TENERA INC
10-Q, 1999-11-09
ENGINEERING SERVICES
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                                UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                          ----------------------------

                                    FORM 10-Q

    (Mark One)

        [X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
              OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999

        [ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
              OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  [NO FEE REQUIRED]

              For the transition period from __________ to __________


                             Commission File Number
                                     1-9812

                                  TENERA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Delaware                                   94-3213541
    (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

    One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 1850, San Francisco, California 94105-1018
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 536-4744


                          ----------------------------

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                  Common Stock

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                      None


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .

     The number of shares outstanding on September 30, 1999, was 9,951,296.




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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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<S>                                                                                                       <C>
                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited) ..........................................................    1
    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition .....    8
    Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risk....................................   10


                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Legal Proceedings .........................................................................    *
    Item 2.  Changes in Securities .....................................................................    *
    Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities ...........................................................    *
    Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .......................................    *
    Item 5.  Other Information .........................................................................    *
    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ..........................................................   11
</TABLE>


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    * None


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                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements

                                  TENERA, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



  (In thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Three Months Ended September 30     Nine Months Ended September 30
                                                 -------------------------------     ------------------------------
                                                    1999              1998              1999             1998
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>              <C>                <C>             <C>

Revenue ..................................       $    10,163      $     7,014        $    28,857     $    19,558

Direct Costs .............................             7,970            5,363             22,470          14,658

General and Administrative Expenses ......             1,385            1,283              4,389           3,930

Special Item Income ......................                --               --                 --             300

Litigation Judgment Cost  ................                --               --                 --             (50)

Other Income .............................                --               42                  1             181
                                                 ------------     -------------      ------------    -------------

  Operating Income........................               808              410              1,999           1,501

Interest Income, Net .....................                30               31                 83              96
                                                 ------------     -------------      ------------    -------------

  Net Earnings Before
  Income Tax Expense......................               838              441              2,082           1,597

Income Tax Expense........................               404               20                939             249
                                                 ------------     -------------      -------------   -------------

Net Earnings..............................       $       434      $       421        $     1,143     $     1,348
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

Net Earnings per Share-- Basic ...........       $      0.04      $      0.04        $      0.11     $      0.13
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

Net Earnings per Share-- Diluted .........       $      0.04      $      0.04        $      0.11     $      0.13
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

Weighted Average
Number of Shares Outstanding-- Basic......            10,015           10,123             10,088          10,123
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

Weighted Average
Number of Shares Outstanding-- Diluted....            10,396           10,423             10,503          10,267
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)



  (In thousands, except share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                  September 30,     December 31,
                                                                                      1999             1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>               <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents ...............................................       $     3,259       $     3,361
  Receivables, less allowance of $1,298 (1998 - $1,300):
    Billed ................................................................             4,520             2,692
    Unbilled ..............................................................             3,340             2,734
  Other current assets ....................................................               239               225
                                                                                  -------------     ------------
      Total Current Assets ................................................            11,358             9,012
Property and Equipment, Net ...............................................               287               194
                                                                                  =============     ============
         Total Assets .....................................................       $    11,645       $     9,206
                                                                                  =============     ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable ........................................................       $     3,912       $     2,514
  Accrued compensation and related expenses ...............................             2,108             1,924
  Income taxes payable ....................................................                44               100
                                                                                   -------------     ------------
      Total Current Liabilities ...........................................             6,064             4,538
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 authorized, 10,417,345 issued
and                                                                                       104               104
  outstanding .............................................................
  Paid in capital, in excess of par .......................................             5,699             5,699
  Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit) .................................               308              (835)
  Treasury stock-- 466,049 shares (1998 - 287,942 shares) .................              (530)             (300)
                                                                                  -------------     ------------
        Total Shareholders' Equity ........................................             5,581             4,668
                                                                                  -------------     ------------
         Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity .......................       $    11,645       $     9,206
                                                                                  -------------     ------------
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</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (Unaudited)



  (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Paid-In          Retained
                                                       Capital in        Earnings
                                        Common           Excess        (Accumulated       Treasury
                                         Stock           of Par           Deficit)          Stock          Total
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>

December 31, 1998 ..........         $       104      $     5,699      $      (835)     $      (300)    $     4,668


Net Earnings ...............                  --               --              305               --             305
                                     -------------    ------------     ------------     ------------    -------------
March 31, 1999 .............                 104            5,699             (530)            (300)          4,973


Repurchase of 50,150 Shares                   --               --               --              (66)            (66)

Net Earnings ...............                  --               --              404               --             404
                                     -------------    ------------     ------------     ------------    -------------
June 30, 1999 ..............                 104            5,699             (126)            (366)          5,311


Repurchase of 127,957 Shares                  --               --               --             (164)           (164)

Net Earnings................                  --               --              434               --             434
                                     -------------    ------------     ------------     ------------    -------------
September 30, 1999 .........         $       104      $     5,699      $       308      $      (530)    $     5,581
                                     =============    ============     ============     ============    =============
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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

  (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                                  -------------------------------
                                                                                      1999             1998
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>               <C>


CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  Net earnings.............................................................       $     1,143       $     1,348

  Adjustments  to reconcile  net  earnings to cash (used)  provided by
  operating activities:

    Depreciation ..........................................................               121                78

    Decrease in allowance for sales adjustments ...........................                (2)              (59)

    Gain on sale of equipment .............................................                (1)               --

    Gain on sale of Technologies business .................................                --              (300)

    Changes in assets and liabilities:

      Receivables .........................................................            (2,432)           (1,064)

      Other current assets ................................................               (14)              (16)

      Accounts payable ....................................................             1,398             1,238

      Accrued compensation and related expenses ...........................               184               427

      Income taxes payable ................................................               (56)               50

      Litigation judgment accrual .........................................                --              (950)
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

        Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities .........................               341               752

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  Acquisition of property and equipment ...................................              (214)             (118)

  Proceeds from sale of equipment .........................................                 1                --

  Proceeds from repayment of Asset Sale note ..............................                --               300
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

        Net Cash (Used) Provided in Investing Activities ..................              (213)              182

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Repurchase of equity ....................................................              (230)               --
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

        Net Cash Used by Financing Activities .............................              (230)               --
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ......................              (102)              934

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ..........................             3,361             2,292
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD ................................       $     3,259       $     3,226
                                                                                  -------------     ------------

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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           September 30, 1999 and 1998
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization

      TENERA, Inc.(the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, is the parent company
of the subsidiaries described below.

      TENERA Rocky Flats,  LLC ("Rocky  Flats"),  a Colorado  limited  liability
company,  was formed by the Company in 1995, to provide  consulting  services in
connection with  participation in the Performance Based  Integrating  Management
Contract  ("Rocky Flats  Contract") at the Department of Energy's  ("DOE") Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site. In May 1997, the Company's other government
business  was  consolidated  within the Rocky Flats  subsidiary.  This  business
provides  consulting  and  management  services to the DOE  directly and through
subcontracts with DOE prime  contractors.  These services provide  assistance to
DOE-owned  nuclear   facilities  in  devising,   implementing,   and  monitoring
strategies  to  upgrade  from  an   operational,   safety,   and   environmental
perspective.

      TENERA Energy, LLC ("Energy"),  a Delaware limited liability company,  was
formed by the Company in May 1997, to consolidate its commercial  electric power
utility business into a separate legal structure. The Energy subsidiary provides
consulting,  management  services,  and technology enhanced training programs in
organizational  effectiveness  and  organizational  development,   environmental
outsourcing and  monitoring,  risk analysis and modeling,  and business  process
improvement.

      TENERA Technologies,  LLC  ("Technologies"),  a Delaware limited liability
company,  was  formed  by the  Company  in May  1997  to  consolidate  its  mass
transportation  business  into a separate  legal  entity.  Before the Asset Sale
described  below,  Technologies  provided  computerized  maintenance  management
software and consulting to the mass transit industry.  On November 14, 1997, the
Company  consummated  the sale of all of the assets  ("Asset  Sale")  related to
Technologies'  mass  transportation   business,  to  Spear  Technologies,   Inc.
("Spear"),  a  California  corporation  newly  formed by former  members  of the
Company's management. The Company received $1,300,000 in cash, a promissory note
in the amount of $300,000 (the "Promissory  Note"),  and a warrant to acquire 4%
of Spear's then outstanding  shares of common stock  exercisable upon an initial
public  offering or a change of control (as defined in the warrant).  Spear also
assumed all liabilities associated with the Technologies business.


Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

      Basis of Presentation.  The accompanying  condensed consolidated financial
statements  include the  accounts of the Company and its  subsidiaries  and have
been  prepared by the Company  without  audit.  All  intercompany  accounts  and
transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(which include  normal  recurring  adjustments)  necessary to present fairly the
financial position at September 30, 1999, and the results of operations and cash
flows for the  three-month  and nine-month  periods ended September 30, 1999 and
1998, have been made. For further information, refer to the financial statements
and notes thereto contained in TENERA, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Use of Estimates.  The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity
with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to make
estimates  and  assumptions  that affect the amounts  reported in the  financial
statements  and  accompanying notes.   Actual results  could  differ  from these
estimates.

      Cash and Cash  Equivalents.  Cash and cash  equivalents  consist of demand
deposits,  money market accounts,  and commercial paper issued by companies with
strong credit ratings.  The Company includes in cash and cash  equivalents,  all
short-term,  highly  liquid  investments  which  mature  within  three months of
acquisition.


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      Property  and  Equipment.  Property  and  equipment  are  stated  at  cost
($2,555,000  and  $2,382,000  at  September  30,  1999 and  December  31,  1998,
respectively),  net of accumulated  depreciation  ($2,268,000  and $2,188,000 at
September  30,  1999 and  December  31,  1998,  respectively).  Depreciation  is
calculated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives, which
range from three to five years.

      Revenue.  The Company  primarily offers its services to the electric power
industry and the DOE.  Revenue from  time-and-material  and cost plus  fixed-fee
contracts is recognized when costs are incurred;  from fixed-price contracts, on
the basis of percentage of work completed  (measured by costs incurred  relative
to total estimated project costs).

      The Company performs credit evaluations of these clients and normally does
not require collateral.  Reserves are maintained for potential sales adjustments
and  credit  losses;   such  losses  to  date  have  been  within   management's
expectations.  Actual  revenue and cost of contracts in progress may differ from
management  estimates  and such  differences  could be material to the financial
statements.

       During the first nine months of 1999, three Rocky Flats clients accounted
for 31%, 27%, and 17% of the Company's total revenue,  respectively.  During the
same period in 1998,  two Rocky Flats  clients  accounted for 37% and 27% of the
total revenue, and one Energy client accounted for 10%.

      Income Taxes. The Company is a C Corporation  subject to federal and state
statutory  income tax rates for income earned.  For the nine-month  period ended
September 30, 1999, a provision for federal and state income taxes was made at a
combined  rate of  approximately  45%.  For the  comparable  period  in 1998,  a
provision for income taxes was made at a rate of approximately 16% on a combined
federal  and state  basis,  which  reflects  the benefit of net  operating  loss
carryforwards.

      Per Share Information.  In 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("FAS 128"). FAS 128 replaced the
calculation  of  primary  and fully  diluted  earnings  per share with basic and
diluted earnings per share.  Unlike primary  earnings per share,  basic earnings
per share excludes any dilutive  effects of options,  warrants,  and convertible
securities.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  is very  similar  to the  previously
reported  fully  diluted  earnings per share and includes the effect of dilutive
stock  options.  All  earnings  per  share  amounts  for all  periods  have been
presented,   and  where  appropriate,   restated  to  conform  to  the  FAS  128
requirements.  A  reconciliation  of the  denominators  of the basic and diluted
earnings per share computations required by FAS 128 are presented in Note 3.

      Comprehensive  Income. In 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board
issued No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive Income", which requires that all items
that are required to be recognized under  accounting  standards as comprehensive
income  (revenues,  expenses,  gains and  losses)  be  reported  in a  financial
statement  that is  displayed  with  the  same  prominence  as  other  financial
statements. The Company does not have material components of other comprehensive
income.  Therefore,  comprehensive  income is equal to net earnings reported for
all periods presented.

      Disclosures  about  Segments  of an  Enterprise.  In 1997,  the  Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board issued No. 131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related  Information",  which  establishes  standards for the way
public business  enterprises  report  information  about  operating  segments in
annual financial  statements.  The Company has one reportable  operating segment
under this  statement,  which is providing  services with respect to operations,
maintenance,    safety,   strategic   business   and   risk   management,    and
environmental/ecological  issues for electric  utility and DOE  facilities.  The
required disclosures are reflected in the financial statements.


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Note 3.  Earnings per Share

      The  following  table  sets  forth the  computation  of basic and  diluted
earnings per share:



(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                 Quarter Ended September 30,        Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                -------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                    1999              1998             1999               1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>
Numerator:
   Net earnings ..........................      $     434        $     421         $   1,143         $   1,348
                                                =============    ==============    =============     ==============
Denominator:
  Denominator for basic earnings per share
  -- weighted-average shares outstanding..         10,015           10,123            10,088            10,123

  Effect of dilutive securities:
     Employee & Director stock options
     (Treasury stock method) .............            381              300               415               144
                                                -------------    --------------    -------------     --------------
  Denominator for diluted earnings per
  share --weighted-average common and
  common equivalent shares ...............         10,396           10,423            10,503            10,267
                                                =============    ==============    =============     ==============
Basic earnings per share  ................      $    0.04        $    0.04         $    0.11         $    0.13
                                                =============    ==============    =============     ==============
Diluted earnings per share  ..............      $    0.04        $    0.04         $    0.11         $    0.13
                                                =============    ==============    =============     ==============
</TABLE>


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


                                  TENERA, INC.
                              Results of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                            Percent of Revenue           Percent of Revenue
                                                          ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                               Quarter Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                                               September 30,               September 30,
                                                          ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                            1999           1998          1999          1998
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                        <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>

Revenue ................................................   100.0%         100.0%        100.0%        100.0%

Direct Costs ...........................................    78.4           76.5          77.9          74.9

General and Administrative Expenses ....................    13.6           18.3          15.2          20.1

Special Item Income ....................................    --             --            --             1.5

Litigation Judgment Cost ...............................    --             --            --            (0.3)

Other Income ...........................................    --              0.6          --             0.9
                                                          ---------      ---------     ---------     ---------

   Operating Income ....................................     8.0            5.8           6.9           7.7

Interest Income, Net ...................................     0.3            0.5           0.3           0.5
                                                          ---------      ---------     ---------     ---------
Net Earnings Before Income Tax Expense..................     8.3%           6.3%          7.2%          8.2%
                                                          =========      =========     =========     =========

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</TABLE>


Results of Operations

      The Company's  increased revenue in its Rocky Flats subsidiary resulted in
net earnings  before income tax expense of $838,000 and $2,082,000 for the three
and  nine-month  periods ended  September 30, 1999,  respectively.  Net earnings
before income tax expense, litigation judgment cost adjustment, and special item
income,  for the  comparable  periods in 1998,  were  $441,000  and  $1,247,000,
respectively.

      During  the third  quarter  and first  nine  months of 1999,  the  Company
received written contracts and orders having an estimated value of approximately
$5.6 million and $16.4 million,  respectively.  The activity  primarily reflects
the  additional  funding of the  Company's  contract  at the DOE's  Rocky  Flats
Environmental  Technology Site and the extension of a consulting contract with a
large electric utility client.  Contracted backlog for current,  active projects
totaled  approximately  $6.3 million as of September  30, 1999,  down from $18.5
million at December 31, 1998. Effective October 1, 1999, the Company was awarded
a one year extension of its Rocky Flats  Contract.  The orders for this contract
extension will occur over the DOE's fiscal year which began October 1, 1999.

      Revenue  increased  45% in the third  quarter  and 48% in the  first  nine
months of 1999, compared to a year ago, primarily as a result of increased Rocky
Flats Contract activity. For the third quarter and first three quarters of 1999,
the  concentration  of revenue from the  government  sector  increased to 81% of
total revenue, from 80% and 77%, respectively, for the same periods in 1998.

      Direct  costs were  higher in the third  quarter  and first nine months of
1999,  compared  to a year  ago,  primarily  as a result  of  increased  revenue
generation  opportunities  and the related use of subcontractor  teams under the
Rocky  Flats  Contract.  Gross  margins  decreased  to 22%  for  the  three  and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999, from 24% and 25%, respectively, for


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the same  periods in 1998,  primarily  due to an increase in the  proportion  of
lower margin government projects.

      General  and  administrative  costs were  higher in the third  quarter and
first three  quarters  of 1999,  compared  to a year ago,  primarily  reflecting
increased costs associated with the development of technology  enhanced training
courses and higher  performance  bonuses to employees based on higher  operating
income.  However,  general  and  administrative  expenses,  as a  percentage  of
revenue,  for the  three  and  nine-month  periods,  decreased  to 14% and  15%,
respectively,  in  1999  from  18% and  20%,  respectively,  in  1998  primarily
reflecting  controlled  cost structures  associated  with reduced  corporate and
subsidiary administrative staffs.

      The special  item of $300,000 in 1998,  reflects the  additional  realized
gain from the Asset Sale  associated  with the repayment of the Promissory  Note
(see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

      The litigation  judgment cost adjustment in 1998 relates to the settlement
of litigation for $50,000 less than the amount accrued in 1997.

      Other  income  in 1999  reflects  gains  on sale of  assets  related  to a
facility  closure.   Other  income  in  1998  reflects  certain  accounting  and
administrative  services  provided on a temporary  basis to the purchaser in the
Asset Sale. These services ceased in November 1998.

      Net  interest  income  in 1999  and  1998  represents  earnings  from  the
investment  of  cash  balances  in  short-term,  high-quality,   government  and
corporate debt  instruments.  The lower net interest income in 1999, as compared
to a year ago,  primarily  reflects  lower  interest  rates.  The Company had no
borrowings  under its line of credit  during the first  nine  months of 1999 and
1998.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Cash and cash  equivalents  decreased  by  $102,000  during the first nine
months of 1999. The decrease was due to net acquisition of equipment  ($213,000)
and cash used to repurchase  Company stock ($230,000),  partially offset by cash
provided by operations ($341,000).

      Receivables  increased by $2,432,000 from December 31, 1998, primarily due
to an increase in revenue in the first nine months of 1999.  The  allowance  for
sales adjustments decreased $2,000 from December 31, 1998.

      Accounts payable increased by $1,398,000 since the end of 1998,  primarily
associated  with higher  direct costs  supporting  increased  revenues.  Accrued
compensation  and related  expenses  increased  by  $184,000  during the period,
primarily  reflecting  merit  increases in employee  salaries and lower usage of
paid-time-off benefits in the first nine months of 1999.

      No cash dividend was declared in the first nine months of 1999.

      The impact of  inflation  on project  revenue and costs of the Company was
minimal.

      At  September  30,  1999,  the  Company  had  available  $2,500,000  of  a
$3,000,000  revolving  loan facility.  The Company has no outstanding  borrowing
against the line;  however,  $500,000 is assigned to support  standby letters of
credit. The line of credit expires in May 2000.

      Management believes that cash expected to be generated by operations,  the
Company's  working  capital,  and its loan  facility  are  adequate  to meet its
anticipated liquidity needs through the next twelve months.


Year 2000 Issue

      Many existing  computer programs use only two digits to identify a year in
the date field.  These programs were designed and developed without  considering
the  impact  of the  upcoming  change in the  century.  If not  corrected,  many
computer  applications  could fail or create erroneous results by or at the Year
2000. The Year 2000 issue affects virtually all companies and organizations. The
Company's technical personnel have substantially  completed assessing the impact
of the Year 2000 issue on the Company's products and services.

      The  Company  has  established  a  two-phase  program  to ensure  that its
proprietary software and internal computer systems are Year 2000 compliant.  The
initial  phase,  which included  planning,  inventory and  assessment,  has been


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completed.  The final phase, which consists of correction,  testing,  deployment
and  acceptance  was  substantially  completed at June 30, 1999.  Further system
testing was performed  during the third quarter of 1999 and the Company  expects
to continue  testing  through the balance of the year.  The Company has expended
approximately  $35,000 to make its  proprietary  software and  internal  systems
compliant and expects to spend less than $5,000 more to complete its  compliance
program.  The total  expenditures will not have a material effect on its overall
financial position or results of operations.

      The Company has also substantially completed the same two-phase program to
assess the risks to the Company of systems owned and operated by outside parties
but used by the Company in its leased and rented  facilities which have embedded
technology,  such as elevator  systems,  security  systems,  and other  physical
office  infrastructure.  The Company has  examined  infrastructure  issues on an
office-by-office  basis.  The initial phase was completed at the end of 1998 and
the final phase was substantially  completed at June 30, 1999. The owners of the
facilities  leased by the Company have advised that they have  corrected the key
embedded technology problems and will continue to examine and test their systems
through the balance of 1999. No costs have been expended by the Company  through
the third quarter of 1999. The Company will develop contingency plans to address
any such embedded technology issues as they are identified.

      The Company's  major clients,  subcontractors,  banking  institution,  and
payroll  vendor  have  advised  that  their  Year 2000  compliance  efforts  are
substantially complete at September 30, 1999.

      Even with the effort to address the Year 2000 issue made by the Company to
date,  there can be no assurance that the systems of other entities on which the
Company  relies,  including  the  Company's  internal  systems  and  proprietary
software, will be one-hundred percent remediated, or that a failure to remediate
by another  entity and/or the Company,  would not have a material  effect on the
Company's results of operations.

      The Company will continue to utilize both internal and external  resources
to reprogram,  or replace,  and test software for Year 2000  modifications.  The
total cost  associated  with the required  modifications  and conversions is not
expected to exceed $40,000, including infrastructure and embedded technology.


Forward-Looking Statements

      Statements  contained  in this report which are not  historical  facts are
forward-looking  statements  as that term is defined in the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. Such  forward-looking  statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially
from those projected.  Such risks and  uncertainties  include the uncertainty of
future  profitability;   reliance  on  major  customers;  uncertainty  regarding
industry  trends  and  customer  demand;  uncertainty  of access  to  additional
capital;   reliance  on  key  personnel;   uncertainty  regarding   competition;
government  contract  audits;  and Year  2000  issues,  including  the  costs of
compliance  and  anticipated  results,  described  above.  Additional  risks are
detailed in the Company's  filings with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
("SEC"), including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.



Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risk

      Not applicable.


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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Exhibits

      11.0     Statement regarding computation of per share earnings:  See Notes
               to Consolidated Financial Statements.

      27.0*    Financial Data Schedule

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

               None.







__________________________

    *  Filed herewith.


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                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



Dated: November 8, 1999



                          TENERA, INC.


                          By             /s/ JEFFREY R. HAZARIAN
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                           Jeffrey R. Hazarian
                            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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