DALLAS, Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ:PRIM) (“Primoris” or “Company”) today announced a new heavy civil award valued at $19 million.  The contract was secured by Primoris Heavy Civil, part of the Civil segment.  This award was signed in the fourth quarter of 2017 and will therefore be included in the 2017 year-end backlog calculation.

• The project was awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation for a project located in Houston.
  
  
• The award is for two and a half miles of new roadway, including earthwork grading, the construction of four bridges, a four lane concrete paved boulevard roadway with intersections, pipe and inlet storm drainage system, retaining walls, traffic signals, and roadway illumination.   
  
  
• Work is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2018 and to be completed in the third quarter of 2019.

ABOUT PRIMORIS
Founded in 1960, Primoris, through various subsidiaries, has grown to become one of the largest publicly traded specialty construction and infrastructure companies in the United States. Serving diverse end-markets, Primoris provides a wide range of construction, fabrication, maintenance, replacement, water and wastewater, and engineering services to major public utilities, petrochemical companies, energy companies, municipalities, state departments of transportation, and other customers. Growing both organically and through acquisitions, the Company’s national footprint now extends nearly nationwide and into Canada. For additional information, please visit www.prim.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Company Contact                                                                                              
Kate Tholking
Director of Investor Relations
(214) 740-5615
ktholking@prim.com