Contact:

Andrea C. Fitch
Director of Marketing, HITT Contracting Inc.
(703) 846-9095 / afitch@hitt-gc.com

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, APRIL 21, 2004 – HITT Contracting Inc. recently hired three senior project managers to work on projects out of their headquarters office in Fairfax, Virginia.

Jerry M. Brandmueller joins HITT with more than 25 years construction experience. He specializes in fast track technically oriented, design/build, hard bid and GMP projects. His broad array of work ranges from estimating to project management on Class "A" office buildings, heavy industrial projects, central utility plants, and mission critical facilities. Mr. Brandmueller holds a degree in mechanical engineering and is the author of two technical books on plumbing and pipefitting.

Athena I. Thomas joins HITT from Chicago with over 20 years experience in general contracting, construction management, program management and design consulting in the United States and Europe. Her experience includes high-rise office and mixed-use construction, education, laboratory, aviation and large-scale residential projects for clients such as Chicago Public Schools, Bank-One, and the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mrs. Thomas is an Adjunct Professor for IIT's Graduate School of Architecture and a member of the United States Navy Reserve.

Michael D. Winstead joins HITT from Chicago, bringing more than 20 years of experience in general contracting, construction management, program management, and consulting with clients in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His diverse experience includes commercial, high-rise, technology, and healthcare construction for clients, including Sears Merchandise, Fuji Photo Film, Michael Reese Hospital, and the City of Chicago. Mr. Winstead also serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

About HITT Contracting Inc.
HITT Contracting Inc. was founded in 1937 and has grown to be ranked among today’s 100 Largest General Contractors nationwide with offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Charleston, and Baltimore. Our client-focused teams fulfill any program need from a doorknob change to base building shells and complete tenant/owner fit-outs. Company-wide we maintain 575 employees, including a 325-member, skilled in-house field force available 24/7 to support clients long after initial occupancy. The HITT Way for quality and excellence defines the core of our mission and how we are structured. Teams are organized into expert market sector divisions, specializing in corporate base building and interiors, government, biotech, law firms, institutional, technology, healthcare, and aviation. Complementing these market sector teams are the Paint and Service, Preconstruction, and Subcontractor Relations divisions.