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Berger Group Holdings

7 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $95.9M in penalties

Louis Berger (formerly known as Berger Group Holdings) provides infrastructure engineering, environmental science, and economic development consultancy services. It offers structural, civil, architectural, and mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as construction inspection services to bridges, highways, airports, hydroelectric power plants, transit stations, sanitation systems, schools, and government/military installations. The company was acquired by WSP Global in 2018.

Correspondence Date
FY Rank Contract Awards
2018 #75 $798.8M

7 Instances of Misconduct since 1995

3 additional instances of misconduct pending resolution.

Date Instance Penalty
Total  
12/27/2019 Cabrera et al. v. Black & Veatch Special Products et al. (Protection Payments to the Taliban)
Berger Group Holdings, Environmental Chemical Corporation, G4S PLC 		Pending
12/14/2018 Ojeda v. Louis Berger Group (Hurricane Recovery Unpaid Wages)
Berger Group Holdings 		Pending
11/28/2018 Labor Violations on Hurricane Recovery Contracts
Berger Group Holdings 		$5,030,449
7/28/2016 U.S. ex rel. Salomon v. Wolff et al. (False Claims on Reconstruction Contracts)
Berger Group Holdings 		Pending
7/7/2015 Bribery of Foreign Government Officials – Criminal Prosecutions
Berger Group Holdings 		$17,110,000
5/8/2015 False Claims on Reconstruction Contracts – Derish Wolff Prosecution
Berger Group Holdings 		$4,500,000
2/4/2015 Bribery of Foreign Government Officials – World Bank Debarment
Berger Group Holdings 		$0
5/16/2011 Audit of Iraq Agribusiness Contract
Berger Group Holdings 		$0
11/5/2010 False Claims on Reconstruction Contracts – Corporate Resolution of Civil and Criminal Charges
Berger Group Holdings 		$69,300,000
11/5/2010 False Claims on Reconstruction Contracts – Pepe and Pellettieri Prosecutions
Berger Group Holdings 		$0

Federal Contractor Misconduct Database

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Company Headquarters

412 Mount Kemble Avenue
P.O. Box 1946
Morristown, NJ 07962-1946

Phone: 973-407-1000

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