PORTLAND, OR, April 2, 2007 -- Northwest Pipe Company (NASDAQ: NWPX) reported today that it was named as pipe supplier by Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. of Fairfield, California for an East Bay Municipal Utility District project near Sacramento, California.
The Company will supply approximately 7,382 feet of 36-inch through 144-inch diameter steel pipe valued at approximately $5.5 million for an engineered and custom fabricated piping system to be installed in the Clay Street & Camanche Raw Water Pumping Plants project. The pipe is expected to be manufactured in the Company's Portland, Oregon or Adelanto, California division, with delivery scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Northwest Pipe Company manufactures welded steel pipe in three business segments. Its Water Transmission Group is a leading supplier of large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products that are used primarily for water infrastructure in North America. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of construction, agricultural, energy, industrial and mechanical applications. Its Fabricated Products Group manufactures propane tanks and other fabricated products. The Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has nine manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico.
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