FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2006

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ATLANTIC BUILDERS GROUP
RECEIVES MERIT AWARD FROM ABC
FOR EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION

WASHINGTON, DC – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has presented Atlantic Builders Group of Baltimore, Maryland, with a Merit Award in its Excellence in Construction (EIC) competition for the company's work on the Abingdon Branch of the Harford County Public Library in Abingdon, Maryland. The awards were presented at ABC's 2006 National Convention in Las Vegas.

Atlantic Builders Group was recognized in the Institutional - under $5 Million category for its work on the Library. The project involved the construction of a 36,000 SF single story library facility on a 16 acre site.

"This project clearly illustrates the excellent work merit contractors do everyday," said Jack Darnall, 2006 ABC national chairman and a vice president/healthcare division manager for Brasfield & Gorrie, Birmingham, Ala. "Each year, ABC's Excellence in Construction awards highlight the country's top construction projects, and I'm pleased to include this project in that prestigious group."

ABC's awards program is designed to recognize publicly the quality and innovation of merit shop construction and to honor all the members of the construction team, including the contractor, the owner and the design team responsible for the project. The winning projects were selected from more than 300 entries submitted from across the country and were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unusual challenges, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and budget.

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Editors Note: Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association representing 23,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms in 79 chapters across the United States. For more news and information, visit ABC's website, www.abc.org.