Northwest Pipe Company Announces $15M California Order.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Northwest Pipe Company (Nasdaq:NWPX) reported today that it was named as pipe supplier to Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. to supply approximately $15 million of welded steel pipe for the Perris Valley Pipeline Project. Northwest Pipe has received a notice to proceed from Black & Veatch to supply approximately 35,000 feet of 96-inch and 108-inch diameter steel pipe. The pipe is expected to be manufactured in the Company's Adelanto, California Adelanto is a city in San Bernardino County, California about 9 miles northwest of Victorville. The population was 18,130 at the 2000 census. The name Adelanto is Spanish for progress or advance , division with delivery scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2006. When the pipeline is complete it will provide substantial water reliability and quality benefits to a significant portion of western Riverside County, California Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. . 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 transmission in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of construction, agricultural, energy, industrial and mechanical applications. Its Fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: Products Group manufactures propane propane, CH3CH2CH3, colorless, gaseous alkane. It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9°C; and boils at −42.2°C;. tanks and other fabricated products. The Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and has nine manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including, but not limited to, those regarding the project described above. These statements reflect management's current views and estimates of market circumstances, industry conditions and company performance. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein due to many factors, including market demand, operating efficiencies, availability and price of raw materials, and other risks described from time to time in the company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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