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Washington Group International Awarded Clean Air System Retrofit at Pennsylvania Power Plant

Posted on: Monday, 10 July 2006, 12:00 CDT

BOISE, Idaho and PRINCETON, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Washington Group International Inc. announced today that it has been selected to provide detailed engineering, procurement assistance and construction management services for installation of a flue gas desulfurization system, or scrubber, at Reliant Energy's Cheswick Power Plant, Springdale, Pa.

Flue gas desulfurization technology reduces sulfur dioxide emissions by converting the gas to a solid that can be removed before it exits the power plant stack.

"Reliant Energy is committed to caring for the environment and the communities where we live and work. Our decision to invest in this technology at our Cheswick plant is consistent with this commitment," said Dave Freysinger, senior vice president, Generation Operations, at Reliant Energy. "We are confident that Washington Group has the right knowledge and experience to assist us with this important environmental upgrade at Cheswick."

"Through our heritage companies, we have been supporting Reliant Energy since the 1920s, and we are particularly pleased our proven team was selected for this project," said Lou Pardi, president of Washington Group's Power Business Unit. "We welcome another opportunity to build on our long-term relationship as Reliant Energy upgrades the Cheswick plant."

Services will be managed from Washington Group's Princeton, N.J., office, where initial engineering for the project is under way. The system will be operational in fourth quarter of 2009.

Reliant Energy, Inc. , based in Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. In Texas, the company provides service to approximately 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including residential, small business and commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers. Reliant also serves commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers in the PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland) market.

The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity across the United States. These strategically located generating assets utilize natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information, visit http://www.reliant.com/corporate.

Washington Group International Inc. provides the talent, innovation, and proven performance to deliver integrated engineering, construction and management solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with more than $3 billion in annual revenue, the company has approximately 24,000 people at work around the world providing solutions in power, environmental management, defense, oil and gas processing, mining, industrial facilities, transportation, and water resources. For more information, visit http://www.wgint.com/.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, could, should, expect, anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, or continue or the negative thereof or other variations thereof. Each forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, any financial guidance, speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Washington Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based on assumptions and estimates of management and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially as a result of changes or developments in social, economic, business, market, legal, and regulatory circumstances or conditions, both domestically and globally, as well as due to actions by customers, clients, suppliers, business partners, or government bodies. Performance is subject to numerous factors, including demand for new power generation and for modification of existing power facilities, public sector funding, demand for extractive resources, capital spending plans of customers, and spending levels and priorities of the U.S., state and other governments. Results may also vary as a result of difficulties or delays experienced in the execution of contracts or implementation of strategic initiatives. For additional risks and uncertainties impacting the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, please see "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Washington Group's annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005.

Washington Group International Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Jerry Holloway or Laurie Spiegelberg, +1-208-386-5255,or Investors, Earl Ward, +1-208-386-5698, all of Washington GroupInternational Inc.

Web site: http://www.wgint.com/http://www.reliant.com/corporate

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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