Indemnification Agreement - UtiliCorp United Inc., Robert E. Marsh, Quanta Services Inc.

                               INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") is made as of February 
22, 2002, by and between UtiliCorp United Inc., a Delaware corporation 
("UTILICORP"), and William H. Starbuck, Ph.D. (the "INDEMNITEE"), a nominee 
for election as a director of Quanta Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
(the "COMPANY").

         WHEREAS, UtiliCorp has asked and the Indemnitee has agreed to be a 
nominee for election to the Board of Directors of the Company at the 2002 
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "ANNUAL MEETING"); and

         WHEREAS, UtiliCorp and/or its affiliates may, in appropriate 
circumstances, solicit proxies from the stockholders of the Company in 
support of the Indemnitee's election as a director of the Company at the 
Annual Meeting;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and with the 
understanding on the part of UtiliCorp that the Indemnitee is relying on this 
Agreement in agreeing to be a nominee as aforesaid and for other and valuable 
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, 
the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.    CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following 
defined terms have the meanings indicated below:

               "CLAIM" means any threatened, pending or completed action, 
suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, formal or 
informal investigative or other), whether instituted by UtiliCorp, any 
stockholder of the Company, the Company or any other party (other than by the 
Indemnitee), or any inquiry or investigation that the Indemnitee in good 
faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or 
proceeding.

               "EXPENSES" means all reasonable attorney's fees and all other 
reasonable fees, costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred in 
connection with the election of directors at the Annual Meeting or related 
matters, including without limitation, investigating, defending or 
participating (as a party, witness or otherwise) in (including on appeal), or 
preparing to defend or participate in, any Claim relating to any 
Indemnifiable Event.

               "INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT" means any event or occurrence relating 
to or directly or indirectly arising out of, or any action taken or omitted 
to be taken in connection with the election of directors at the Annual 
Meeting or related matters, but not in the Indemnitee's capacity as a 
director of the Company if the Indemnitee is so elected.

                 "LOSS" means any and all damages, judgments, fines, 
penalties, amounts paid or payable in settlement, deficiencies, losses and 
Expenses (including all interest, assessments, and other charges paid or 
payable in connection with or respect of such Losses).

         2.    AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS A NOMINEE.



               (a)    The Indemnitee hereby consents to being named as a 
nominee for election as a director of the Company at the Annual Meeting (or 
any special meeting of the stockholders of the Company called for that 
purpose) in any materials submitted by or on behalf of UtiliCorp to the 
Company or filed by or on behalf of UtiliCorp or the Company with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, and further consents to serve as a 
director of the Company if elected at the Annual Meeting (or any special 
meeting of the stockholders of the Company called for that purpose), upon the 
Indemnitee's reasonable satisfaction that the Company maintains customary 
indemnification provisions for directors and has in effect customary 
insurance coverage for directors. The indemnification provisions of this 
Agreement will continue in effect even if the Indemnitee no longer serves as 
a director following the Annual Meeting.

               (b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in 
paragraph (a) above, the Indemnitee hereby agrees with UtiliCorp that the 
Indemnitee does not and will not (unless previously approved by UtiliCorp in 
writing) consent to serve as a nominee for election as a director of the 
Company, or to otherwise stand for election as or become a director of the 
Company, as part of a slate of nominees proposed by any party (including the 
Board of Directors of the Company or its Nominating Committee) other than 
UtiliCorp.

         3.    INDEMNIFICATION.

               (a)    In the event the Indemnitee in his capacity as nominee 
for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting was, 
is or becomes a party to or other participant in, or is threatened to be made 
a party to or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising or 
allegedly arising in any manner out of or relating to in whole or in part) an 
Indemnifiable Event or Indemnitee's being a nominee for election to the 
Company's Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting, UtiliCorp to the fullest 
extent permitted by applicable law shall indemnify and hold harmless the 
Indemnitee from and against any and all Losses suffered, incurred or 
sustained by the Indemnitee or to which the Indemnitee becomes subject, 
resulting from, arising out of or relating to such Claim (it being understood 
that except as provided in SECTION 3(c) with respect to Expenses, 
reimbursements of any such Losses shall be made as soon as practicable but in 
any event no later than 15 days after written request (a "CLAIM NOTICE") is 
made to UtiliCorp accompanied by supporting documentation). The Indemnitee 
shall give UtiliCorp written notice of any Claim (accompanied by such 
reasonable supporting documentation as may be in the Indemnitee's possession) 
as soon as practicable after the Indemnitee becomes aware thereof; PROVIDED 
that the failure of the Indemnitee to give such notice shall not relieve 
UtiliCorp of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to 
the extent that such failure materially prejudices the rights of UtiliCorp.

               (b)    In the case of the commencement of any action against 
the Indemnitee in respect of which the Indemnitee may seek indemnification 
from UtiliCorp hereunder, UtiliCorp will be entitled to participate therein, 
including, without limitation, the negotiation and approval of any 
settlement of such action and, to the extent that UtiliCorp may wish to 
assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the 
Indemnitee, and after notice from UtiliCorp to the Indemnitee of UtiliCorp's 
election so to assume the defense thereof, together with UtiliCorp's written 
acknowledgement and agreement that it will fully indemnify the Indemnitee



under the terms of this Agreement with regard to such Claim, UtiliCorp will 
not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses 
subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense 
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and preparation therefor 
(including, without limitation, appearing as a witness and reasonable fees 
and expenses of legal counsel in connection therewith). If in any action for 
which indemnity may be sought hereunder UtiliCorp shall not have timely 
assumed the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the 
Indemnitee, or the Indemnitee shall have been advised by counsel that it 
would constitute a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent 
both the Indemnitee and UtiliCorp in such action, or if the Indemnitee may 
have separate or additional defenses with regard to such action, the 
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel for the Indemnitee 
reasonably satisfactory to UtiliCorp in such action, in which event UtiliCorp 
shall reimburse the Indemnitee for all reasonable legal fees and expenses 
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof. UtiliCorp 
shall in no event be liable for any settlement of any action effected without 
its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, 
delayed and conditioned). UtiliCorp shall not settle any Claim in any manner 
that would impose any expense, penalty, obligation or limitation on the 
Indemnitee, or would contain language other than a recitation of any amounts 
to be paid in settlement, the fact of the settlement or the underlying claim 
relating to the settlement, that could be viewed, in the sole discretion of 
the Indemnitee, as an acknowledgement of wrongdoing on the part of the 
Indemnitee or as detrimental to the reputation of the Indemnitee, without the 
Indemnitee's prior written consent.

               (c)    The Indemnitee's right to indemnification in this 
SECTION 3 shall include the right of the Indemnitee to be advanced by 
UtiliCorp any Expenses incurred in connection with any Indemnifiable Event as 
such Expenses are incurred by the Indemnitee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all 
amounts advanced in respect of such Expenses shall be repaid to UtiliCorp by 
the Indemnitee if it shall ultimately be determined in a final judgment 
without further right to appeal by a court of appropriate jurisdiction that 
the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expenses because 
the Loss arose as a result of the Indemnitee's recklessness or willful 
misconduct.

         4.    PARTIAL INDEMNITY. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any 
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by UtiliCorp for some or a 
portion of any Loss, but not for all of the total amount thereof, UtiliCorp 
shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which 
the Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has been successful on the 
merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in 
part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, 
including dismissal without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified 
against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.

         5.    NO PRESUMPTIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination 
of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement 
(whether with or without court approval), or upon a plea of nolo contendere, 
or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not 
meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that 
a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable 
law.



         6.    NONEXCLUSIVITY. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall 
be in addition to any other rights the Indemnitee may have under any bylaw, 
insurance policy, corporate law or otherwise. To the extent that a change in 
applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) would permit greater 
indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under this 
Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the Indemnitee shall 
enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.

         7.    AMENDMENT, ETC. No supplement, modification or amendment of 
this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the 
parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be 
deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether 
or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

         8.    SUBROGATION. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, 
UtiliCorp shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the 
rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, and the Indemnitee shall execute all 
papers reasonably required and shall take such action that may be reasonably 
necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents 
reasonably necessary to enable UtiliCorp effectively to bring suit to enforce 
such rights. 

         9.    NO DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. UtiliCorp shall not be liable 
under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with a Claim made 
against the Indemnitee to the extent the Indemnitee has otherwise actually 
received payment (under any insurance policy, bylaw or otherwise) of the 
amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder, PROVIDED that, if the Indemnitee 
for any reason is required to disgorge any payment actually received, 
UtiliCorp shall be obligated to pay such amount to the Indemnitee in 
accordance with the other terms of this Agreement (I.E., disregarding the 
terms of this SECTION 9).

         10.   GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and 
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving 
effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

         11.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more 
counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, all of which together 
shall constitute one and the same instrument. 



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement 
as of the date first above written.


                                       UTILICORP:

                                       UTILICORP UNITED INC.

                                       By: /s/ Keith G. Stamm
                                           -----------------------------
                                       Name: Keith G. Stamm
                                       Title: President and Chief Operating 
                                              Officer, Global Networks Group


                                       NOMINEE:

                                       /s/ William H. Starbuck, Ph.D.
                                       -------------------------------------
                                       William H. Starbuck, Ph.D.