A Communication to BE&K Building Group Employees
from Luther Cochrane, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
December 28, 2009

More to be proud of on the project recognition front! The BE&K Building Group was a big winner at the ABC of the Carolinas Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards evening celebration held in late November in Greensboro, North Carolina. First and foremost, Greenville’s Cherokee Central Schools K-12 Building Program won Project of the Year! More than 60 enthusiastic Building Group employees (and client guests) stood up and cheered when this “surprise” announcement was made! The Project of the Year win followed the Building Group being presented with 5 Eagle Awards and 2 Awards of Merit. What a spectacular night for our people and our clients! Be sure to congratulate your colleagues for a job well done! Following are details about each of the awards received.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR — Cherokee Central Schools Building Program — Singled out as ABC’s Project of the Year, the $109.5 million Cherokee K-12 school complex, which is currently pending LEED® Silver certification, is the largest LEED® registered school east of the Mississippi River, and the largest LEED® registered project of any type in the Carolinas. Built for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, this unique project was completed by our Greenville office in May 2009.

EAGLE AWARDS

Cherokee Central Schools Building Program
Cherokee, North Carolina

Schools — Over $50 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Greenville office)

Duke University School of Law Addition and Renovation

Durham, North Carolina

Renovation/Restoration —$10 to $25 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Charlotte office)

The Inspiration Networks City of Light Corporate Campus
Indian Land, South Carolina

Commercial Projects — Over $50 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Charlotte office)

Monsanto Company — Research Greenhouse and Headhouse

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Other/Specialty — $25 to $50 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Raleigh office)

Samsung Networks America — Call Center
Mauldin, South Carolina
Commercial Projects — $10 to $25 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Greenville office)

AWARDS OF MERIT

Randolph Hospital — Outpatient and Cancer Center

Asheboro, North Carolina

Healthcare Projects — $10 to $25 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Charlotte office)

Duke Medicine — Duke Medical Plaza | Knightdale

Knightdale, North Carolina

Healthcare Projects — $5 to $10 Million Category

(Submitted by the Building Group’s Charlotte office)

The ABC of the Carolinas Awards presentation on November 19 closely followed our Orlando team accepting an Eagle Award from ABC of Central Florida for the $61 million Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona. All of these awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) come on the heels of the Building Group making a great showing in the Southeast and South Central Regions in the Best of 2009 Awards sponsored by the McGraw-Hill Construction publication family, publishers of Engineering-News Record.

Luther