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 *
  Wilkins Aaron
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTHWEST PIPE CO [NWPX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP of Finance &Corp Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

VANCOUVER, WA 98661		 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 78
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
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock 65 (2) $ (2) D  
Performance Shares   (3)   (3) Common Stock 592 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Wilkins Aaron
5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200
VANCOUVER, WA 98661		       VP of Finance &Corp Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Aaron Wilkins 09/23/2016
**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) The Restricted Stock Units vest on January 15, 2017.
(2) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Northwest Pipe Company common stock.
(3) Performance Shares vest in an amount ranging from 0-200% to the extent such Performance Shares are earned. Performance Shares are earned based on Northwest Pipe Company's total shareholder return for a specific time period relative to the total shareholder return of a peer group over the same period.

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