CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Sterling Construction Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify that, to his knowledge:
| (i) | the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Form 10-K/A”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (ii) | the information contained in the Form 10-K/A fairly represents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: September 9, 2009 /s/ Patrick T. Manning
Patrick T. Manning
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 9, 2009 /s/ James H. Allen, Jr.
James H. Allen, Jr.
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
