EMCOR Group Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract For Installation Of Mechanical Systems At Caris Life Sciences

Mechanical Systems Installation Arizona - Caris Life SciencesNORWALK, CONNECTICUT, April 6, 2010 - 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 University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems at Caris Life Sciences, a division of Caris Life Sciences, Inc., in Phoenix, Arizona.

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors (UMEC) will be responsible for installation of the mechanical systems at Caris Life Sciences' build-out in Phoenix of 30,000 square feet including a lab, lab support area, and office space area, as well as a 5,000 square feet mechanical mezzanine. UMEC will also be responsible for the installation of a central plant and service yard, which includes a chiller, cooling tower, and exhaust systems with energy recovery, at the facility. Additionally, UMEC will coordinate the electrical and plumbing work required for the project.

Caris Life Sciences is a leading provider of high quality diagnostic and pharmaceutical services encompassing anatomic pathology and molecular testing. The company offers advanced molecular analyses of patient samples through prognostic testing services and genomic and proteomic profiling to provide critical information to physicians treating cancer and other complex diseases. More than 2,000 physicians across the U.S. use the services provided by Caris Life Sciences.

"The work being done by Caris Life Sciences is among the most advanced and groundbreaking in the country, requiring the highest level of mechanical systems to support it," stated Brad Thornton, President and CEO of University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors. "We are very excited to be working on this project, and it is yet another example of the complex and comprehensive services we offer clients with exceedingly intricate and sophisticated needs."

About EMCOR Group, Inc.

A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 revenues of $5.5 - $5.6 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. A leading provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The 25,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the "World's Most Admired" and "Best Managed". EMCOR's diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company's strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry.


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