Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HARPER JOSEPH P JR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO INC [STRL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
20810 FERNBUSH LANE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP-Finance
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77073		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 214,677
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 08/20/2013 Common Stock 600 $ 3.05 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 08/12/2014 Common Stock 1,400 $ 3.1 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 09/12/2010 Common Stock 1,500 $ 16.78 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 07/18/2007 07/18/2011 Common Stock 7,500 $ 24.96 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 09/08/2011 Common Stock 1,000 $ 25.21 D  
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy) (5) 07/18/2001 07/18/2011 Common Stock 13,119 $ 1.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HARPER JOSEPH P JR
20810 FERNBUSH LANE
HOUSTON, TX 77073		       Exec. VP-Finance  

Signatures

Roger M. Barzun under a Power of Attorney 09/10/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the August 20, 2003 grant date.
(2) These shares are exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the August 12, 2004 grant date.
(3) These shares are exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the August 12, 2005 grant date.
(4) These shares are exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the August 8, 2006 grant date.
(5) These warrants were issued as partial consideration for the purchase of shares of the entity now known as Texas Sterling Construction Co.

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