Sterling Construction Company, Inc. : today announced that its California affiliate, Myers and Sons Construction, LP, was apparent low bidder on a $30.5 million bridge construction project for Caltrans.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. AFFILIATE, MYERS AND SONS CONSTRUCTION, LP IS APPARENT LOW BIDDER ON $30.5 MILLION BAY BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

HOUSTON, TX - January 20, 2012 - Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL), ("Sterling" or the "Company") today announced that its California affiliate, Myers and Sons Construction, LP, was apparent low bidder on a $30.5 million bridge construction project for Caltrans. The project, which entails building three small bridges to connect Oakland to the new Bay Bridge, is projected to start in April 2012 and continue through the end of 2014.
Patrick T. Manning, Sterling's Chairman and CEO commented, "We are pleased to construct the last contract of the new Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland."
Sterling is a leading heavy civil construction company that specializes in the building and reconstruction of transportation and water infrastructure in large markets in Texas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California and other states where there are construction opportunities. Its transportation infrastructure projects include highways, roads, bridges and light rail and its water infrastructure projects include water, wastewater and storm drainage systems.
This press release includes certain statements that fall within the definition of "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including overall economic and market conditions, federal, state and local government funding, competitors' and customers' actions, and weather conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including those risks identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, such statements should be considered in light of these risks. Any prediction by the Company is only a statement of management's belief at the time the prediction is made. There can be no assurance that any prediction once made will continue thereafter to reflect management's belief, and the Company does not undertake to update publicly its predictions, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Investor Relations Counsel
Brian Manning, P.E. The Equity Group Inc.
EVP & Chief Business Development Officer Linda Latman 212-836-9609
Elizabeth Brumley Lena Cati 212-836-9611
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