EMCOR Group, Inc. Announces Recent Contract Awards;Backlog Increases to a Record $2.0 Billion,...

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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:EMCG) today announced recent awards to various EMCOR subsidiaries amounting to more than $200 million of specialty construction and technical service contracts. These awards bring the Company's

Included in the contract awards announced today were:

- Two major hospital construction awards: the St. John's Hospital Center in
Santa Monica, and the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati;

- A two year renewal of the maintenance contract for the entire street lighting
system in Brooklyn and Queens, New York; and

- A long-term facility services contract for the management of the

Earl's Court and Olympia Convention facilities in London, England;

- Two major hospital construction awards: the St. John's Hospital Center in
Santa Monica, and the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati;

- A two year renewal of the maintenance contract for the entire street lighting
system in Brooklyn and Queens, New York; and

- The expansion of semiconductor manufacturing facilities for

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU).

Commenting on the new awards, EMCOR's Chairman Frank T. MacInnis said: "These important assignments from blue-chip clients, combined with our previously-announced alliance with CB Richard Ellis, illustrate the strength and diversity of our EMCOR companies, and bring the dollar value of new backlog acquired this year to more than $1.5 billion. The awards range from "flash-track" construction programs to fulfill the critical bandwidth delivery schedules of our voice and data transmission clients, to long-term facility service relationships with owners of large property portfolios. Market demand remains strong for our broad scope of services throughout our domestic and international markets."

EMCOR Group, Inc. is a worldwide leader in mechanical and electrical construction services and facilities services. This press release and other press releases and information can be viewed at the Company's website at www.emcorgroup.com.

This release may include "forward looking statements". These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, general economic and business conditions, business opportunities that may be presented to and pursued by the Company and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the statements.