** Shares of engineering and consulting firm NV5 Global
NVEE.O climb 1.4% to $130.17
** NVEE secures two contracts from University of California
(UCSD) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), totaling $13 mln
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** Contracts to support wildfire studies and mitigation
efforts in California
** UCSD selects NV5 for a $6 mln contract while USGS awards
NVEE a two-year, $7 mln contract
** NVEE down 5.6% so far this year
(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Arunima.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aru_Kumar94))