August 15, 2006

Long Island based Fire Alarm Company New York Merchants Protective Company of Freeport, NY was awarded today the contract for the New York State Power Authority 500 mega-watt plant in Astoria, Queens to provide the Fire Alarm Protection for the State Power Plant.

New York Merchants Protective Company, in operation since 1910 is a family run operation with a prominent position in the New York City market. The company enjoys a reputation for excellence, customer service and reliability that affords the company the ability to operate this type of contract. New York Merchants Protective Co., Inc operates it own UL listed “AA” central monitoring center and is one of very few FDNY approved companies authorized to monitor fire alarm systems within the borders of New York City.

After an extensive process of investigation and background checks by the New York State Power Authority, New York Merchants Protective Co., Inc. was awarded the contract today as the provider for the Fire Alarm Protection at the 500 Mega-Watt plant. It should be noted that this in not the first such contract for New York Merchants. The company provides Intrusion, Fire and Access control systems to the City, State and Federal agencies and is the contractor of choice when service, reliability and rapid response is a prime concern.

About the Power Authority Facility:
In December 2005, NYPA put into commercial operation one of the cleanest, most-efficient power plants in New York City’s history in Astoria, Queens. The highly efficient combined-cycle power-generating facility will provide New York City with adequate, reliable power supplies in the new era of electricity-industry deregulation. The power plant will burn clean natural gas, with low sulfur oil as a backup fuel.

The location for our new plant is a seven-acre parcel that is part of a 47-acre site the Power Authority owns in Astoria, Queens. The new facility is adjacent to the Poletti project, an 885-megawatt generating facility that also runs on natural gas, with low sulfur oil as a backup fuel. The Power Authority property is part of a larger site on which other power plants are located. Since 1905 this property, in the northwest corner of Queens, overlooking the East River, has been used for electricity generation, fuel storage and related industrial purposes. By building the new combined-cycle plant, the Power Authority was able to use the existing infrastructure.