Ed Taylor Construction South, Inc.

<BODY> <P><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="4" WIDTH="90%"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#cccccc">   </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#cccccc"> <P><BR> </P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1">ED TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION SOUTH, INC. IS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR SPECIALIZING IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. THE COMPANY OFFERS HIGH QUALITY WORK AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE, FOCUSING ON VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SUCH AS:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1"> INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL/RETAIL BUILDINGS AND SPACES<BR>  SPECIALISTS IN TILT-WALL CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS UP TO 500,000 SF.<BR>  FULL CONCEPT DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING<BR>  TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1">THE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED BY FORMER EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT OF ED TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1973 BY E. F. TAYLOR. TAYLOR'S ORGANIZATION BECAME A MAJOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITH PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST, COMPLETING IN EXCESS OF $500 MILLION OF WORK THROUGH THE EARLY 1990'S. ED TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION SOUTH. INC. ORIGINATED IN 1978 AS THE FLORIDA BRANCH OF THE ORIGINAL FIRM. SINCE BECOMING A FLORIDA CORPORATION IN 1991, ED TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION SOUTH, INC. HAS COMPLETED OVER $100 MILLION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.<BR> <BR> THE COMPANY IS HEADQUARTERED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. CURRENTLY AN AVERAGE OF OVER 120 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED, PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE TO HANDLE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 200 PROJECTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY. PROJECT CAPABILITIES RANGE IN VALUE FROM ABOUT $10,000 TO $15,000,000 AND ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA.<BR> <BR> WHERE THE COMPANY SEEKS TO OUTPERFORM ITS COMPETITORS IS IN THE LEVEL OF CLIENT SATISFACTION. THE COMPANY HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THE MISSION, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR VERY HIGH RATE OF REPEAT BUSINESS. THIS SUCCESS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH FOR THE COMPANY TO DATE.<BR> <BR> THE COMPANY ALSO OFFERS A RARE COMBINATION OF OTHER UNIQUE ADVANTAGES:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1"> ON-STAFF FLORIDA-LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTORS.<BR>  EXCELLENT LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBCONTRACTORS ENCOMPASSING VIRTUALLY ALL CONSTRUCTION TRADES.<BR>  THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT.<BR>  RECOGNITION BY NAIOP WITH FREQUENT AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS.<BR>  INSURANCE COVERAGE WHICH EXCEEDS THE INDUSTRY NORMS.<BR>  STATE-OF-THE-ART IN HOUSE COMPUTER NETWORK TO PROVIDE INSTANT CONTROL OF FLORIDA LIEN LAW DOCUMENTS INCLUDING NOTICES TO OWNER AND RELEASES OF LIEN.<BR>  AN AWARD-WINNING SAFETY PERFORMANCE RECORD.<BR>  MEMBER: GREATER TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ST. PETERSBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PASCO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, NAIOP, BOMA, IREM, AND CREW.<BR>  Y2K READY</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#cccccc">   </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER></P> </BODY>