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The Keith Companies Wins the Sears American Dream-Maker Award for Habitat for Humanity IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Keith Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKCI), an engineering and consulting services firm, announced today that it is the first place winner of the Sears American Dream-Maker Award. In 2002, Sears introduced the Sears American Dream Campaign, a $100 million community commitment focused on strengthening families, homes, and communities by building houses for those in need to help them realize the American dream of owning a home. The winner designates the charity of its choice to receive the proceeds of the award. The Keith Companies selected Habitat for Humanity of Orange County to receive the $25,000 award. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County's mission is to create long-term partnerships to build and renovate affordable housing for responsible families in need. Many of the Company's staff participated in a construction day for Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, which was subject of the award application. Aram Keith, Chairman and CEO of The Keith Companies said, "Our expertise and leadership position in residential real estate development creates a wonderful opportunity for The Keith Companies to give something back to the community. We were pleased to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and the four families it selected to make their dreams of homeownership come true. The hands-on participation in the design and construction of these homes along with sponsoring the award application create a great sense of pride about our company and our employees." Over the course of the project, Westminster I, The Keith Companies donated civil engineering design and field consultation services for the four, single-family homes. The Company also sponsored 25 of its employees to provide on-site volunteer services to help construct the roofing and rafters for the residences. In addition, the Company dedicates 16 hours per month to provide professional engineering services to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and is currently working on nine Habitat homes that will be built in Buena Park, California. A ceremony will be held on February 9, 2005 at which time The Keith Companies will present the $25,000 check to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. About The Keith Companies The Keith Companies, Inc. is a fully integrated, multi-disciplined engineering and consulting services company, with offices located throughout the Western and Midwestern United States. The Keith Companies' professionals provide a wide spectrum of skilled resources including land planning, engineering, surveying, mapping, environmental studies, and water and cultural resources that are needed to effectively plan, engineer, and design state-of-the-art private and public facilities. Additionally, the Company provides mechanical, electrical, chemical, power/energy engineering, and other industrial engineering services to design and improve the efficiency and reliability of automated and manufacturing processes, production lines, and fire protection systems. The Keith Companies benefits from a diverse public and private client base varying from residential and commercial real estate projects to institutional, manufacturing, energy, and processing facilities. For more information visit the Company's website at http://www.keithco.com/. About Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is dedicated to ending substandard housing and building strong communities. Habitat uses non-government donations of funding, materials, professional services and volunteer labor to build simple, decent homes which are sold to qualified very low-income families for a 1% down payment and a zero-interest mortgage. Mortgage payments are recycled to build more Habitat homes. Habitat families contribute 500 hours of "sweat equity" to the program by building their own home, helping another Habitat family build a home, or working in some other area of the Habitat organization. Contact Information: The Keith Companies, Inc. 19 Technology Drive Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 923-6001 (949) 923-6026 Fax http://www.keithco.com/ Contact: Aram Keith CEO and Chairman of the Board Financial Relations Board Tricia Ross Investor Relations (617) 520-7064 DATASOURCE: The Keith Companies, Inc. CONTACT: Aram Keith, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Keith Companies, Inc., +1-949-923-6001, or Fax, +1-949-923-6026; or Investor Relations, Tricia Ross of Financial Relations Board, +1-617-520-7064, for The Keith Companies, Inc. Web site: http://www.keithco.com/

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