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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Foster Vincent D.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
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(Street)
Houston Texas 77056
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Quanta Services, Inc. ("PWR")
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
10/98
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
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Officer (give Other (Specify
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: of Indirect
Date Code Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ ------------ -------------------------- End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 (I)
Year) (D) and 4) (Instr. 4)
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Limited Vote
Common Stock 10/01/98 J(1) 30,928 D (1) 0 I (2)
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Limited Vote
Common Stock 10/01/98 J(3) 7,114 A (3) 261,399 D
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Common Stock 10/16/98 P 1,250 A $11.812 I (4)
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Common Stock 10/16/98 P 750 A $11.625 I (4)
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Common Stock 10/16/98 P 500 A $11.75 I (4)
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Common Stock 10/21/98 P 500 A $12.875 3,000 I (4)
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Common Stock 100 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transacation 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
(Instr. 3) or Exercise Date Code Securities Acquired (A) and Expiration
Price of (Month/Day/ (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D) Date
Derivative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (Month/Day/
Security Year)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expiration
Exer- Date
cisable
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form 11. Nature of Indirect
Underlying Securities Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially of Derivative Security: Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 3 and 4) Owned at End of Month Direct (D) or (Instr. 4)
Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
J(1) The shares were disposed of pursuant to a distribution by Main Street
Merchant Partners II, L.P. to its partners.
(2) The reporting person is Managing Director of Main Street Merchant
Partners II, L.P., which owned the shares.
(3) The shares were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to a
distribution by Main Street Merchant Partners II, L.P. to its partners.
J(4) The reporting person is Managing Director of Main Street Merchant Partners
II, L.P., which owns the shares.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Vincent D. Foster October 30, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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