**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**Chief Executive Officer Certification**

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I, Paul T. Wood, Chief Executive Officer and Presidentof Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Qof Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisquarterly report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrantand we have:

 

(a)          designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures tobe designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisquarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)         evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport on such evaluation; and

 

(c)          disclosed in this reportany change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during theregistrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financialreporting.

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and Ihave disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofthe registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

(a)          allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and

 

(b)         any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financialreporting;

 

 
| Date: May 12, 2006 | /s/ Paul T. Wood |                                |
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|               |             | Paul T. Wood                        |
|               |             | Chief  Executive Officer, President |
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