Arizona

Hello Kay---

I need some free legal advice and you are my favorite attorney. I'll buy
you a drink as payment in kind.

Try and remember El Paso work in Arizona. Arizona has statue that says you
must make a twenty day preliminary notice to file a lien. If you don't file
such notice you waive your right to ever file a lien. I remember this from
our previous work out there.

We have a vendor who is supplying services to one of our subcontractors. He
has sent us a twenty day notice to file a lien. There is no dispute but he
is sending the notice anyway. I understand all of that.

My question is this----it asks for us (BE&K) to sign and acknowledge receipt
of the notice. It doesn't exactly read like I am required to acknowledge
receipt. What do you think or remember? Am I required to sign the notice
or not. Minor point I know, but I'd rather not raise the flag in
Birmingham.

Thanks. I really just want to hear from you and this is all I could come up
with for an excuse to write.

Gerry Turner