Suitt Awarded Contract for Poultry Plant.

Business Editors

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2003

Suitt Construction Company, a BE&K subsidiary, has been awarded a contract to manage the construction of a $10-million, state-of-the-art expansion to the Bell & Evans(R) poultry processing plant in Fredericksburg,

The scope of work for the two-story, 65,000-square-foot project includes the construction of processing areas, air-chill additions, and the renovation of existing processing space into employee areas. Suitt will also demolish existing offices adjacent to the plant. The schedule calls for construction to be completed in May 2004.

Farmers Pride Inc. has been providing Bell & Evans(R) brand all-natural poultry to upscale markets on the East Coast since the 1890s.

Suitt provides construction services to a broad range of industries across the United States and in Mexico. Based in Greenville, it has offices in Raleigh, N.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Providence, R.I.; and Orlando, Fla.

BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, pulp and paper, automotive, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies in the U.S."

For more information on Suitt telephone Don White at (864) 250-5062; BE&K contact is Robin Paulding at (205) 972-6688 or pauldingr@bek.com. Visit www.bek.com/press1.html for related graphics and other company news.