| 1.   | Term. This Employment      Agreement will remain in effect unless terminated earlier as provided      below until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on December 31,  2012. |
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| 2.   | Annualized Salary. The Company will      pay you an annualized salary of $244,000, which will be paid to you in      installments at the same time and for the same period as other employees      of the Company are paid. |
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| 3.   | Bonus. You will receive a      bonus as follows: |
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| 1.1   | A      cash bonus in an amount equal to 80% of your Annualized Salary in each      year in which the Company achieves 75% of its mutually agreed upon      forecasted EBITDA (as that term is defined in Appendix A of the Purchase      Agreement.) |
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| (a)   | The      cash bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.1,      above, shall be increased by an amount in cash equal to 10% of your      Annualized Salary in each year in which the Company achieves 100% of its      mutually agreed upon forecastedEBITDA. |
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| 1.2   | A      restricted stock bonus equal to 10% of your Annualized Salary in each year      in which the Company achieves 100% of its mutually agreed upon forecasted      EBITDA. |
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| 1.3   | A      cash bonus to be divided among you and the other Sellers (as that term is      defined in the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to each of their percentage      ownership of the Company immediately prior to the Acquisition in an amount      equal to — |
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| (a)   | 8%      of the amount by which Company's EBITDA in a given year exceeds the      Company's mutually agreed upon forecasted EBITDA for such year by up to      $5 million; plus |
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| (b)   | 5%      of the amount by which Company's EBITDA in a given year exceeds the      Company's mutually agreed upon forecasted EBITDA for such year by more      than $5 million. |
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| 1.4   | Although      a description of the bonus in Section 3.3, above, is included in the      employment agreement of each of the Sellers, only one such bonus shall be      paid in the aggregate, to be divided by the Sellers in the manner      indicated. |
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| 4.   | Title, Responsibilities &      Reporting. |
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| 1.5   | You      will be elected President of the Company and will carry out the customary      duties and responsibilities of that position and will perform services of      an executive nature that are generally consistent with the services that      you performed for the Company prior to the  Acquisition. |
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| 1.6   | In      carrying out your responsibilities, you will report to the President of      SCC. |
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| 1.7   | While      you are an employee of the Company, you shall have the right to control      the hiring and retention of RLW employees other than its executive      management employees. |
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| 5.   | Benefits.  The      Company will provide to you substantially the same benefits that you were      entitled to immediately prior to the Acquisition, except that with respect      to vacation, you will be eligible to take so many days vacation per year      as you believe is appropriate in light of the needs of the Company's      business.  The Company will also provide you with a car      allowance of $1,100 per month. |
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| 6.   | Business      Expenses.  The Company will reimburse to you in      accordance with its expense reimbursement policy the reasonable business      expenses that you incur in the performance of your      responsibilities. |
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| 7.   | Confidential      Information.  You understand and agree that while you are      an employee of the Company and/or one of the Company's affiliates and for      a period of 4 years after your employment terminates for any reason      — |
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| 1.8   | You      are required to hold the confidential and proprietary information of the      Company and its affiliates (the "Confidential      Information") in confidence and not to disclose it to anyone      outside of the Company and its affiliates except in the good faith      performance of your jobresponsibilities; |
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| 1.9   | You      may only use Confidential Information for the benefit of the Company and      its affiliates and not for the benefit of any other company or      person. |
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| 1.10   | For      purposes of this Employment Agreement, Confidential Information does not      include, and the obligations herein do not apply to, information that is      now or subsequently becomes generally available to the public other than      through a breach by you of this Section 7, and,      after your employment terminates for any reason, the obligations herein      will also not apply to information that you rightfully obtain from a third      party that is not an affiliate of the Company and that has the right,      without obligation to the Company, to transfer or disclose such      information to you. |
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| 1.11   | Notwithstanding      any provision in this Employment Agreement to the contrary, you may      disclose Confidential Information (a) if required to do so by any request      or order of any government authority, provided that you first notify the      Company of such requirement; (b) if otherwise required to do so by law; or      (c) if necessary to establish your rights under this Employment      Agreement. |
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| 8.   | Termination of      Employment. |
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| 1.12   | Termination Because of your      Death.  If you should die during the term of this      Employment Agreement, the Company will pay to your estate in a single lump      sum within 74 days of the date of your  death — |
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| (a)   | Your      accrued but unpaid salary through the date of your  death; |
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| (b)   | Any      unpaid bonus for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which      your death occurs; and |
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| (c)   | A      portion of any bonus for the year in which your death occurs to which you      are entitled, such portion to be based on (a) the number of days that have      elapsed between the first day of the calendar year in which your death      occurs and the date of your death; and (b) the extent to which, if at all,      any personal goals on which your bonus is based have been achieved in that      year. |
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| 1.13   | Termination Because of your      Disability.  If you become Permanently Disabled during      the term of this Employment Agreement, the Company may terminate your      employment effective upon giving you written notice of      termination.  You will be deemed to be Permanently Disabled if      for physical or mental reasons you are unable to perform your duties and      responsibilities under this Employment Agreement for 60 consecutive days,      or for a total of 90 days during any twelve-month period, and such      physical or mental reasons are confirmed in writing by a licensed      physician reasonably acceptable to the Company.  In that event,      the Company will pay you or your personal representative, as the case may      be, in a single lump sum within 74 days of the date of      termination — |
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| (a)   | Your      accrued but unpaid salary through the date of the termination of your      employment; |
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| (b)   | Any      unpaid bonus for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which      you become permanently disabled;and |
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| (c)   | A      portion of any bonus for the year in which you are determined to be      Permanently Disabled, such portion to be based on (a) the number of days      elapsed between the first day of the calendar year in which you become      permanently disabled and the date your employment terminates; and (b) the      extent to which, if at all, any personal goals on which your bonus is      based have been achieved in thatyear. |
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| 1.14   | Termination For      Cause.  The Company may terminate your employment for      "Cause" (as defined below) effective upon giving you written notice of      termination.  In that event, the Company will pay you your      accrued but unpaid salary through the date of the termination of your      employment in a single lump sum within 74 days of the date of      termination.  The Company will not pay you any bonus for the      year in which your employment is terminated that you might otherwise have      earned had your employment not been terminated for  Cause. |
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| 1.15   | Definition      of Cause.  "Cause" means any one or more of the following      — |
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| (a)   | Your      gross neglect of your duties, gross negligence in the performance of your      duties, or your refusal to perform yourduties. |
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| (b)   | Your      unsatisfactory performance of your duties that is not cured within 30      working days after you receive written notice identifying the reasons why      your performance is considered unsatisfactory and what you can do to cure      the unsatisfactory performance. |
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| (c)   | Any      act of theft or other dishonesty by you, including, but not limited to any      intentional misapplication of the Company's or its affiliates' funds or      other property. |
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| (d)   | Your      conviction of any criminal activity not described above, or your      participation in an activity involving moral turpitude that is or could      reasonably be expected to be injurious to the business or reputation of      the Company. |
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| (e)   | Your      immoderate use of alcohol and/or the use of non-prescribed narcotics that      adversely and materially affects the performance of your duties and      responsibilities. |
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| 1.16   | Termination Without      Cause.  Your employment shall be deemed to have been      terminated by the Company Without Cause unless termination is (a) by      reason of your death or your becoming Permanently Disabled; (b) for Cause;      or (c) because of your Voluntary Resignation.  The Company may      terminate your employment without Cause effective upon giving you written      notice of termination.  In that event, the Company will pay you      in a single lump sum within 74 days of the date of termination      — |
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| (a)   | The      greater of your accrued but unpaid salary through the date of the      termination of your employment or any unpaid salary as if it had been      earned through 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on the third anniversary of the      Effective Date; |
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| (b)   | Any      unpaid bonus for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which      you are terminated; |
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| (c)   | Any      bonus to which you are entitled for the year in which you are terminated      regardless of the number of days elapsed between the first day of the      calendar year and the date your employment terminates.  The      bonus will be the amount you would have earned had your employment not      been terminated. |
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| (d)   | During      the twelve-month period following the termination of your employment, the      Company will continue to cover you under the medical and dental plans      sponsored by the Company for its employees with the same coverage you had      immediately prior to the termination of your employment, provided that you      remit to the Company on a timely basis an amount equal to the applicable      monthly COBRA premium (less the COBRA administrative surcharge) for such      continued coverage; and the Company will reimburse you for any medical      premium expenses incurred by you hereunder within 30 days after the date      of your payment thereof.  To the extent that any medical or      dental expense or in-kind benefits provided for under this Section 8.5 are      taxable to you in a given year, any such expense will be reimbursed to you      by the Company within 30 days of such expense being incurred by you, and      any expenses reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided hereunder will not      affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits      provided in any other year. |
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| (e)   | The      Company will permit you to purchase any insurance maintained by the      Company for its own benefit on your life at its then cash surrender      value. |
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| 1.17   | Voluntary      Resignation by You. |
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| (a)   | You      may resign your employment (a "Voluntary Resignation")      by giving the Company and SCC 180 days' prior written notice of your      resignation.  In that event, the Company will not pay you any      bonus that had not already been paid to you before the date of your notice      of resignation. |
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| (b)   | Notwithstanding      the foregoing, the Company may deem your notice of resignation as a      resignation by you effective upon the giving of the notice of your      employment and any and all directorships and offices then held by you in      the Company and its affiliates, in which case the Company shall pay you      your base salary then in effect for the one-hundred-eighty-day period in a      single lump sum within 74 days of the date of your notice of      resignation. |
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| 1.18   | Termination      by You for Good Reason. |
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| (a)   | You      may terminate your employment for Good Reason if (a) the Company commits a      Breach (as defined below) of this Employment Agreement; (b) you give the      Company detailed written notice of the Breach within 30 days after the      occurrence of the Breach; and (c) the Company fails to cure the Breach      within 30 days after the receipt of the notice, or if the nature of the      Breach is such that it cannot practicably be cured in 30 days, if the      Company fails to diligently and in good faith commence a cure of the      Breach within the thirty-day period and completes the same within 60 days      after the occurrence of the Breach. |
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| (b)   | In      the event that you terminate your employment for Good Reason, the      termination shall be deemed for purposes of this Employment Agreement to      be a termination by the Company Without Cause.  As a result, you      will be entitled to the payments and other benefits described in Section 8.5,      above.  You will also be entitled to sell your membership      interest in the Company to SCC according to the terms and conditions set      forth in the Operating Agreement of theCompany. |
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| (c)   | A      "Breach" means a      material breach by the Company of any one or more of the material terms or      conditions of this Employment Agreement, and will include but not be      limited to the Company taking any one or more of the following      actions: |
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| (i)   | Moving      your place of employment (except for travel on Company or SCC business) to      a location outside the Salt Lake City, Utah  area. |
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| (ii)   | Materially      diminishing your duties and/orresponsibilities. |
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| (iii)   | Materially      diminishing the kind or level of the benefits you are entitled to under      this Employment Agreement. |
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| (iv)   | Failure      to timely pay the 20% annual distributions of net income and/or Put/Call      payments as set forth in the Operating Agreement of the Company, if such      failure is not cured within 30 days following written notice of such      failure. |
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| 9.   | Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation. |
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| 1.19   | During      the period specified, below, you shall not directly or      indirectly — |
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| (a)   | Render      services or advice (whether for compensation or without compensation) to      any person, entity or organization with respect to any business (whether      in existence or under development) that is engaged in the heavy      construction business or in any other business in which the Company or SCC      engages (the "Business") while you      are an employee of the Company or one of its affiliates (the "Non-Compete      Obligation"); or |
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| (b)   | Solicit      or induce or entice any employees of the Company or of any of its      affiliates to terminate their employment with, or otherwise cease their      relationships with, the Company or any of its      affiliates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, after your      employment terminates for any reason, the placement of general      advertisements which may be targeted to a particular geographic or      technical area, but which are not targeted directly or indirectly towards      the Company's, its affiliates' employees will not be deemed to be a      violation of this Section (b)      so long as you do not guide or direct the attention of any employee      or consultant of SCC, the Company or their affiliates to any such general      advertisement. |
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| 9.1   | Exceptions and      Limitations. |
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| (a)   | The      ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of any      publicly-traded corporation shall not by itself deem the owner thereof to      be engaged in such corporation'sbusiness. |
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| (b)   | The      Non-Compete Obligation shall not be construed to prevent the Seller from      engaging in the commercial and/or residential real estate development      business or in aesthetic enhancement construction and provided, further,      that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Seller from performing      civil construction in connection with his own commercial and real estate      development. |
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| (c)   | The      Non-Compete Obligation shall not be construed to prevent the Seller from      providing bonding and other financial support for Cal Wadsworth      Construction or its affiliates, provided, however, that      in the states of Utah and Idaho, the Seller shall not provide bonding for      any Cal Wadsworth Construction civil construction project that competes      with RLW unless RLW chooses not to bid on such  project. |
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| 1.20   | The      non-competition obligations specified above (a) shall be applicable while      you are an employee of the Company or of any of its affiliates and for a      period of one year after all such employment terminates for any reason,      but in any event for a period of 4 years after the Effective Date; and (b)      shall apply in any state in which the Business was carried on while you      were an employee of the Company or of any of its    affiliates. |
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| 1.21   | The      restrictions set forth above are considered by you and the Company to be      reasonable for the purposes of protecting the      Business.  However, if any of the restrictions is found by any      court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for      too long a period of time, over too great a range of activities, or in too      broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the      maximum period of time, range of activities and/or geographic area as to      which it may be enforceable. |
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| 10.   | Indemnification.  You      will be indemnified by the Company and/or SCC with respect to claims made      against you as a director, officer and/or employee of the Company and of      any affiliate of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the      Company’s charter and operating agreement; by SCC's charter and bylaws and      by the laws of the states of Utah and Delaware,      respectively.  SCC shall maintain insurance coverage for the      foregoing indemnification obligation in the same amount as SCC's directors      maintain for themselves, but in any event at least $5 million of      coverage. |
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| 11.   | Other      Terms |
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| 1.22   | Affiliates.  The      affiliates of the Company are SCC and any entities controlled by the      Company or by SCC. |
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| 1.23   | Construction.  The      words "will" and "shall" mean "is obligated to." and the word "may" means      "is permitted to".  The section headings contained in this      Employment Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not      affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Employment      Agreement. |
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| 1.24   | Amendments.  No      amendment of any provision of this Employment Agreement shall be valid      unless it shall be in writing and signed by you and the      Company. |
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| 1.25   | Authorship.  You      and the Company agree that we have participated jointly in the negotiation      and drafting of this Employment Agreement.  In the event an      ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Employment      Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no      presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring you or      the Company by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this      Employment Agreement. |
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| 1.26   | Governing      Law.  This Employment Agreement shall be governed by, and      construed in accordance with, the domestic laws of the State of Utah      without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule      (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdiction) that would cause      the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of      Utah. |
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| 12.   | Compliance with Section 409A of      the Code. |
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| 1.27   | To      the extent that any payment to you under this Employment Agreement is      deemed to be deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section      409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") this Employment      Agreement will be operated in compliance with the applicable requirements      of Section 409A of the Code ("Section 409A") and its      corresponding regulations and related guidance with respect to the payment      in question.  Notwithstanding anything in this Employment      Agreement to the contrary, any payment under this Employment Agreement      that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A may only be made in a      manner and upon an event permitted by Section 409A.  To the      extent that any provision of this Employment Agreement would cause a      conflict with the requirements of Section 409A, or would cause the      administration of this Employment Agreement to fail to satisfy the      requirements of Section 409A, such provision shall be deemed null and void      to the extent permitted by applicable law, and the Company may modify this      Employment Agreement in such a manner as to comply with such requirements      without your consent. |
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| 1.28   | If      you are a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code (without      regard to paragraph 5 thereof)) except to the extent permitted under      Section 409A, no benefit or payment that is subject to Section 409A (after      taking into account all applicable exceptions to Section 409A, including      but not limited to the exceptions for short-term deferrals and for      separation pay only upon an involuntary separation from service) will be      made under this Employment Agreement on account of your separation from      service (as defined in Section 409A) with the Company until the later of      — |
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| (a)   | The      date prescribed for payment in this Employment Agreement;    and |
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| (b)   | The      first day of the seventh calendar month that begins after the date of your      separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of your      death.) |
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| 1.29   | All      payments that were delayed by reason of the application of the date      prescribed by Section      12.2(b), above (the "Section 12.2(b) Date")      will be aggregated and paid to you on the Section 12.2(b) Date in a lump      sum together with interest computed from the date each such payment would      have first been paid to you absent the application of the Section 12.2(b)      Date until paid at the rate of the prime rate of SCC's lending bank plus      three percentage points.  After the Section 12.2(b) Date, the      Company will pay any other amounts provided for herein to the extent and      in the manner provided in this Employment  Agreement. |
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| 13.   | Notices:  All      notices required or permitted under this Employment Agreement shall be in      writing and shall be deemed given by a party when hand delivered to the      other party against a receipt therefor or when deposited with a delivery      service that provides next-business-day delivery and proof of delivery, in      either case addressed to the other party as  follows: |
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| If tothe Company      at:Sterling      Construction Company, Inc.20810      Fernbush LaneHouston,      Texas 77073Attention:  Board      of Directors                                                    | With      a copy to:Roger      M. Barzun60      Hubbard StreetConcord, Mass.    01742                                                                     |
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| If to you, at your most      recent home address as shown in the Company's employment records, or to      such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the      party to receive the notice. | With      a copy to:R.      Gary Winger, Esq.Kirton      & McConkie1800      Eagle Gate Tower60      East South TempleSalt      Lake City, Utah 84111 |

| 14.   | Execution and      Delivery.  This Employment Agreement and any amendment of      this Employment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,      each of which counterparts shall be enforceable against the party      executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute but      one and the same instrument.  This Employment Agreement when      signed by a party may be delivered by telecopier or other facsimile      transmission or via e-mail in portable document format as if such party      had executed and delivered an original manually signed      counterpart. |
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| Ralph      L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLCBy      Sterling Construction Company, Inc.its sole Manager   By:          /s/ Joseph P. Harper,      Sr.                                                                Name: Joseph P. Harper,      Sr.Title President |       /s/ Kip L.      Wadsworth                                                                Kip      L. Wadsworth |
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