EXHIBIT 23.3


                           INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                          


The Board of Directors
Dames & Moore Group:

We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                         /s/  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Los Angeles, California
July 16, 1998