Fortress International Group Awarded $16 Million Design-Build Contract for Data Center

Fortress International Group FIGI today announced that it has been awarded a $16 million design-build contract with a multi-billion dollar, privately held staffing solutions company that specializes in providing domestic and international companies with outsourced technical personnel. "This is a tremendous win for our Company and is a testament to Fortress' reputation in the industry as well as the quality of our team. We have performed a variety of work for this customer over the last two years, but this is the first project of such magnitude," said Thomas P. Rosato, Fortress' CEO. "This contract represents the first phase of a multi-stage build for this customer, and we believe that this win positions the Company well to secure additional business as they expand the project." Fortress began engineering work on this Maryland-based project in early May, following receipt of a letter of intent from the customer. The engineering phase of this project is expected to continue through August 2011, with the construction phase expected to begin in September 2011. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2012.