Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-105347) and related
Prospectus of The Shaw Group Inc. for the registration of $253,029,000 of its
10.75% Senior Notes due 2010 and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated October 17, 2003, with respect to the 2003 and 2002
consolidated financial statements, as amended, of The Shaw Group Inc. included
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended August 31, 2003, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the use of our
report dated June 7, 2002 (except Note 2, as to which the date is June 15, 2002)
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The IT Group, Inc.
incorporated by reference in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-4 No. 333-105347) and related Prospectus of The Shaw Group Inc. for the
registration of $253,029,000 of its 10.75% Senior Notes due 2010.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
November 20, 2003