New York, New York -- McGraw-Hill Construction today reported on March 24, 2005 for
February contracts for future construction in the metropolitan statistical area of Orange County, consisting of Orange County in California.

An authority on the construction market, the firm produces DodgeReports and Sweets Catalog Files. According to the Dodge Analytics unit of McGraw-Hill Construction, the latest month's construction activity followed this pattern:

For the year-to-date on a cumulative basis, the totals are:

-Nonresidential buildings include commercial, manufacturing, educational, religious, administrative, recreational, hotel, dormitory and other buildings.
-Residential buildings include one and two family houses and apartments.