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Exhibit (h)(B)
[SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LETTERHEAD]
August 15, 2000
Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.
Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
Kiewit Materials Company
Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We delivered an opinion dated July 27, 2000, to Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("PKS"), in connection with the filing with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (file number 333-30768) of Kiewit Materials Company, a
direct wholly owned subsidiary of PKS ("Materials"), relating to the proposed
offer of shares of Materials common stock in exchange for outstanding shares of
PKS common stock held by Materials' employees (the "Opinion").
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the Opinion in PKS'
Schedule TO dated August 15, 2000. In giving this consent, we do not thereby
admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
