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Cavico Corporation Awarded Construction Contracts Valued at US $55.4 M for A Luoi Hydropower Project.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  & HANOI, Vietnam -- Cavico Corporation announced today it has begun work on the longest most sophisticated tunnel in Vietnam as part of the A Luoi Hydropower hy·dro·pow·er  
n.
Hydroelectric power.
 project. Cavico was awarded two contracts as part of the project. The total value of the A Luoi Hydropower plant is estimated at US $202.1 million, with Cavico's contracts valued at US $55.4 million. Cavico will receive payments periodically after reaching designated stages of completion.

Cavico estimates the projects, which call for a headrace head·race  
n.
A watercourse that feeds water into a mill, water wheel, or turbine.

Noun 1. headrace - a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine
 tunnel and surge tank A surge tank is a standpipe or storage reservoir at the downstream end of a closed aqueduct or feeder pipe - as for a water wheel - to absorb sudden rises of pressure and to furnish water quickly during a drop in pressure. Also known as surge drum. , approximately seven miles or 11,637.5 meters in length, with a width of 13 to 19 feet, or five to six meters, will take 40 months to complete.

CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Cavico Vietnam, Hai Thanh Tran, said, "The contract to build the longest, most complicated tunnel in Vietnam reaffirms Cavico's reputation as Vietnam's premier private construction and engineering firm. We are honored that we have been awarded these contracts and expect to complete this project on a timely basis, within budget. We look forward to securing additional contracts for the benefit of our shareholders."

The A Luoi Hydropower plant, owned by Central Hydropower Joint Stock Co., is located in Thua Thien Hue province, 43 miles west of Hue city and 100 miles northwest of Da Nang Da Nang (dənăng`, dän äng), formerly Tourane (trăn`, –rän`), city (1990 est. pop.  city. The plant, which will have a 170 MW capacity, is expected to become operational at the end of 2010.

To view pictures of the groundbreaking ceremony and contract signing, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com/cvcpmore.aspx.

Due to Cavico's recent filing of Form 12-J with the Securities and Exchange Commission, stock market profiles and quotes are no longer accessible under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol

An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors
 CVCP CVCP Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (UK)
CVCP Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (UK)
CVCP Coding Violation C-bit - Path
. In order to obtain information about the company and updates on its news, investors can visit the company website, http://www.cavicocorp.com or its investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 website at http://www.hawkassociates.com/cvcpprofile.aspx.

Cavico's stock will remain non-trading while a new Form 10 registration statement is prepared and filed with the SEC. Once the Form 10 is approved, the company expects to commence trading on the OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board

An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system.
.

On June 13, 2007 the SEC announced a two-week suspension in the trading of Cavico Corp.'s common stock because the pre-merger company Laminaire Corp. (n/k/a Cavico Corp.) has not filed the required periodic reports with the Commission. In addition, the SEC issued a public administrative proceeding An administrative proceeding is a non-judicial determination of fault or guilt and may include in some cases penalties of various forms.

A "Captain's Mast", held by a commanding officer of a warship is one such proceeding.
 against Laminaire Corp. (n/k/a Cavico Corp.) to determine whether the registration of each class of securities should be revoked or suspended for up to 12 months. Subsequently, the company filed Form 12-J with the SEC to withdraw its trading on the Pink Sheets and is in the process of preparing a new Form 10 registration statement for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board.

About Cavico Corporation

Founded in 2000, Cavico is a major infrastructure construction, infrastructure investment and natural resources conglomerate headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cavico is highly respected for its core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
 in the construction of mission-critical infrastructure including hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges, tunnels and urban community developments. One of the company's primary competitive advantages is its ability to nurture a project "from concept through completion" with a vertical portfolio of interrelated in·ter·re·late  
tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates
To place in or come into mutual relationship.



in
 investment, permitting, design, construction management and facility maintenance services. Cavico's project partners include top multi-national corporations and government organizations. The company employs more than 3,000 people. For more information, visit http://www.cavicocorp.com.

A profile for investors can be accessed at http://www.hawkassociates.com/cvcpprofile.aspx.

For investor relations questions, contact Frank Hawkins Frank Hawkins Jr. (born July 3, 1959 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.  or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, at (305) 451-1888, e-mail: info@hawkassociates.com, or visit http://www.americanmicrocaps.com or http://www.hawkassociates.com. In order to receive free e-mail notification of future releases for this company, sign up at http://www.hawkassociates.com/email.aspx.

Safe-Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including statements regarding potential sales, the success of the company's business, as well as statements that include the word "believe" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Cavico Corporation to differ materially from those implied or expressed by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk factors included in reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act. This press release speaks as of the date first set forth above and Cavico Corporation assumes no responsibility to update the information included herein for events occurring after the date hereof. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to factors such as the lack of capital, timely development of products and services, inability to deliver products and services when promised, inability of potential customers to pay for ordered products and services, and political and economic risks inherent in international trade.
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