UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549


                      FORM 10-Q/A AMENDMENT



[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1997


                                OR


[   ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES 
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       For the transition period from __________________ to ______________


                  Commission File Number 1-11075


                       DAMES & MOORE GROUP                     
      (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


           Delaware                                 95-4316617                 
 (State or Other Jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)                                


       911 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, California  90017
       (Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)


                               (213) 996-2200                                
           (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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      
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As of October 31, 1997, 18,019,091 shares of the registrant's common stock, 
$0.01 par value, were issued and outstanding.

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                           EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number            Description
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 3(i)             Articles of Incorporation
 3(ii)            Bylaws


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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.





                                             DAMES & MOORE GROUP
                                                   




Date: November 10, 1997                       /s/ ARTHUR C. DARROW
                                             --------------------------        
                                             Arthur C. Darrow
                                             President and
                                             Chief Executive Officer
                                             (Principal Executive Officer)





Date: November 10, 1997                      /s/ MARK A. SNELL
                                            --------------------------
                                            Mark A. Snell
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial Officer)





Date: November 10, 1997                      /s/ LESLIE S. PUGET
                                            -------------------------
                                            Leslie S. Puget
                                            Corporate Controller
                                            (Principal Accounting Officer)

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