Centex Rooney Construction Company, Inc. Receives Five ``2002 Excellence in Construction...

Business Editors

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002

Albert Petrangeli, President of Centex Rooney Construction Company, Inc., is pleased to announce that Centex Rooney has been awarded five "2002 Excellence in Construction Awards" by the South Florida Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC).

The five projects that received awards and their respective categories are as follows:

-- Boynton Beach Community High School - Institutional $35-$50 million category

-- Florida Atlantic University / Broward Community College's Higher Education Tower - Institutional $15-$30 million category

-- South Florida Water Management District Headquarters - Public Works $5-$15 million category

-- Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World in Arundel, Maryland - Commercial $5-$15 million category

-- Northridge Shopping Center - Renovation $15-$30 million category

The South Florida Excellence in Construction awards are a prelude to ABC's National Excellence in Construction Awards. The national awards will be held in March 2003 in San Diego, California.

Centex Rooney, Florida's largest general contractor and construction manager, is a subsidiary of Centex Construction Group, a division of Centex Corporation (NYSE:CTX). Through other subsidiaries, Dallas-based Centex ranks as one of America's largest home builders and non-bank-affiliated retail mortgage originators. Centex also has operations in home services, financial services and investment real estate, and owns a majority interest in a publicly held construction products company. Centex ranks No. 1 for the third consecutive year on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies" in the engineering and construction category.