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OUR FILE NUMBER

October 25, 2011

933430-1

 

 

VIA EDGAR

WRITER’S DIRECT DIAL

 

(213) 430-6100

Division of Corporation Finance

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

WRITER’S E-MAIL ADDRESS

100 F Street, NE

jpmotley@omm.com

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:

John Hartz

 

 

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

 

 

Re:

Willdan Group, Inc.

 

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010

 

Filed March 29, 2011

 

Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter ended July 1, 2011

 

Filed August 11, 2011

 

Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A

 

Filed April 20, 2011

 

File No. 1-33076

 

 

Dear Mr. Hartz:

 

On behalf of Willdan Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we are writing to confirm that we are in receipt of the Staff’s comment letter dated October 11, 2011, and to advise you that, due to the nature and extent of the review necessary to provide thorough and thoughtful responses, the Company will be unable to respond to the Staff’s comment letter within ten business days.  The Company intends to respond to the comment letter as soon as practicable, but in no event later than November 1, 2011.

 

We appreciate your comments and request that you contact the undersigned at (213) 430-6100 if you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John-Paul Motley

 

 

 

 

 

John-Paul Motley

 

 

of O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

 

 

cc: Kimberly D. Gant,

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

Willdan Group, Inc.