Summary of ORION MARINE GROUP INC

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references in this quarterly report to "Orion," "the company," "we," "our," or "us" are to Orion Marine Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Certain information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A"), may constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

All statements other than statements of historical facts, including those that express a belief, expectation, or intention are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenues, income and capital spending. Our forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "potential," "plan," "goal" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 ("2008 Form 10-K") may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by securities law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly.

MD&A provides a narrative analysis explaining the reasons for material changes in the Company's (i) financial condition since the most recent fiscal year-end, and (ii) results of operations during the current fiscal year-to-date period and current fiscal quarter as compared to the corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year. In order to better understand such changes, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company's fiscal 2008 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its 2008 Form 10-K , Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2008 Form 10-K and with our unaudited financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report.

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. Our customers include federal, state and municipal governments, the combination of which accounted for approximately 48% of our revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2009, as well as private commercial and industrial enterprises. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Our contracts are obtained primarily through competitive bidding in response to "requests for proposals" by federal, state and local agencies and through negotiation with private parties. Our bidding activity is affected by such factors as backlog, current utilization of equipment and other resources, ability to obtain necessary surety bonds and competitive considerations. The timing and location of awarded contracts may result in unpredictable fluctuations in the results of our operations.

Most of our revenue is derived from fixed-price contracts. There are a number of factors that can create variability in contract performance and therefore impact the results of our operations. The most significant of these include the following:

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Х completeness and accuracy of the original bid;

Х increases in commodity prices such as concrete, steel and fuel;

Х customer delays and work stoppages due to weather and environmental restrictions;

Х availability and skill level of workers; and

Х a change in availability and proximity of equipment and materials.

All of these factors can impose inefficiencies on contract performance, which can impact the timing of revenue recognition and contract profitability. We plan our operations and bidding activity with these factors in mind and they have not had a material adverse impact on the results of our operations in the past.

Recent Developments. On April 17, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") concluded that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, are a danger to public health and welfare. The EPA finding is subject to public comment before an official ruling is made.

As more fully discussed in our 2008 Form 10-K, passage of climate control legislation or adoption of regulations that restrict emissions of greenhouse gases could have an adverse effect on our operations and demand for our services. The Company will continue to monitor the impact of the EPA finding on its business as more information as to the type and nature of potential regulation becomes available.

Outlook. To date, we have not seen a general, significant decline in our end market bidding activity. Still, the recession has persisted throughout the first quarter of 2009, and deterioration or delays in some of our end markets may develop. A prolonged recession may result in the diversion of funds from projects we perform to other uses; project bids may be postponed or otherwise delayed, and existing projects may be cancelled or reduced in scope due to budgeting decisions and credit constraints.

However, bidding opportunities in other end markets that we serve may increase due to enhanced focus on infrastructure spending and hurricane protection. Additionally, supplemental emergency funding legislation signed into law in 2008 provides $740 million to the Corp of Engineers allocated for emergency dredging and construction projects in areas affected by the 2008 storms, which include the markets in which we operate. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $90 billion of infrastructure spending, including $27.5 billion toward highway construction, $4.6 billion to the US Army Corps of Engineers, and $240 million for US Coast Guard bridge alterations and construction improvements.

We continue to evaluate our credit exposure as the economic recession persists. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, our operations provided cash from operations in excess of $18.9 million and our cash position at March 31, 2009 was in excess of $41.6 million. Our operations are not currently dependent on external short-term funding and we have not utilized the $7.6 million available to us under our revolving credit facility.

Our focus in 2009 is to concentrate on our core objectives; to manage our business effectively and efficiently in this recessionary economic environment; to pursue rational growth strategies while closely monitoring the costs of our operations; and to maintain our strong balance sheet.

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