Primoris Services Corporation Announces Utility Award Estimated at $36 Million

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Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PRIM) announced a three-year utility contract worth approximately $36 million. This contract is for maintenance on a high-pressure gas pipeline in Northern California, set to commence in Q1 2021 and conclude by Q4 2023. Primoris, a major provider of specialty contracting services founded in 1960, operates across the U.S. and Canada, offering a variety of construction and engineering services.

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• Secured a $36 million utility contract.
• Work on a significant maintenance project for a major utility customer.
• Scheduled project completion by Q4 2023.

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DALLAS, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: PRIM) (“Primoris” or “Company”) today announced a three-year utility award valued at approximately $36 million. The contracts were secured by the Utilities & Distribution segment.

• The award is for maintenance work on a high-pressure gas pipeline system for a major utility customer in Northern California.
• Work is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2021, and completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2023.

ABOUT PRIMORIS
Founded in 1960, Primoris, through various subsidiaries, has grown to become one of the leading providers of specialty contracting services operating throughout the United States and Canada. Primoris provides a wide range of specialty construction services, fabrication, maintenance, and engineering services to a diversified base of customers. Additional information on Primoris is available at www.prim.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect, when made, the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including with regard to the Company’s future performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “potential”, “predicts”, “projects”, “should”, “will”, “would” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of regulation and the economy, generally. Forward-looking statements inherently involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially as a result of a number of factors, including, among other things, customer timing, project duration, weather, and general economic conditions; changes in our mix of customers, projects, contracts and business; regional or national and/or general economic conditions and demand for our services; price, volatility, and expectations of future prices of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; variations and changes in the margins of projects performed during any particular quarter; increases in the costs to perform services caused by changing conditions; the termination, or expiration of existing agreements or contracts; the budgetary spending patterns of customers; increases in construction costs that we may be unable to pass through to our customers; cost or schedule overruns on fixed-price contracts; availability of qualified labor for specific projects; changes in bonding requirements and bonding availability for existing and new agreements; the need and availability of letters of credit; costs we incur to support growth, whether organic or through acquisitions; the timing and volume of work under contract; losses experienced in our operations; the results of the review of prior period accounting on certain projects; developments in governmental investigations and/or inquiries; intense competition in the industries in which we operate; failure to obtain favorable results in existing or future litigation or regulatory proceedings, dispute resolution proceedings or claims, including claims for additional costs; failure of our partners, suppliers or subcontractors to perform their obligations; cyber-security breaches; failure to maintain safe worksites; risks or uncertainties associated with events outside of our control, including severe weather conditions, public health crises and pandemics (such as COVID-19), political crises or other catastrophic events; client delays or defaults in making payments; the availability of credit and restrictions imposed by credit facilities; failure to implement strategic and operational initiatives; risks or uncertainties associated with acquisitions, dispositions and investments; possible information technology interruptions or inability to protect intellectual property; the Company’s failure, or the failure of our agents or partners, to comply with laws; the Company's ability to secure appropriate insurance; new or changing legal requirements, including those relating to environmental, health and safety matters; the loss of one or a few clients that account for a significant portion of the Company's revenues; asset impairments; and risks arising from the inability to successfully integrate acquired businesses. In addition to information included in this press release, additional information about these and other risks can be found in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Primoris does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

For additional information, contact:

Brook Wootton

Vice President, Investor Relations

Primoris Services Corporation, 214-545-6773

bwootton@prim.com

FAQ

What is the value of the contract announced by Primoris Services Corporation on December 8, 2020?

The contract is valued at approximately $36 million.

When will Primoris begin work on the new utility contract?

Work is scheduled to commence in Q1 2021.

What type of project is Primoris undertaking in Northern California?

Primoris is undertaking maintenance work on a high-pressure gas pipeline system.

When is the expected completion date for the Primoris project?

The project is expected to be completed by Q4 2023.

What segment of Primoris is responsible for the new contract?

The Utilities & Distribution segment secured the contract.