Fortress International Group Awarded Contract to Upgrade Orlando Based Data Center

    COLUMBIA, Md., July 14 /EMWNews-FirstCall/ -- Fortress International

Group Inc. (Nasdaq: FIGI), a company providing comprehensive services for

the planning, design, development and maintenance of mission critical

facilities and information infrastructure, today announced it has been

awarded a design/build contract to upgrade the mechanical and electrical

infrastructure at DataSite Orlando, a premier world class data center in

Orlando, Florida. The signed contract includes critical system improvements

with a potential project value that could exceed more than $20 million.

Fortress International subsidiary Total Site Solutions is currently

managing DataSite Orlando under a facilities maintenance contract and will

also perform the design/build services. The new contract calls for $1.8

million in immediate infrastructure improvements to be completed by the end

of the year. This initial phase is the first of a potential number of

planned upgrades the customer is planning to make over the coming quarters.



    DataSite Orlando is a 130,000 square foot purpose built data center

providing co-location and custom data center suites to large enterprises

that have large floor space requirements with significant power and cooling

needs. DataSite Orlando is a world class data center facility delivering

customized suites from 500 to 50,000 square feet and is a flagship property

in the BURGES Property + Company's high tech real estate portfolio.



    "BURGES Property + Company is thrilled to engage Total Site Solutions

for Design/Build services at DataSite Orlando," noted Jeff Burges, CEO of

Burges Property + Company. "Total Site Solutions provides the complete

Design, Build & Operate package which affords clients like us the

efficiencies of one stop shopping while providing extraordinary product

knowledge from the C-Suite through the entire organization."



    ABOUT FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.



    Fortress International Group Inc.(FIGI) and its subsidiaries Total Site

Solutions, Rubicon, Vortech, and Innovative Power, plan, design, build and

maintain specialized facilities such as data centers, trading floors, call

centers, laboratories, medical facilities, network operation centers,

communication facilities, and secure facilities. For nearly 30 years, the

FIGI team has pioneered building robust and scalable infrastructure into

mission- critical facilities. The firm offers unsurpassed expertise in the

infrastructure systems (electrical, mechanical, telecommunications,

security, fire protection and building automation) that are the critical

facility's lifeblood. FIGI's comprehensive portfolio of services and

multi-disciplinary expertise provide customers a highly respected single

source for critical services that bridge the gap between IT and facilities.



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Particular uncertainties that could adversely or positively affect the

company's future results include: the company's reliance on a significant

portion of its revenues from a limited number of customers; the uncertainty

as to whether the company can replace its declining backlog; risks involved

in properly managing complex projects; risks relating to revenues under

customer contracts, many of which can be canceled on short notice; risks

related to the implementation of the company's strategic plan, including

the ability to make acquisitions and the performance and future integration

of acquired businesses; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the

company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These

uncertainties may cause the company's actual future results to be

materially different than those expressed in the company's forward-looking

statements. The company does not undertake to update its forward-looking

statements.






    Company Contact:

    Tom Rosato

    Chief Executive Officer

    Fortress International Group, Inc.

    Phone: (410) 423-7438



    Investor Relations:

    John McNamara

    Cameron Associates

    Phone: (212) 245-8800 Ext. 205

    [email protected]