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EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract For MTA New York City Transit Substation Rehabilitation

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, April 10, 2008 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Welsbach Electric Corp. subsidiary has been awarded a contract to provide electrical and civil/structural construction services for Metropolitan Transit Authority New York City Transit’s (NYC Transit) rehabilitation of its Dyckman and 73rd Street substations.

Welsbach Electric will furnish and install Direct Current (DC) switchgear and associated equipment at the Dyckman Substation and a Power Rectifier Transformer at the 73rd Street & Central Park West Substation, and construct and equip a new circuit breaker house in the subway near the Dyckman Substation. The work will include installing, connecting, testing, and placing into operation power equipment consisting of switchgear, control circuits, and other electrical facilities and connections, as well as installation of distribution transformers and associated cables to provide power to the new circuit breaker house and existing NYC Transit 600V contact rails. The project will also include the removal and disposal of all old equipment and civil and structural upgrades at each location.

"For over 100 years we have been working with many New York City and New York State agencies, including the New York City Transit Authority, to provide electrical and mechanical construction services to power the infrastructure that makes the city run smoothly. We look forward to getting started on this latest project,” said Keith Carney, President and CEO of Welsbach Electric.

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