FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2009

Hal Hays Construction, Inc. Receives the AGC Build San Diego Merit Award for Work along the US/Mexico International Border

Riverside, California-November 5, 2009-Hal Hays Construction, Inc. (HHCI) earned selection by The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) San Diego Chapter for the Build San Diego Merit Award.  HHCI was recognized as a merit awardee for its 2008 Design Build Construction of Primary Fence along the US/Mexico Border, Ceti's Hill Project.

Some noteworthy project accomplishments that were considered by the award selection committee included:

• Construction of a border fence to increase and improve our nation's security.
• Management of multi-site and concurrent operations.
• Work conducted in rough terrain and deep slope areas.
• Fast track schedule requirements to meet mandatory November 2008 completion date per Presidential mandate.
• Coordination and delivery of government furnished materials (GFM) to remote sites.
• Project's on-time completion and a 100% accident free-result.

"The Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter, Inc. is pleased to present the finalists of the biennial 2009 Build San Diego Award Competition. The projects and the construction firms up for award are representative of the AGC "SIR" motto, honoring the skill, integrity, and responsibility that AGC member firms bring to the community. And you'll see that AGC members are truly stewards of the environment and put the "boots on the ground" to improve San Diego's quality of life," said Kevin Elliot, 2009 AGC San Diego Chapter President.

Over 36 entries were submitted for awards in 7 categories.  HHCI accepted the award at the 2009 Build San Diego Awards luncheon on November 5, 2009, at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, CA.

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HAL HAYS CONSTRUCTION, INC. (HHCI) is an award winning general building and engineering contractor with over 400 successfully completed multi-disciplinary projects for local, federal, and military governments. HHCI is a certified SBA 8(a), HUBZone and Native-American owned firm serving California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah & New Mexico geographic areas.