Exhibit 99.2


                       Certification Furnished Pursuant to
                 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended March 31, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Qxley Act of
2002, that:

     1.   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company for the period covered by the Report.


                                      By: /s/ Kerry J. Chauvin
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Kerry J. Chauvin
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         May 14, 2003


                                      By:  /s/ Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         May 14, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. and will be retained by Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.