Dec. 12, 2006 — Northwest Pipe Co. has been named as pipe supplier to J.F. Shea Construction of Walnut, Calif., for a water treatment plant in Orange County, Calif.

The company will supply steel pipe for an engineered and custom-fabricated piping system to be installed in Orange County Sanitation District's Treatment Plant No. 2. The contract, which comprises approximately 5,000 feet of 24- through 120-inch diameter steel pipe, is valued at approximately $7 million.

Northwest Pipe expects to manufacture the pipe at its Adelanto, Calif., division. Delivery is scheduled to begin in the third 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. The company is headquartered in Portland, Ore., and has nine manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico.