Palmer Electric wins new infrastructure contract for hospital underground duct bank in Orlando

WINTER PARK, FL, May 19, 2010 — The commercial division of Palmer Electric Company has secured a $1.05 million contract with the Orlando office of PCL Construction Services Inc., a construction services company, for the Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) Enabling Package “G”.

Under its scope of services, Palmer is expanding the hospital’s infrastructure with the installation of 40,000-lineal feet of underground duct banks and 30 manholes located throughout the medical facility’s downtown Orlando campus.

Duct bank users include the Orlando Utilities Commission, A T & T, Bright House Networks and ORMC for its electrical and communication systems. Completion is scheduled for November 2011.

Winter Park, Florida-based, RLF is providing engineering services for the project.

Palmer Electric Company is a provider of electrical contracting, service and energy saving technologies to commercial, institutional and residential customers since its founding in 1951.

The Company employs a staff of 200. Located in Florida, the company is headquartered in Winter Park with residential division offices in Lakeland, St. Cloud and Jacksonville. For additional information, visit http://www.palmer-electric.com/.

Contact: Elaine Ingra, 407 384-1344, elainei@pr-works.com