Exhibit 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT ------------------------------ The following entities, unless otherwise indicated, are wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Registrant as of December 31, 1998: State or Country Name of Organization ---- --------------- 1. Baker Environmental, Inc. Pennsylvania 2. Baker Heavy & Highway, Inc. Pennsylvania 3. Baker Mellon Stuart Construction, Inc. Pennsylvania 4. Mellon Stuart Building Services, Inc. Pennsylvania 5. Mellon Stuart Construction International, Inc. Pennsylvania 6. Michael Baker Development Corporation Pennsylvania 7. Michael Baker Global, Inc. Pennsylvania 8. Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Pennsylvania 9. Michael Baker Alaska, Inc. Alaska 10. Baker Construction, Inc. Delaware 11. Baker Global Project Services, Inc. Delaware 12. Baker Holding Corporation Delaware 13. Baker/OTS, Inc. Delaware 14. International Pipeline Services, Inc. Delaware 15. Michael Baker International, Inc. Delaware 16. Baker GeoResearch, Inc. District of Columbia 17. Baker Engineering, Inc. Illinois 18. Michael Baker Jr. Company Nevada 19. Michael Baker Architects/Engineers, P.C. New Jersey 20. Baker Engineering NY, Inc. New York 21. Baker/MO Services, Inc. Texas 22. Baker Support Services, Inc. Texas 23. Vermont General Insurance Company Vermont 24. Michael Baker Barbados Ltd. Barbados 25. Baker O&M International, Ltd. Cayman Islands 26. Baker/OTS International, Inc. Cayman Islands 27. Overseas Technical Services (Middle East) Ltd. Cayman Islands 28. Michael Baker de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 29. OTS International Training Services Ltd. United Kingdom 30. Overseas Technical Services (Harrow) Ltd. United Kingdom 31. Baker/OTS Ltd. United Kingdom 32. SD Forty Five Ltd. United Kingdom 33. Hanseatic Oilfield Services Ltd. Vanuatu 34. OTS Finance and Management Ltd. Vanuatu 35. Overseas Technical Services International Ltd. Vanuatu