American Axle & Manufacturing Awards CH2M HILL for China Project

DENVER, July 30, 2007 -- CH2M HILL today announced that it has been recognized by American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) as a key supplier for the recently completed driveline manufacturing facility in Changsu, Jiangsu Province, China. CH2M HILL was the only engineering-construction firm to be named by AAM for its key supplier awards.

"The completion of this project enabled AAM to launch their products within 8 months of the initial groundbreaking," said Michael McKelvy, president, manufacturing and life sciences. McKelvy noted that the project was completed safely, with no lost times incidents or recordable injuries.

As one of only a handful of non-Chinese-based firms with a general contractor license in China, CH2M HILL was the program manager responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the manufacturing facility, encompassing nearly 200,000 square feet for the project's first phase.

AAM has committed about $100 million to its greenfield plant in east China, with expectations of generating up to $250 million annual revenues by 2010 by supplying both Chinese and other Asian markets.