Bird Construction Income Fund announces strong Second Quarter results and
August, September and October distributions

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TORONTO, Aug. 6 /CNW/ - Bird Construction Income Fund today reported strong results for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Net income per unit of $2.13 exceeded last year's comparative amount by $0.02 per unit. Tim Talbott, President and CEO of Bird, stated that "Our earnings are particularly impressive in light of the generally adverse economic conditions in industrial and commercial sectors across Bird's operating areas. The strong earnings performance is based on the execution of contracts relating to PPP projects and demonstrates a leadership position we have developed in this market. The reduction in construction revenues compared to last year is primarily due to a reduction of capital expenditures in the Alberta oil sands and in the commercial sector company wide. While we are now beginning to see some signs of recovery in both sectors, we do not expect to see any significant impact on our financial results in the short term. Our success in the PPP and institutional markets has resulted in our Backlog increasing to just over $1 billion at the end of June 2010, which supports revenues into 2011."

    
    Highlights
    ($000 except per unit data - unaudited)

                                    Three months ended      Six months ended
                                          June 30               June 30
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                                       2010       2009       2010       2009
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    Revenue:
      Construction revenue          203,866    224,350    385,492    434,865
      Investment and other income       551      2,105      1,427      3,272
    Total revenues                  204,417    226,455    386,919    438,137
    Income before income taxes       19,514     20,809     37,267     40,877
    Net income from continuing
     operations                      15,440     16,853     29,869     32,335
    Net loss from discontinued
     operations                           -       (911)         -     (2,638)
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    Net income                       15,440     15,942     29,869     29,697
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    Net income per unit
      From continuing operations       1.10       1.20       2.13       2.30
      From discontinued operations        -      (0.07)         -      (0.19)
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                                       1.10       1.13       2.13       2.11
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    -   Construction revenue declined by 11.4% to $385.5 million for the six
        months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $434.9 million for the six
        months ended June 30, 2009, primarily due to a reduction in
        construction activity in the Alberta oil sands.
    -   Income before taxes of $37.3 million for the six months ended June
        30, 2010 compares to $40.9 million for the six months ended June 30,
        2009, primarily resulting from a reduction in 2010 construction
        revenues.
    -   Net income of $29.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010
        compares to $29.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009,
        which included a net after-tax loss of $2.6 million resulting from
        the closure of our Seattle branch.
    -   Working capital increased to $139.8 million at June 30, 2010 compared
        to $130.5 million at March 31, 2010 and $122.2 million at December
        31, 2009.
    -   Backlog of $1,000.2 million at June 30, 2010 compares with $844.1
        million at March 31, 2010 and $901.4 million as at December 31, 2009.
    

Bird Construction Income Fund also announced that its Board of Trustees has approved its regular cash distributions for the months of August, September and October 2010 in the amount of $0.15 per unit each month to be paid as follows;

    
    i)     the August distribution will be paid September 20, 2010 to the
           unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 31,
           2010;

    ii)    the September distribution will be paid October 20, 2010 to the
           unitholders of record as of the close of business on September 30,
           2010;

    iii)   the October distribution will be paid November 19, 2010 to
           unitholders of record as of the close of business on October 29,
           2010.
    

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Many factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The Toronto Stock Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: T.J. Talbott, President & C.E.O., or S.R. Entwistle, C.F.O., Bird Construction Company Limited, as Administrator of Bird Construction Income Fund, 5403 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON, M9C 5K6, Phone: (4l6) 620-7122, Fax: [phone]