Ampco System Parking Awarded Contract with City of Phoenix for Phoenix Civic Plaza

The contract covers parking management service for more than 7,600 above ground- and subterranean-level parking spaces at the busy, state-of-the-art convention center, located in Copper Square, the cultural heart of downtown Phoenix.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with the City of Phoenix to provide parking management solutions for one of the Southwest’s premier meeting destinations," said Thomas Barnett, president of Ampco System Parking. “Our commitment to enhancing and maintaining parking operations for the Plaza will ensure added convenience and efficiencies for the facility’s tenants, employees and visitors,” he added.

“We are very excited to welcome Ampco into the Phoenix Civic Plaza family and look forward to working together to exceed the expectations of our guests and clients,” said Civic Plaza Director Jay Green.

About Phoenix Civic Plaza

Phoenix Civic Plaza is located in dynamic Copper Square and is surrounded by a vibrant, multi-billion dollar revitalization effort that has resulted in upscale retail shopping, entertainment, restaurants, museums, theaters, visual arts and sports venues. Since 1972, the Plaza has welcomed more 35 million people. Today, the convention center is host to an average of 540 events annually, including conventions, shows and events throughout the year that offer an atmosphere that conveys the history of the Southwest and Arizona experience.

About Ampco System Parking

Ampco System Parking is an industry leader, operating more than 1,700 lots and garages in 30 states, including parking facilities at or adjacent to such major international airports as Austin, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

ABM Industries Incorporated is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2004 revenues in excess of $2.4 billion and more than 73,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS) and Security Services of America (SSA); ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.