	$	20,030		$	14,475		$	16,617

Earnings per share available to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.85		$	0.67		$	0.85
Diluted	$	0.84		$	0.66		$	0.83
Shares used to compute earnings per share
Basic		23,577,854			21,561,201			19,657,436
Diluted		23,979,943			21,979,535			19,976,683

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share information)

																		Additional
	Preferred stock Shares Amount					Common stock Shares Amount						Treasury stock Shares Amount						Paid-in capital			Retained earnings		Total

Balance, December 31, 2006		35,000			--		16,730,942		$	167			(100,897	)	$	(24	)	$	34,963		$	18,133	$	53,239
Forfeit unvested restricted stock													(8,969	)		--								--
Stock-based compensation																			501					501
Liquidation of preferred stock		(35,000	)		--														(40,431	)				(40,431	)
Exercise of stock options							22,422			--									48					48
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of expenses							20,839,350			210			109,866			24			260,292					260,526
Redemption and cancellation of common shares							(16,053,816	)		(161	)								(201,394	)				(201,555	)
Issuance of common stock							26,426			--									357					357
Net income		--			-		--			--			--			--			--			17,399		17,399
Balance, December 31, 2007		--		$	-		21,565,324		$	216			--		$	--		$	54,336		$	35,532	$	90,084
Forfeit unvested restricted stock										--			(11,646	)		--								--
Stock-based compensation																			1,103					1,103
Expenses related to the sale of common stock																			(51	)				(51	)
Issuance of restricted stock							12,042			--									--					--
Net income		--			-		--			--			--			--			--			14,475		14,475
Balance, December 31, 2008		--		$	-		21,577,366		$	216			(11,646	)	$	--		$	55,388		$	50,007	$	105,611
Stock-based compensation																			1,614					1,614
Exercise of stock options		--					382,852		$	4									1,934					1,938
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options																			1,476					1,476
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of expenses							4,830,000		$	48									90,949					90,997
Issuance of restricted stock							62,189
Net income		--			-		--			--			--			--			--			20,030		20,030
Balance, December 31, 2009		--			-		26,852,407		$	268			(11,646	)	$	--		$	151,361		$	70,037	$	221,666

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial statement

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands, except share information)

	Year ended December 31,
	2009			2008			2007
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	20,030		$	14,475		$	17,399
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		18,536			18,599			12,384
Deferred financing cost amortization		252			249			208
Non-cash interest expense		--			22			86
Bad debt expense		442			300			--
Deferred income taxes		(1,013	)		(2,410	)		(1,998	)
Stock-based compensation		1,614			1,103			858
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(518	)		(1,075	)		(333	)
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercise		(1,476	)		--			--
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(1,996	)		(4,550	)		(11,292	)
Income tax receivable		2,453			(4,017	)		--
Note receivable		(961	)		--			--
Inventory		(734	)		(92	)		(120	)
Prepaid expenses and other		1,608			(2,380	)		(183	)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
on uncompleted contracts		(3,640	)		1,678			(5,540	)
Accounts payable		11,241			1,848			4,559
Accrued liabilities		270			661			(3,086	)
Income tax payable		314			(1,960	)		1,994
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
on uncompleted contracts		(6,030	)		4,076			(4,790	)
Deferred revenue		(56	)		(56	)		(54	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		40,336			26,471			10,092
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		1,095			3,861			1,970
Purchase of property and equipment		(22,693	)		(14,485	)		(11,433	)
Acquisition of business (net of cash acquired)		--			(36,713	)		--
Net cash used in investing activities		(21,598	)		(47,337	)		(9,463	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in loan costs		--			(80	)		(194	)
Borrowings on long-term debt		--			35,000			--
Payments on long-term debt		(34,125	)		(875	)		(25,000	)
Purchase of treasury stock		--			--			--
Exercise of stock options		1,938			--			48
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercise		1,476			--			--
Payment of accumulated preferred dividends and liquidation of preferred stock		--			--			(40,431	)
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs		90,997			(51	)		260,526
Redemption of common stock		--			--			(201,555	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		60,286			33,994			(6,606	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		79,024			13,128			(5,977	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		25,712			12,584			18,561
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	104,736		$	25,712		$	12,584
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	553		$	1,234		$	927
Taxes, net of refunds	$	9,781		$	14,476		$	9,835

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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ORION MARINE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Tabular Amounts in 000’s, Except for Share and per Share Amounts)

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Orion Marine Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “Orion” or the “Company”) provide a broad range of marine construction services on, over and under the water along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard and the Caribbean Basin. Our heavy civil marine projects include marine transportation facilities; bridges and causeways; marine pipelines; mechanical and hydraulic dredging and specialty projects. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Although we describe our business in this report in terms of the services we provide, our base of customers and the geographic areas in which we operate, we have concluded that our operations comprise one reportable segment pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 280 – Segment Reporting. In making this determination, we considered that each project has similar characteristics, includes similar services, has similar types of customers and is subject to the same regulatory environment. We organize, evaluate and manage our financial information around each project when making operating decisions and assessing our overall performance.

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company, Orion Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

2. Summary of Accounting Principles

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management’s estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience; however, actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

The Company’s significant accounting policies that rely on the application of estimates and assumptions include:

·	Revenue recognition from construction contracts;

·	Allowance for doubtful accounts;

·	Testing of goodwill and other long-lived assets for possible impairment;

·	Income taxes;

·	Self-insurance; and

·	Stock-based compensation

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Revenue Recognition

The Company records revenue on construction contracts for financial statement purposes on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of contract costs incurred to date to total estimated costs for each contract. This method is used because management considers contract costs incurred to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts. Contract revenue reflects the original contract price adjusted for agreed upon change orders. Contract costs include all direct costs, such as material and labor, and those indirect costs related to contract performance such as payroll taxes and insurance. General and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Unapproved claims are recognized as an increase in contract revenue only when the collection is deemed probable and if the amount can be reasonably estimated for purposes of calculating total profit or loss on long-term contracts. Incentive fees, if available, are billed to the customer based on the terms and conditions of the contract. The Company records revenue and the unbilled receivable for claims to the extent of costs incurred and to the extent we believe related collection is probable and includes no profit on claims recorded. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability, including those arising from final contract settlements, may result in revisions to costs and revenues and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined, without regard to the percentage of completion. Revenue is recorded net of any sales taxes collected and paid on behalf of the customer, if applicable.

The current asset “costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts” represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed to the customer, which management believes will be billed and collected within one year of the completion of the contract. The liability “billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts” represents billings in advance of work performed.

The Company’s projects are typically short in duration, and usually span a period of three to nine months. Historically, we have not combined or segmented contracts.

Classification of Current Assets and Liabilities

The Company includes in current assets and liabilities amounts realizable and payable in the normal course of contract completion.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At times, cash held by financial institutions may exceed federally insured limits. We have not historically sustained losses on our cash balances in excess of federally insured limits. Cash equivalents at December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted primarily of money market mutual funds and overnight bank deposits.

Foreign Currencies

Historically, the Company’s exposure to foreign currency fluctuations has not been material and has been limited to temporary field accounts, located in countries where the Company performs work, which amounts were insignificant in either 2009 or 2008.

Risk Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk principally consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

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The Company depends on its ability to continue to obtain federal, state and local governmental contracts, and indirectly, on the amount of funding available to these agencies for new and current governmental projects. Therefore, the Company’s operations can be influenced by the level and timing of government funding. Statutory mechanics liens provide the Company high priority in the event of lien foreclosures following financial difficulties of private owners, thus minimizing credit risk with private customers.

The following table represents concentrations of receivables (trade and retainage) at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

	December 31, 2009					December 31, 2008
		A/R	%				A/R	%
Federal Government………………….	$	5,262		12	%	$	1,593		4	%
State Governments……………………		1,124		3	%		3,866		9	%
Local Municipalities………………….		11,431		25	%		7,750		18	%
Private Companies……………………		27,030		60	%		30,316		69	%
	$	44,847		100	%	$	43,525		100	%

At December 31, 2009, one customer accounted for 12.3% of total receivables. At December 31, 2008, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of total receivables.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated at the historical carrying value, less write-offs and allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company has significant investments in billed and unbilled receivables as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. Billed receivables represent amounts billed upon the completion of small contracts and progress billings on large contracts in accordance with contract terms and milestones. Unbilled receivables on fixed-price contracts, which are included in costs in excess of billings, arise as revenues are recognized under the percentage-of-completion method. Unbilled amounts on cost-reimbursement contracts represent recoverable costs and accrued profits not yet billed. Revenue associated with these billings is recorded net of any sales tax, if applicable. In establishing an allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company evaluates its contract receivables and costs in excess of billings and thoroughly reviews historical collection experience, the financial condition of its customers, billing disputes and other factors. The Company writes off uncollectible accounts receivable against the allowance for doubtful accounts if it is determined that the amounts will not be collected or if a settlement is reached for an amount that is less than the carrying value.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.2 million and $800,000 respectively. The increase in the allowance is related to a receivable on one project.

Balances billed to customers but not paid pursuant to retainage provisions in construction contracts generally become payable upon contract completion and acceptance by the owner. Retention at December 31, 2009 totaled $12.0 million, of which $1.8 million is expected to be collected beyond 2010. Retention at December 31, 2008 totaled $5.7 million.

The Company negotiates change orders and claims with its customers. Unsuccessful negotiations of claims could result in a change to contract revenue that is less than its carrying value, which could result in the recording of a loss. Successful claims negotiations could result in the recovery of previously recorded losses. Significant losses on receivables could adversely affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations and overall liquidity.

Inventory

Inventory consists of parts and small equipment held for use in the ordinary course of business and is valued at the lower of cost or market using historical average cost. Where shipping and handling costs are incurred by us, these charges are included in inventory and charged to cost of contract revenue upon use.

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Ordinary maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred. Major renewals and betterments of equipment are capitalized and depreciated generally over three to seven years until the next scheduled maintenance.

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

Automobiles and trucks	3 to 5 years
Buildings and improvements	5 to 30 years
Construction equipment	3 to 15 years
Vessels and dredges	1 to 15 years
Office equipment	1 to 5 years

Dry-docking activities and costs are capitalized and amortized on the straight-line method over a period

ranging from three to 15 years until the next scheduled dry-docking. Dry-docking activities include, but are not limited to, the inspection, refurbishment and replacement of steel, engine components, tailshafts, mooring equipment and other parts of the vessel. Amortization related to dry-docking activities is included as a component of depreciation. These activities and the related amortization periods are periodically reviewed to determine if the estimates are accurate. If warranted, a significant upgrade of equipment may result in a revision to the useful life of the asset, in which case, the change is accounted for prospectively.

Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value, less the costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. No property and equipment were held for sale at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company has acquired businesses and assets in purchase transactions that resulted in the recognition of goodwill. Goodwill represents the costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets in the acquisition. In accordance with US GAAP, acquired goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to impairment testing at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that the asset more likely than not may be impaired.

The Company assesses the fair value of its reporting units based on a weighted average of valuations based on market multiples, discounted cash flows, and consideration of our market capitalization. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuations are discount rates and perpetual growth rates applied to cash flow projections. Also inherent in the discounted cash flow valuation models are past performance, projections and assumptions in current operating plans, and revenue growth rates over the next five years. These assumptions contemplate business, market and overall economic conditions. We also consider assumptions that market participants may use.

As required by the Company’s policy, annual impairment tests of goodwill are performed during the fourth quarter of each year or when circumstances arise that indicate a possible impairment might exist. Based on this testing, the Company determined that goodwill was not impaired as of October 31, 2009, and no events have occurred since that date that would require an interim impairment test. The discount rate used in testing goodwill for impairment was 15.3%. Revenue growth was fixed at 5% per year, which was a conservative estimate based on economic and market conditions. As compared with the impairment test performed in 2008, the discount rate increased by 80 basis points, due to our assessment of economic conditions and risk while the revenue growth rate remained constant. This had the effect of reducing the indicated fair value in the 2009 test.

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Intangible assets

Intangible assets that have finite lives continue to be subject to amortization. In addition, the Company must evaluate the remaining useful life in each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision of the remaining period of amortization. If the estimate of an intangible asset’s remaining life is changed, the remaining carrying value of such asset is amortized prospectively over that revised remaining useful life.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense for equity awards over the vesting period based on the fair value of these awards at the date of grant. The computed fair value of these awards is recognized as a non-cash cost over the period the employee provides services, which is typically the vesting period of the award. The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock grants is equivalent to the fair value of the stock issued on the date of grant.

Compensation expense is recognized only for share-based payments expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the date of grant based on historical experience and future expectations. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation plan.

Income Taxes

The Company determines its consolidated income tax provision using the asset and liability method prescribed by US GAAP, which requires the recognition of income tax expense for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current period and for deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. The Company must make significant assumptions, judgments and estimates to determine its current provision for income taxes, its deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance to be recorded against any deferred tax asset. The current provision for income tax is based upon the current tax laws and the Company’s interpretation of these laws, as well as the probable outcomes of any tax audits. The value of any net deferred tax asset depends upon estimates of the amount and category of future taxable income reduced by the amount of any tax benefits that the Company does not expect to realize. Actual operating results and the underlying amount and category of income in future years could render current assumptions, judgments and estimates of recoverable net deferred taxes inaccurate, thus impacting the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company computes deferred income taxes using the liability method. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under the liability method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740-10, which it adopted on January 1, 2007, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, on our consolidated tax return. We evaluate and record any uncertain tax positions based on the amount that management deems is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination and ultimate settlement with the tax authorities in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate.

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Insurance Coverage

The Company maintains insurance coverage for its business and operations. Insurance related to property, equipment, automobile, general liability, and a portion of workers' compensation is provided through traditional policies, subject to a deductible. A portion of the Company's workers’ compensation exposure is covered through a mutual association, which is subject to supplemental calls.

Separately, the Company’s employee health care is provided through a trust, administered by a third party. The Company funds the trust based on current claims. The administrator has purchased appropriate stop-loss coverage. Losses on these policies up to the deductible amounts are accrued based upon known claims incurred and an estimate to claims incurred but not reported. The accruals are derived from known facts, historical trends and industry averages to determine the best estimate of the ultimate expected loss. Actual claims may vary from our estimate. We include any adjustments to such reserves in our consolidated results of operations in the period in which they become known.

New Accounting Pronouncements

On July 1, 2009, the FASB officially launched the FASB ASC 105 -- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“the Codification”), as the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental, U.S. GAAP, in addition to guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Codification is designed to simplify U.S. GAAP into a single, topically ordered structure. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Accordingly, the Company refers to the Codification in respect of the appropriate accounting standards throughout this document as “FASB ASC”. Implementation of the Codification did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with FASB ASC 805 -- Business Combinations, which is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is after January 1, 2009. Among other changes, ASC 805 requires acquisition related costs to be recognized separately from the acquisition; in addition, in a business combination achieved in stages, an acquirer is required to recognize identifiable assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests in the aquiree at the full amounts of their fair values as of the acquisition date; and an acquirer is required to recognize assets or liabilities from contingencies as of the acquisition date.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 260 -- Earnings Per Share, effective January 1, 2009, which required that all unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, be included in the basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) calculation. Prior-year basic weighted average shares outstanding numbers have been adjusted retrospectively on a consistent basis with 2009 reporting. This standard did not affect earnings per share for any period presented.

The Company accounts for its intangible assets under the provisions of FASB ASC 350 -- Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, and, effective January 1, 2009, adopted provisions within that topic that clarify accounting for defensive intangible assets subsequent to initial measurement, and applies to acquired intangible assets which an entity has no intention of actively using, or intends to discontinue use of, the intangible asset but holds it to prevent others from obtaining access to it (i.e., a defensive intangible asset). Also effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted provisions within FASB ASC 350 that amend the factors considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset, which requires a consistent approach between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of an asset. Adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition for 2009. The Company is evaluating the impact of this pronouncement for 2010 based on its recent acquisitions.

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3. Offering of Common Stock

2007 Common Stock Offering

In May, 2007, the Company completed the sale of 20,949,216 shares of its common stock (the “Transaction”). Immediately prior to the sale of the common stock, the Company’s certificate of incorporation was amended whereby all Class A common stock was converted into preferred stock and the Class B common stock was converted into common stock and each 2.23 outstanding shares of common stock was combined into one outstanding share of common stock.

In connection with the Transaction, the Company entered into employment agreements and transaction bonus agreements with its executive officers and certain key employees. Under the agreements, the Company granted 26,426 shares of common stock, granted options to acquire 327,357 shares of common stock, and made cash payments totaling $2.2 million. In addition, the Company granted options to acquire 26,904 shares of common stock to its independent directors.

From the sale of its common stock in the Transaction, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $260.5 million and used approximately $242.0 million to purchase and retire all of the outstanding preferred stock and 16,053,816 shares of common stock from its former principal stockholders.

Pursuant to an agreement entered into at the end of March 2007, an employee who participated in the Transaction agreed to accelerate the vesting of his restricted stock and forfeit unvested stock options. The agreement also provided that these shares would be redeemed in the Transaction but that the Company would hold the proceeds until the end of the term of his employment agreement (July 31, 2007). The proceeds were paid on July 31, 2007.

2009 Common Stock Offering

In August 2009, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, the Company completed a public offering of 4,830,000 shares of its common stock at $19.70 per share. The Company received proceeds, net of underwriting commissions, of $91.3 million ($18.91 per share), and paid approximately $524,000 in related offering expenses. The underwriters contributed $200,000 to offset a portion of the Company’s expenses. A portion of the offering proceeds was used to repay the Company’s outstanding debt of approximately $29.9 million.

Proceeds received from the sale of securities	$	95,151
Less:
Underwriters’ commission		(3,806	)
		91,345
Offering related expenses		(548	)
Expense credit received from underwriters		200
Total proceeds, net of expenses	$	90,997

Use of proceeds:
Purchase of specialized equipment		5,778
Repayment of outstanding debt		29,966
Balance retained in working capital, December 31, 2009	$	55,253

The remaining proceeds, along with other cash on hand was used to fund the acquisitions discussed in Note 22, below.

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4. Business Acquisitions

In February 2008, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets (with the exception of working capital) and related business (principally consisting of project contracts) of Orlando, Florida-based Subaqueous Services, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SSI”) for approximately $36.7 million in cash.

The Company funded the acquisition using cash on hand, its acquisition line of $25 million and a draw on its accordion facility of $10 million.

5. Inventory

Inventory at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, of $1.5 million and $738,000, respectively, consists of parts and small equipment held for use in the ordinary course of business.

6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. Due to their short term nature, we believe that the carrying value of our accounts receivables, other current assets, accounts payables and other current liabilities approximate their fair values. We have a note receivable in the amount of $961,000 from a customer providing for payments over a ten month period. Due to the short-term payment schedule, we believe that the carrying value of the note receivable approximates its fair value.

7. Contracts in Progress

Contracts in progress are as follows at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

	2009			2008
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts…………………………….............	$	235,175		$	196,363
Estimated earnings……………………………………………………………		61,486			54,711
		296,661			251,074
Less: Billings to date………………………………………………………...		(291,429	)		(255,512	)
	$	5,232		$	(4,438	)
Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet under the following captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.	$	10,868		$	7,228
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.		(5,636	)		(11,666	)
	$	5,232		$	(4,438	)

Contract costs include all direct costs, such as material and labor, and those indirect costs related to contract performance such as payroll taxes, insurance, job supervision and equipment charges. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. An amount equal to contract costs attributable to claims is included in revenues when realization is probable and the amount can be reliably estimated.

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8. Property and Equipment

The following is a summary of property and equipment at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

	2009			2008
Automobiles and trucks…………………….	$	1,409		$	1,472
Building and improvements………………..		12,832			12,015
Construction equipment……………………		92,230			88,070
Dredges and dredging equipment………….		44,912			42,458
Office equipment…………………………...		2,460			1,123
		153,843			145,138
Less: accumulated depreciation…………...		(82,671	)		(69,092	)
Net book value of depreciable assets………		71,172			76,046
Construction in progress…………………...		14,389			2,886
Land………………………………………..		5,229			5,222
	$	90,790		$	84,154

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 depreciation expense was $15.5 million, $14.7 million, and $12.4 million, respectively. The assets of the Company are pledged as collateral for the Company’s line of credit.

9. Non-monetary transaction

During the first quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a non-monetary exchange with an unrelated party, whereby the Company would provide marine construction services, including dredging and sheet pile work in exchange for delivery of seven new pushboats to add to the Company’s fleet. The total value of the work contracted and the fair value of the boats, when delivered to the Company, is approximately $1.8 million. At December 31, 2009, the Company had performed work with a value of approximately $1.3 million, and had taken delivery of all seven pushboats, and is expected to complete the remaining work early in 2010.

10. Goodwill

The table below summarizes activity related to goodwill as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:

	2009		2008
Beginning balance, January 1……………...	$	12,096	$	2,481
Additions…………………………………...		--		9,615
Impairment…………………………………		--		--
Ending balance, December 31……………..	$	12,096	$	12,096

11. Intangible assets

The tables below present the activity and amortizations of finite-lived intangible assets

	2009
Intangible assets, January 1, 2009………	$	6,900
Additions………………………………….		--
Total intangible assets……………………		6,900

Accumulated amortization………………..	$	(3,806	)
Current year amortization…………………		(3,056	)
Total accumulated amortization…………..		(6,862	)

Net intangible assets, end of year………...	$	38

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The Company’s finite-lived intangible assets are estimated to be amortized as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2010	$	33
2011	$	5

12. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities at December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following:

	2009		2008
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits………	$	5,195	$	3,856
Accrual for self-insurance liabilities……….		2,114		2,143
Other accrued expenses…………………….		1,045		2,177
	$	8,354	$	8,176

13. Long-term Debt and Line of Credit

The Company has a credit facility with several participating banks. In February 2008, the Company borrowed $35 million to fund the purchase of the assets of SSI. In August 2009, the Company repaid the outstanding balance on the credit facility of $29.9 million from proceeds received from its common stock offering (Note 3, above). The Company has available to borrow up to $15 million under an acquisition term loan facility and up to $8.5 million under a revolving line of credit. All provisions under the credit facility mature on September 30, 2010.

·	A minimum net worth in the amount of not less than the sum of $40.0 million plus 50% of consolidated net income earned in each fiscal quarter ended after December 31, 2006 plus adjustments for certain equity transactions;

·	A minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.30 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end; and

·	A total leverage ratio not greater than 3.0 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end.

The Company is in negotiations to renew its credit facility prior to the September 30, 2010 expiration.

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14. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Prior to May 2007, the Company had a capital structure consisting of Class A and Class B Common stock. The Class A stock was entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the annual rate of 6 percent of the original issue price. On May 17, 2007, the Company converted all Class A stock into preferred, redeemed all Class A stock and paid all outstanding dividends totaling $5.4 million. Upon redemption the preferred stock was retired. The Class B common stock was converted into common stock and was subject to a 1 for 2.23 exchange of outstanding shares. Common stockholders are entitled to vote and to receive dividends if declared.

15. Stock-Based Compensation

The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the administration of the Company’s two stock incentive plans (the “LTIP” and the “2005 Plan”). In general, the plans provide for grants of restricted stock and stock options to be issued with a per-share price equal to the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. Option terms are specified at each grant date, but generally are 10 years. Options generally vest over a three to five year period. Total shares of common stock that may be delivered under the LTIP and the 2005 Plan may not exceed 2,943,946.

Restricted Stock

The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity under the 2005 Plan and LTIP:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested at December 31, 2006…………………		604,708		$	0.02
Granted……………………………………………..		26,426		$	13.50
Vested………………………………………………		(520,142	)	$	0.71
Forfeited/repurchased shares………………………..		(8,969	)	$	0.02
Nonvested at December 31, 2007…………………..		102,023		$	0.02
Granted……………………………………………...		12,042		$	8.72
Vested……………………………………………….		(38,132	)	$	0.02
Forfeited/repurchased shares………………………..		(11,646	)	$	0.02
Nonvested at December 31, 2008…………………..		64,287		$	1.65
Granted……………………………………………...		62,189		$	19.01
Vested……………………………………………….		(36,771	)	$	0.02
Forfeited/repurchased shares………………………..		--			--
Nonvested at December 31, 2009		89,705		$	14.36

In May 2007, 26,426 shares of fully vested stock were granted to certain employees of the Company upon completion of the Transaction. Compensation related to this grant of fully vested shares in May 2007 totaled approximately $357,000.

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As part of their 2008 and 2009 compensation packages, the independent directors each received an equity award of either restricted stock or options with a fair value on the date of grant of $35,000. In December 2008, and in June 2009, three directors elected to receive stock, which is restricted from sale in total for a period of three years from the date of grant. One director elected to receive options, which is also restricted from exercise for a period of three years and is included in the discussion of stock options below. Compensation related to the grants of restricted stock totaled $105,000 in each of 2009 and 2008 and is expensed ratably over the three-year vesting period.

Changes to the independent director compensation plan, approved in November 2009, resulted in equity compensation granted to each of the independent directors with a fair value of $60,000, with vesting in six months from the date of grant. Also in November 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved grants of stock to its named executive officers, with vesting over a three year period.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the 2005 Plan and LTIP:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2006………………….		443,959		$	1.96
Granted……………………………………………....		579,261		$	13.79
Exercised…………………………………………….		(22,422	)	$	1.96
Forfeited……………………………………………...		(98,654	)	$	3.00
Outstanding at December 31, 2007………………….		902,144
Granted……………………………………………....		451,749		$	6.48
Exercised…………………………………………….		--			--
Forfeited…………………………………………...		(25,553	)	$	13.65
Outstanding at December 31, 2008………………….		1,328,340		$	8.35
Granted……………………………………………....		262,934		$	19.19
Exercised…………………………………………….		(382,852	)	$	5.06
Forfeited…………………………………………...		(22,102	)	$	11.27
Outstanding at December 31, 2009………………….		1,186,320		$	11.76

Vested at December 31, 2009 and expected to vest....		1,130,085		$	11.76	8.47	$10,508
Exercisable at December 31, 2009…………………..		521,279		$	10.91	7.88	$5,292

As part of the Transaction in May 2007, 89,686 options were forfeited, 22,422 were exercised and vesting was accelerated on 165,078 options, for additional compensation costs of $140,000.

The Company calculates the fair value of each option on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following weighted-average assumptions in each year:

	2009			2008			2007
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted	$	8.57		$	2.52		$	5.35
Risk-free interest rate		1.3	%		2.9	%		4.3	%
Expected volatility		66.5	%		37	%		31	%
Expected term of options (in years)		3.0			6.0			6.0
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%		0	%

The risk-free interest rate is based on interest rates on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues that match the contractual terms of the stock option grants. The expected term represents the period in which the Company’s equity awards are expected to be outstanding, which for 2009 is based on the exercise history.

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For 2008 and 2007, the expected term was calculated using the “simplified method” as the Company did not have sufficient information regarding historical exercise behavior to accurately estimate the expected term. For grants made in 2009, volatility was calculated based on the Company’s historic stock price. Volatility was calculated using an average of similar public companies within the Company’s industry in 2008 and 2007, as the Company did not have sufficient data to accurately estimate volatility of its common stock. The Company does not anticipate paying dividends in the future.

Compensation expense related to equity award grants totaled $1.6 million, $1.1 million, and $858,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As of December 31, 2009, there was $4.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to the Company’s non-vested equity awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

	2009		2008		2007
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$	5,042	$	----	$	258
Total fair value of shares vested	$	6,367	$	1,282	$	4,007

16. Income Taxes

The following table presents the components of our consolidated income tax expense for each fiscal year ended December 31:

	Current		Deferred			Total
2009
U.S. Federal	$	11,484	$	(392	)	$	11,092
State and local		1,063		(621	)		442
	$	12,547	$	(1,013	)	$	11,534

2008
U.S. Federal	$	9,090	$	(2,403	)	$	6,687
State and local		602		(7	)		595
	$	9,692	$	(2,410	)	$	7,282

2007
U.S. Federal	$	11,577	$	(1,392	)	$	10,185
State and local		599		(606	)		(7	)
	$	12,176	$	(1,998	)	$	10,178

The Company’s income tax provision reconciles to the provision at the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate for each year ended December 31 as follows:

	2009			2008			2007
Statutory amount (computed at 35%)………..	$	11,048		$	7,615		$	9,652
State income tax, net of federal benefit……...		290			385			(5	)
Permanent differences……………………….		5			(86	)		(101	)
Other (net)…………………………………...		191			(632	)		632
Consolidated income tax provision………….	$	11,534		$	7,282		$	10,178
Consolidated effective tax rate………………		36.5	%		33.5	%		36.9	%

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The Company’s deferred tax (assets) liabilities are as follows:

	December 31, 2009					December 31, 2008
	Current		Long-term			Current		Long-term
Assets related to:
Accrued liabilities………………………………………	$	837	$	--		$	738	$	--
Intangible assets…………………………………………				2,814					1,771
Allowance for bad debt………………………………….		421					280
Non-qualified stock options…………………………….				72					32
Other…………………………………………………….		241		731			301		21
Total assets………………………………………………		1,499		3,617			1,319		1,824

Liabilities related to:
Depreciation and amortization…………………………..				(15,003	)				(14,098	)
Other…………………………………………………….		--		(67	)		--		(12	)
Total liabilities…………………………………………..		--		(15,070	)		--		(14,110	)
Net deferred assets (liabilities)…………………………..	$	1,499	$	(11,453	)	$	1,319	$	(12,286	)

As reported in the balance sheet:

	December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008
As reported in the balance sheet:
Net current deferred tax assets		1,499			1,319
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities		(11,453	)		(12,286	)
Total net deferred tax liabilities:	$	(9,554	)	$	(10,967	)

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets at December 31, 2009, the Company considered whether it was more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets depends upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which these temporary differences become deductible. As of December 31, 2009, the Company believes that all of the deferred tax assets will be utilized and therefore has not recorded a valuation allowance.

Although the Company believes its recorded assets and liabilities are reasonable, tax regulations are subject to interpretation and tax litigation is inherently uncertain; therefore the Company’s assessments can involve both a series of complex judgments about future events and rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. Although the Company believes that the estimates and assumptions supporting its assessments are reasonable, the final determination of tax audit settlements and any related litigation could be materially different from that which is reflected in historical income tax provisions and recorded assets and liabilities. If the Company were to settle an audit or a matter under litigation, it could have a material effect on the income tax provision, net income, or cash flows in the period or periods for which that determination is made. Any accruals for tax contingencies are provided for in accordance with US GAAP.

The Company believes that it has no uncertain tax positions. The Company does not believe that its tax positions will significantly change due to the settlement and expiration of statutes of limitations prior to December 31, 2010.

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The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in various states. With few exceptions, the Company remains subject to federal and state income tax examinations for the years of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to any unrecognized tax liabilities as additional tax expense. No interest or penalties have been accrued at December 31, 2009 and 2008, as the Company has not recorded any uncertain tax positions. The Company believes it has appropriate and adequate support for the income tax positions taken and to be taken on its tax returns and that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.

17. Earnings Per Share

On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted changes issued by the FASB to the calculation of earnings per share. These changes state that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. Under our stock-based compensation programs, certain employees are granted stock and performance awards, which entitle those employees to receive nonforfeitable dividends during the vesting period on a basis equivalent to any dividends paid to holders of the Company’s common stock. As such, these unvested stock and performance awards meet the definition of a participating security. Under the two-class method, all earnings, whether distributed or undistributed, are allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Prior to the adoption of these changes, stock and performance awards were considered potential shares of common stock and were included only in the diluted EPS calculation under the treasury stock method as long as their effect was not anti-dilutive. Weighted average shares outstanding data for prior periods presented were revised to reflect these changes, which did not affect earnings per share in any period presented.

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents during each period. In April 2007, the Company authorized a 2.23 for one reverse split of the then Class B common shares, which became effective upon the closing of the Transaction at which time the Company’s certificate of incorporation was modified such that Class A shares were converted into preferred and Class B shares were converted into common shares. Computations of basic and diluted earnings per share have been adjusted retroactively for all periods presented to reflect the common stock split. At December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, 262,934, 996,489 and 570,293 common stock equivalents, respectively, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation, as the effect of these shares would have been anti-dilutive.

In May 2007, all outstanding preferred (Class A) dividends were paid in full and these shares were redeemed and retired.

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The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted EPS for each fiscal year ended December 31:

		2009		2008		2007
Basic EPS computation:
Numerator:
Net income…………………………………………...		$	20,030	$	14,475	$	17,399
Preferred dividends…………………………………..			--		--		782
Earnings available to common stockholders………		$	20,030	$	14,475	$	16,617

Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding,…………			23,577,854		21,561,201		19,657,436
Basic earnings per share…………………………...........		$	0.85	$	0.67	$	0.85
Diluted EPS computation:
Total basic weighted average shares outstanding……			23,577,854		21,561,201		19,657,436

Effect of dilutive securities:
Common stock options……………………………			402,088		418,334		319,247
Total weighted average shares outstanding assuming dilution			23,979,943		21,979,535		19,976,683
Diluted earnings per share……………………………...		$	0.84	$	0.83	$	0.83
(1)	Upon any liquidation of the Company, holders of preferred shares would have received a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, plus 6% cumulative dividends per year. Holders were not entitled to additional payment or distribution of the earnings, assets or surplus funds of the Company upon liquidation. The shares were converted into preferred stock, redeemed and retired in May 2007. See Note 19.

18. Enterprise Wide Disclosures

The Company is a heavy civil contractor specializing in marine construction. The Company operates as a single segment, as each project has similar characteristics, includes similar services, has similar types of customers and is subject to the same regulatory environment. The Company organizes and evaluates its financial information around each project when making operating decisions and assessing its overall performance.

The Company’s primary customers are governmental agencies in the United States. The following table represents concentrations of revenue by type of customer for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

	2009		%			2008		%			2007		%
Federal……..	$	54,173		19	%	$	29,134		11	%	$	37,528		18	%
State………..		24,835		8	%		37,340		14	%		13,489		6	%
Local……….		82,933		28	%		64,713		25	%		69,235		33	%
Private………		131,553		45	%		130,615		50	%		90,108		43	%
	$	293,494		100	%	$	261,802		100	%	$	210,360		100	%

Revenues generated outside the United States totaled 14%, 7.0%, and 4.0% of total revenues for the years ended 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenue generated outside the United States in 2009 was primarily related to construction of a cruise pier and facilities in Haiti.

The Company’s long-lived assets are substantially located in the United States.

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Significant customers

The following customers accounted for 10% or more of contract revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:

	2009			2008			2007
Customer A		N/A			N/A			13	%
Customer B		16	%		N/A			12	%
Customer C		N/A			10	%		N/A

19. Employee Benefits

All employees except the Associate Divers and Associate Tugmasters are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan after completing six months of service. Each participant may contribute between 1% and 80% of eligible compensation on a pretax basis, up to the annual IRS limit. The Company matches 100% on the first 2% of eligible compensation contributed to the Plan and 50% on the next 2% of eligible compensation contributed to the Plan. Participants’ contributions are fully vested at all times. Employer matching contributions vest over a four-year period. At its discretion, the Company may make additional matching and profit-sharing contributions. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company contributed $1.0 million, $0.9 million, and $0.8 million, to the plan.

20 Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

In July 2005, the Company executed a sale-leaseback transaction in which it sold an office building for $2.1 million and entered into a ten year lease agreement. The Company, at its option, can extend the lease for two additional five year terms. Scheduled increases in monthly rent are included in the lease agreement.

The sale of the office building resulted in a gain of $562,000 which has been deferred and amortized over the life of the lease. The Company recognized $54,212 in each of the years ending December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Rent expense under this agreement was $168,504, $168,162 and $164,400 for each of the years ending December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

In 2005, the Company entered into a lease agreement for vehicles under a continuing operating lease agreement. Rental expense under this lease for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $2.1 million, $1.4 million, and $951,000, respectively.

The Company leases its corporate office in Houston, Texas under a lease with an initial term of nine years. In addition, the Company leases other facilities, including office space and yard facilities, under terms that range from one to five years. The Company also leases short-term field office space at its various construction sites for the duration of the projects.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

		Amount
Year ended December 31,
	2010…………………………………………	$	2,981
	2011…………………………………………		2,229
	2012…………………………………………		1,248
	2013…………………………………………		669
	2014…………………………………………		512
Thereafter…………………………………...			514
		$	8,153

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Litigation

From time to time the Company is a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to such lawsuits, the Company accrues reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

The Company was named as one of a substantial number of defendants in numerous individual claims and lawsuits brought by the residents and landowners of New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding areas in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. These suits have been classified as a subcategory of suits under the more expansive proceeding, In re Canal Breaches Consolidation Litigation, Civil Action No: 05-4182, (E.D. La,), which was instituted in late 2005. While not technically class actions, the individual claims and lawsuits are being prosecuted in a manner similar to that employed for federal class actions. The claims are based on flooding and related damage from Hurricane Katrina. In general, the claimants state that the flooding and related damage resulted from the failure of certain aspects of the levee system constructed by the Corps of Engineers, and the claimants seek recovery of alleged general and special damages. The Corps of Engineers has contracted with various private dredging companies, including us, to perform maintenance dredging of the waterways. In accordance with a decision (In re Canal Breaches Consolidation Litigation, Civil Action No: 05-4182, "Order and Reasons," March 9, 2007 (E.D. La, 2007)), we believe that we have no liability under these claims unless we deviated from our contracted scope of work on a project. In June of 2007, however, the plaintiffs filed two separate appeals of this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where on November 25, 2009 a portion of the decision of the trial court was affirmed. The other portion, for claims in Limitation Actions, remains pending.

21. Subsidiary Guarantors

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S−3 which became effective August 7, 2009, and registered certain securities described therein, including debt securities, which may be guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933. Orion Marine Group, Inc., as the parent company, has no independent assets or operations. The Company contemplates that if it offers guaranteed debt securities pursuant to the registration statement, all guarantees will be full and unconditional and joint and several, and any subsidiaries of the Company other than the subsidiary guarantors will be minor. In addition, there are no restrictions on the ability of Orion Marine Group, Inc. to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. Finally, there are no restricted assets in any subsidiaries.

22. Subsequent events

On January 28, 2010, Seagull Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company purchased (a) the membership interests of T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC (“TWLD”), a Texas limited liability company, from LaQuay Holdings, Inc. (the “Seller”), (b) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Industrial Channel and Dock, Company, a Texas Corporation, and Commercial Channel and Dock Company, a Texas Corporation (collectively, the “Channel and Dock Companies”), from Timothy W. LaQuay and Linda F. LaQuay (the principal shareholders of the Seller, the “Principal Shareholders”), and (c) certain parcels of real property located in Calhoun County, Port Lavaca, Texas from the Principal Shareholders (collectively, the “Purchase Transactions”). At the closing, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Timothy and Linda LaQuay and with Charles F. Barnett for a term of one year from the Closing Date.

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·	Cash consideration of $55.5 million, paid to the Seller for the membership interests of T.W. LaQuay Dredging;

·	Cash consideration of $4.5 million, paid to the Principal Shareholders for the Channel and Dock Companies and the above mentioned parcels of land; and

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities, including certain post-closing covenants with respect to confidentiality and non-competition.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price:

Fair value of working capital items $ 4,007

Property and equipment $48,594

Goodwill $11,399

Total $64,000

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents how results of operations may have appeared had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2008:

	2009		2008
Revenues	$	334,271	$	284,190
Income before taxes		39,206		22,851
Net income	$	24,879	$	15,203
Diluted net income per share available to common stockholders	$	1.04	$	0.69

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number				Description

		1	.01	Form of Indemnity Agreement for Directors and Certain Officers dated November 24, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 1.01 to Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2008)
		2	.1	Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2008, by and between OMGI Sub, LLC and Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Subaqueous Services, Inc. and Lance Young (filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on March 4, 2008)
		2	.2	Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2010 by and among LaQuay Holdings., Inc and Seagull Services Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on February 2, 2010)
		3	.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Orion Marine Group, Inc.
		3	.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Orion Marine Group, Inc.
		4	.1	Registration Rights Agreement between Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. and Orion Marine Group, Inc. dated May 17, 2007
		10	.1	Loan Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2007, between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association
	**	10	.1.1	First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated February 29, 2008, among Orion Marine Group, Inc., and Amegy Bank National Association, a national banking association, as agent
		10	.2	Purchase/Placement Agreement dated May 9, 2007 between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
		10	.3	Amended & Restated Redemption Agreement dated May 7, 2007
	+	10	.8	2005 Stock Incentive Plan
	+	10	.9	Form of Stock Option Agreement Under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan & Notice of Grant of Stock Option
	+	10	.10	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan & Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock
	+	10	.11	Orion Marine Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
	+	10	.12	Form of Stock Option Agreement Under the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan
	+	10	.13	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock
	+	10	.14	Executive Incentive Plan (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008)
	+	10	.15	Subsidiary Incentive Plan (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008)
	+	10	.16	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and J. Michael Pearson
	+	10	.17	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Mark Stauffer
	+	10	.18	Employment Agreement , dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Elliott Kennedy
	+	10	.19	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Jim Rose
	+	10	.20	Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009, by and between Orion Marine Group, Inc. and Peter R. Buchler
	+	10	.23	Schedule of Changes to Compensation of Non-employee Directors, effective for 2008 (filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 1-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008)
	*	21	.1	List of Subsidiaries
	*	23	.1	Consent of Independent RegisteredPublic Accounting Firm
	*	23	.2	Consent of Garland Sandhop, CPA
		24	.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this filing)
	*	31	.1	Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302
	*	31	.2	Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302
	*	32	.1	Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906
	*	99	.1	Audited financial statements of T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC as of December 31, 2008
	*	99	.2	Unaudited financial statements of T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC as of September 30, 2009
	*	99	.3	Unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2009 and statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2008 and nine months ended September 30, 2009 of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and T.W. LaQuay Dredging, LLC


*		Filed herewith

**		Incorporated by reference to the Company’s report on Form 8K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2008
+		Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
(b)		Financial Statement Schedules

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Orion Marine Group, Inc.

We have audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) the consolidated financial statements of Orion Marine Group, Inc. and subsidiaries referred to in our report dated March 9, 2010, which is included in the annual report to security holders and incorporated by reference in Part II of this form. Our audits of the basic financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15 (2), which is the responsibility of the Company’s management. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

Grant Thornton LLP

Houston, Texas

March 9, 2010

ORION MARINE GROUP, INC.

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in thousands)

Description	Balance at the Beginning of the Period		Charged to Revenue, Cost or Expense		Deduction			Balance at the End of the Period

Year ended December 31, 2007:
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$	500	$	--	$	--		$	500
Year ended December 31, 2008:
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$	500	$	800	$	(500	)	$	800
Year ended December 31, 2009:
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$	800	$	442	$	--		$	1,202

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