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Company Update
                                                    Kyle Larkin, President & CEO

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Core Values

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Integrity – Know and do what is right
  We operate with integrity and the highest ethical standards.

        Honoring Commitment                            Holding Accountable                 Speak Up
        Offer transparency and                      Create trust, build reputation,     Act in united and
     reliability to all stakeholders                   and grow our business          wholehearted manner

    Recent Progress and Events

    ✓ Clarified and strengthened commitment to integrity in everything we do

    ✓ Increased communication and opportunities for discussion

    ✓ Launched company-wide integrity core value campaign

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Excellence – The Heart of Granite
  We strive for a high-performance culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and
  quality in all aspects of our work.

      High-Performing Teams                         Right Way, First Time    Active Lean Culture
       Focus on safety, quality,                       Be customers’          Drive people-centric
         and collaboration                           contractor of choice   continuous improvement

    Recent Progress and Events

    ✓ Investing in developing and implementing construction technology

    ✓ Running Lean Refocus Campaign identifying waste and eliminating rework

    ✓ Established Talent Summit and Centers of Excellence

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Transportation Segment
                                                    •   Continued execution on the Old Risk Portfolio and the Heavy Civil Group strategy

                                                    •   Strong CAP led by the vertically-integrated California and Northwest Groups
                                                          • CA up 25% year-over-year and up 2% sequentially
                                                          • NW down 3% year-over-year and up 3% sequentially

                                                    •   Positive funding environment providing opportunities across the segment

                                                                   Q2’21 Revenue                                        Q2’21 CAP
                                                                                  1%

                                                                             6%                                             8%

                                                                                        33%
                                                                                                                                        40%
                                                                  30%
                                                                             $525M                                 31%     $2,894M

                                                                        7%                                               5%
                                                                                  23%                                             16%

                                                                California                       Heavy Civil New Risk Portfolio     Midwest
                                                                Heavy Civil Old Risk Portfolio   Northwest                          Federal

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Water Segment Overview
                                                    •   Continued recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

                                                    •   Water supply and maintenance services supports drought alleviation

                                                    •   Water CAP continues to grow, up 129% year-over-year and up 57% sequentially
                                                         • Recently awarded $160 million Texas dam project added to Q2 CAP

                                                                  Q2’21 Revenue                                 Q2’21 CAP

                                                                            7%                                       8%
                                                                                       1%
                                                                                 5%

                                                                                                                            30%
                                                                                                          50%     $532M
                                                                        $113M

                                                                          87%                                         12%

                                                                     Water & Mineral        Heavy Civil           Federal
                                                                     California             Northwest

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Specialty Segment Overview
                                                    •   Recovery in mineral exploration supported by increased commodity prices

                                                    •   Market strength in government works, mining, site development, and renewable/solar
                                                        energy projects

                                                    •   CAP up 50% year-over-year with $267 million Ohio tunnel project added in Q1

                                                    •   Leveraging horizontal civil construction expertise across end markets

                                                                   Q2’21 Revenue                                Q2’21 CAP

                                                                         9%                                      10%      15%
                                                                                  26%
                                                                   13%
                                                                                                          29%                   17%
                                                                         $200M                                   $1,019M
                                                                  13%
                                                                                       13%

                                                                                                                       29%
                                                                          26%

                                                                         California          Northwest          Water & Mineral
                                                                         Heavy Civil         Midwest            Federal

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Materials Segment Overview
                                                    •   Revenue growth driven by volume improvement
                                                          • Quarterly aggregate volume increase of 42%
                                                          • Quarterly asphalt volume increase of 25%

                                                    •   Strengthening position through new plants reinvestment and new technologies

                                                                       Q2’21 Revenue*
                                                                                    1%                              California

                                                                              10%      10%                          Nevada

                                                                         9%                                         Oregon

                                                                        8%        Q2                                Utah
                                                             1%                  2021
                                                                        5%                   56%                    Washington
                                                                                                                    Alaska
                                                                                                                    Arizona
                                                                                                                    Other

                                                    *Revenue includes external, intersegment, and intra-segment sales of materials.

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CAP Update | Reshaping the Project Portfolio, Q2 CAP at $4.4B

         Exposure to Key End Markets                                                        Allocating Risk                                              Diversified Operating Groups

                                                                                                       2%                                                                    2%
                                                                                                                                                                    6%
                                12%
                                                                                                                                                                 12%               30%
                                                                                            33%
                      23%            Q2             65%                                                Q2                                                                 Q2
                                    2021                                                              2021                                                               2021
                                                                                                                    52%
                                                                                                                                                                 28%
                                                                                                 16%                                                                              22%

                        Transportation | $2,894M                                             Bid Build | $2,318M                                       California | $1,352M       Midwest | $526M

                        Specialty | $1,019M                                                  Design Build | $571M                                      Heavy Civil | $957M        Water & Mineral | $264M
                        Water | $532M                                                        Best-value* | $1,468M                                     Northwest | $1,236M        Federal | $110M
                                                                                             Other | $88M

 $ in millions
 *Best value procurement work includes construction management/general contractor, construction management at-risk, and progressive design build projects.

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Q2 2021 Financial Results
                                                    Lisa Curtis, EVP, Chief Financial Officer

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Q2 2021 Financial Highlights

                              Revenue                                   Gross Profit

                           +5%                                       +32%
                                                                                                 Transportation
                                                                                                 Strong performance in vertically-integrated
                                                                                                 businesses offset by reduced revenue from
                                                                                       $117      Heavy Civil Group
                                                    $964                                         ORP backlog burn on track
               $916                                                                      $24
                                                              $88
                                                     $200                                        Water
               $175                                                                      $22
                                                               $25                               Continued recovery from COVID-19
               $96                                   $125
                                                                                         $11
               $110                                  $113
                                                               $19                               Materials
                                                               $13                               Strong volumes driving
               $535                                  $525                                $60     top-and bottom-line growth

                                                               $31
                                                                                                 Specialty
                                                                                                 Recovery of mineral exploration and federal
                                                                                                 site development project drove growth
                                                                                                 GP decrease due to ongoing disputed work
              Q2 2020                               Q2 2021   Q2 2020                  Q2 2021   on a tunnel project

$ in millions
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

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Q2 2021 Financial Performance

                                                                                                                  Q2      Q2
                                                    Key Non-GAAP 1 Metrics
                                                                                                                 2021    2020

                                                    Adjusted EBITDA                                              $79.9   $49.9

                                                    Adjusted EBITDA Margin                                        8.3%    5.4%

                                                    Adjusted Net Income (Loss)                                   $42.3   $19.1

                                                    Adjusted EPS                                                 $0.91   $0.41

                                                    $ in millions except per share
                                                    1See appendix for reconciliation of these Non-GAAP figures

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Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

                 Operating Cash Flow                                Liquidity                       Total Debt

                                                                            $631          $414
                                                           $539                                            $340
                                                                             $227
                    $12                                     $244

                                                                             $404
                                                            $295

                                               ($31)
                   YTD 2020                   YTD 2021    Q2 2020           Q2 2021       Q2 2020          Q2 2021

                                                         Revolver Availability
                                                         Cash and Marketable Securities

  $ in millions

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Concluding Remarks
                                                    Kyle Larkin, President & CEO

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Concluding Remarks                                 Concluding Remarks

                                                    •   Execution in the ORP and progress made towards mid-teens gross margins

                                                    •   CAP balance demonstrating strength as a diversified horizontal civil contractor
                                                        across end markets

                                                    •   Strong cash and balance sheet

                                                    •   Positive public and private environment with optimism for expansion from a
                                                        federal infrastructure bill

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Q&A

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Appendix
 Non-GAAP Financial Information                                 expenses related to the acquisition of the Layne and    significantly from methods used by other companies to
 The tables below contain financial information                 restructuring charges related to our Heavy Civil        compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP
 calculated other than in accordance with U.S. generally        Operating Group;                                        financial measures provided by the Company may not
 accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).              •   Non-cash impairments related to goodwill and            be comparable to similar measures provided by other
 Specifically, management believes that non-GAAP                investments in affiliates in 2020;                      companies. The Company does not provide a
 financial measures such as EBITDA and EBITDA margin        •   Gain on sale of a property;                             reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA
 are useful in evaluating operating performance and are     •   Transaction costs which includes acquired intangible    margin to the most directly comparable forward-
 regularly used by securities analysts, institutional           amortization expenses and acquisition related           looking GAAP measure of net income (loss)
 investors and other interested parties, and that such          depreciation related to the acquisition of Layne and    attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated
 supplemental measures facilitate comparisons between           LiquiForce;                                             because the timing and amount of the excluded items
 companies that have different capital and financing        •   Amortization of debt discount related to our 2.75%      are unreasonably difficult to fully and accurately
 structures and/or tax rates. We are also providing             convertible notes;                                      estimate.
 adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin non-            •   The impact of the purchased equity derivative
 GAAP measures to indicate the impact of:                       instrument which offsets any potential- dilution from
 • Other costs which includes the settlement charge,            the 2.75% convertible notes above the $31.47
    legal and accounting investigation fees, integration        conversion price up to a share price of $53.44.
    expenses related to the acquisition of Layne and
    restructuring charges related to our Heavy Civil        Management believes that these additional non-GAAP
    Operating Group;                                        financial measures facilitate comparisons between
 • Non-cash impairments related to goodwill and             industry peer companies and management uses these
    investments in affiliates in 2020; and                  non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the
 • Gain on sale of a property.                              Company's performance. However, the reader is
                                                            cautioned that any non-GAAP financial measures
 We provide adjusted net income (loss) before provision     provided by the Company are provided in addition to,
 for (benefit from) income taxes, adjusted provision for    and not as alternatives for, the Company's reported
 (benefit from) income taxes, adjusted net income (loss)    results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Items
 attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated,         that may have a significant impact on the Company's
 adjusted diluted weighted average shares of common         financial position, results of operations and cash flows
 stock, and adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share,   must be considered when assessing the Company's
 non-GAAP measures, to indicate the impact of the           actual financial condition and performance regardless
 following:                                                 of whether these items are included in non-GAAP
 • Other costs which includes the settlement charge,        financial measures. The methods used by the Company
    legal and accounting investigation fees, integration    to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ
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Adjusted EBITDA and NI Reconciliations

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