Press Release: The Keith Companies, Inc.
August 7, 2001
COSTA MESA, CA -- The Keith Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TKCI), an engineering and consulting services firm, announced
today that it has been selected to provide professional services for Bachmann Springs, Ltd. of Tombstone, AZ, a
company developing an 1,800-acre destination resort that includes a Tom Fazio designed golf course, world-class
hotel and 700 to 1,000 custom home sites.
The Keith Companies' services will support the development team's environmental objectives with analysis and evaluation
of leading edge Green Development techniques. Because of the high desert locale and unique site qualities, special
attention is being given to environmental issues regarding water usage, wastewater disposal, storm water management
and preservation of natural resources.
``While a number of the firms we interviewed had golf and resort community experience, no one had the extensive
list of recent, high end golf projects exhibited by The Keith Companies. This credential, coupled with active efforts
in Green Development techniques, including the application of the LEEDS rating system to site based design, was
an important factor in our selection,'' stated Jim Heid, Managing Director of Development for Bachmann Springs.
According to the announcement by The Keith Companies Chairman and CEO Aram Keith, five of the company's 15 divisions,
including Hook engineering, will participate in and provide technical expertise to the project.
``Being awarded this contract is a tribute to the creativeness and quality of our organization. It also affirms
the effectiveness of our cross selling and geographic expansion initiatives undertaken in the past year,'' Keith
stated. ``The Keith Companies' traditional strengths in the areas of residential and resort development services
are leveraged well by the strong regional presence, reputation and broad scope of services provided by Hook's staff.
``Organizations like Hook are the cornerstone of our acquisition strategy,'' Keith said. ``We are actively addressing
opportunities with a number of other quality engineering firms that, like Hook, will continue to expand our service
offerings and our geographic scope.''
About the Bachmann Springs Project
The Bachmann Springs project will bring a premier 1,800-acre destination resort to Cochise County. Located eight
miles north of Tombstone, at the base of the Dragoon Mountains, it includes a world class resort hotel, a Tom Fazio
designed 18 hole championship golf course, a European style wellness facility, a spa/fitness center, riding stables,
and 700 to 1000 sites for custom homes. Integral throughout the project, key open space amenities will include
desert areas, Great Meadow containing two broad ridges enhanced with wild flowers and native grasses, and Haberstock
Hill, a volcanic tuft rising 180 feet above the surrounding golf course and residential areas.
About The Keith Companies
The Keith Companies, Inc. is a fully integrated, multi-disciplined engineering and consulting services company.
The Keith Companies employs approximately 650 professionals and has 15 divisions in 13 offices located throughout
the western United States. The Keith Companies' professionals provide a wide spectrum of skilled resources including
land planning, engineering, surveying, mapping, environmental, water and cultural resources, and industrial services
that are needed to effectively plan, engineer, and design state-of-the-art facilities. The Keith Companies benefits
from a diverse public and private client base varying from residential, commercial, and real estate projects to
institutional, manufacturing, and processing facilities. For more information visit the Company's website at www.keithco.com
Any forward-looking statements made in this release represent management's best judgment as to what may occur in
the future. The Company cautions that a variety of factors, including but not limited to the following, could cause
business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in forward-looking statements: changes
in the rate of economic growth in the United States and other major international economies, the uncertain timing
of awards and contracts and the long term funding of contracts, the ability to secure project approvals and permits,
the ability to obtain additional or follow-on contracts, changes in regulatory environment, changes in project
schedules, the ability to successfully implement our acquisition strategy, the ability to successfully integrate
an acquired company, outcomes of pending and future litigation, the ability to attract and retain employees, changes
in the real estate market, increasing competition by foreign and domestic companies, our ability to sustain our
growth and profitability and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
For further information, please contact Aram Keith, CEO of The Keith Companies, Inc., +1-714-668-7001, or fax,
+1-714-668-7026; or investors, Matt Clawson or Lynn Johnson, lynn@allencaron.com,
both of Allen & Caron, Inc., +1-949-474-4300, for The Keith Companies, Inc.
SOURCE: The Keith Companies, Inc.