Northwest Pipe announces $8M order in Calif.

VANCOUVER, WA, July 8, 2008 -- Northwest Pipe Company reported that it has received a verbal commitment from Ranger Pipelines of San Francisco, California to supply pipe for the Alternative Intake Project Pipeline in the Contra Costa Water District. The Company will supply approximately 12,500 feet of 72" steel pipe valued at approximately $8 million for an engineered and custom fabricated piping system. The pipe is expected to be manufactured in the Company's Adelanto, California division with delivery scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2009.

Northwest Pipe Company manufactures welded steel pipe and other products in two business groups. Its Water Transmission Group is the leading supplier of large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products that are used primarily for water infrastructure in North America. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of applications including construction, agricultural, energy, traffic and other commercial and industrial uses. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington and has ten manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico.

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