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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 30, 2002:

Fairfax, Virginia - HITT Contracting Inc., one of the area's leading general contractors, received four "Excellence in Craftsmanship" awards from Washington Building Congress (WBC) at their annual Craftsmanship Awards Banquet on March 15, 2002 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. WBC is a group of companies and individuals dedicated to the highest standards and practices in the real estate, design, and construction industries of the Washington, D.C. area. This awards program recognizes the efforts of local craftspeople and the important role they play in the industry.

Accenture/Ideas Exchange's renovation in Reston, Virginia received two awards for craftsmanship on doors and windows, as well as electrical work. Together with The Washington Woodworking Company, HITT created a curved tracked system for two sets of pocket doors, allowing the doors to be flushed with the pocket walls when closed. The other award-winning feature is the complicated electrical lighting system controlled by six separate dimming systems and includes an illuminated wall with several sections serving as a projectable surface. Another joint venture with The Washington Woodworking Company earned HITT an award for architectural millwork on Morgan Lewis' Northern Virginia office in McLean, Virginia. Secretarial stations were constructed with a unique material rarely used for this type of project. Finally, the build-out of L.E.C.G.'s Washington, D.C. office also won an award for its ornamental metalwork on a set of stairs crafted by HITT and Big D Metals using stainless steel, glass, and stone.

"HITT has always strived to give subcontractors opportunities to showcase their talent," says James Millar, Executive Vice President of HITT, "we are honored to have received four awards from WBC and support their continual recognition of not only the general contractors responsible for these projects, but the craftspeople themselves."

About HITT Contracting Inc.
HITT Contracting was founded in 1937 and has grown to be ranked today among the 100 Largest General Contractors in the United States, with offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Charleston, and Baltimore. HITT Contracting provides award-winning turnkey construction services from changing a doorknob to complete delivery of headquarter facilities/campuses. The company has more than 600 employees, including a 325-member, skilled in-house field force available to fulfill the requirements of their expanding base of repeat and new clients. Their $410 million volume in 2001 comprises today's leading market sectors, including corporate base building and interiors, law firms, technology, biotech, institutional, government, aviation, and healthcare. For more information, please visit www.hitt-gc.com.