April 3, 2007 — Northwest Pipe Co. has been named as pipe supplier by Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc. of Fairfield, Calif., for an East Bay Municipal Utility District project near Sacramento.

The company will supply approximately 7,382 feet of 36- to 144-inch diameter steel pipe for an engineered and custom fabricated piping system to be installed in the Clay Street & Camanche Raw Water Pumping Plants project. The contract is valued at approximately $5.5 million.

Northwest Pipe expects to manufacture the pipe in its Portland, Ore., or Adelanto, Calif., division, with delivery scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Northwest Pipe Co. 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. Headquartered in Portland, Ore., the company has nine manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico.