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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-220802
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20140602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140602

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST PIPE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001385
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				930557988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27140
		FILM NUMBER:		14882038

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3603976250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
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APPROVAL</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8pt"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3235-0697</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8pt">May&nbsp;31, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt; padding-right:8pt">Estimated&nbsp;average&nbsp;burden</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8pt">480.61</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C., 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM SD
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Specialized Disclosure Report </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NORTHWEST
PIPE COMPANY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>OREGON</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>000-27140</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>93-0557988</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vancouver, WA 98661</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richard Baum </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>360-397-6250 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(17&nbsp;CFR&nbsp;240.13p-1)&nbsp;for</FONT> the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to
December&nbsp;31, 2013</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section 1 &#151; Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1502 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the SEC to adopt rules mandating issuers that are required to file reports pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), to make specialized disclosures and conduct related diligence concerning specified minerals and their derivative metals determined by the U.S. government to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo or
adjoining countries. Under the SEC&#146;s implementation of Section&nbsp;1502, through the adoption of Section&nbsp;13(p) of the Exchange Act and the promulgation of Rule 13p-1 thereunder, companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture
products that contain &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; (defined below) that are necessary to the product&#146;s functionality or production must file this Form SD Specialized Disclosure Report on an annual basis with respect to each calendar year,
beginning with the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013. &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; include columbite-tantalite (coltan), casserite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten, or any other
minerals or derivatives that the U.S. Secretary of State may designate in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of complying with this requirement, Northwest Pipe
Company (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) has determined, based on the reasonable country of origin inquiry described below, that with respect to its necessary Conflict Minerals, it either (i)&nbsp;has no reason to believe that such necessary conflict
minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, or (ii)&nbsp;reasonably believes that such necessary conflict minerals came from recycled or scrap sources. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant, through its purchasing operations, conducted an inquiry in which it asked each of its suppliers to state (a)&nbsp;whether any of the materials
they supplied to Registrant contained a Conflict Mineral and (b)&nbsp;if so, to provide a complete country of origin narrative stating the national origin of the Conflict Minerals used, including whether or not they were gathered from scrap or
recycled origins. All inquiries were made in writing and accompanied by information regarding the reason for such inquiry. All suppliers were requested to respond in writing on company letterhead. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The results of this inquiry established that only two Conflict Mineral derivatives&#151;niobium (a form of columbite-tantalite) and tin&#151;are present in
the materials used by the Registrant in its products. Certain of the Registrant&#146;s suppliers indicated that such Conflict Minerals were included in the alloys purchased by the Registrant to fabricate its pipe products. Therefore the Conflict
Minerals may be deemed necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the Registrant under the applicable regulations. Registrant does not directly purchase any Conflict Minerals. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The suppliers that indicated that they were supplying the Registrant with materials that may contain Conflict
Minerals also represented to Registrant that the niobium or tin supplied to Registrant either (i)&nbsp;came from recycled or scrap sources, or (ii)&nbsp;originated in North or South America and did not originate in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo or an adjoining country. Registrant has no reason to believe these representations are untrue given the facts and circumstances surrounding those representations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>http://www.nwpipe.com/.docs/pg/10138</U> is a link to our publicly available Internet website, which contains disclosure of the foregoing information. </P>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly
authorized undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Northwest Pipe Company </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard Baum</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>By: Richard Baum</TD>
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