May 2005

(Florida City, Florida)– With the Martin and Manatee projects progressing smoothly as they complete the start-up phase, ZCC and Black and Veatch (BVZ) recently signed another contract with Florida Power & Light Company
(FPL), one of the largest and fastest growing utilities in the United States, for the Turkey Point Expansion Project.

“We used quite a bit of empirical information from the Titan Cement project — just 20 miles away — to formulate the Turkey Point proposal,” said Managing Director of Diversified Markets Todd Joyner. “Maximizing those resources and drawing from our previous experiences really helped us win this project.”

Estimating Coordinator Bob Charlton added that the success of the growing relationship between BVZ and FPL can be credited to a confluence of key players. “This has really been a team effort,” Charlton said. “BVZ and FPL work well together because each brings a similar level of commitment to the relationship.”

The new Turkey Point power plant is expected to be a state-of-the- art, 4-on-1 combined-cycle facility that uses GE-7FA technology. The plant will rely on clean burning natural gas as fuel and is virtually identical to its Martin
counterpart in Indiantown, Fla.

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Plant Siting Board recently approved the project, and FPL has issued a full notice to proceed. The utility has already pre-procured the facility’s four combustion turbine generators, four heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and one steam turbine generator. The two-year project is expected to peak at about 600 employees and includes a full scope of work, from site work through start-up and commissioning.

The project kicked off with site work on March 11. The Turkey Point Expansion will be built in an area of coastal mangrove wetlands, a subtropical setting of woodlands and living coral reefs. The utility has worked closely with federal, state and local agencies on the project design to ensure it has minimal effect on the environment. More than 60 species of birds and animals call Turkey Point their home, and the endangered American crocodile enjoys an optimal habitat in the plant’s cooling canal system. FPL protects the reptile and contributes to existing research on the animal.

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