MACTEC WINS MAEP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS

NOVI, MI, Feb. 14, 2005 -- MACTEC Engineering & Consulting (MACTEC E&C) has garnered two newly established Environmental Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals (MAEP). Bruce C. Coles, president of MACTEC E&C and chairman & CEO of MACTEC, Inc., the holding company (www.mactec.com) - made the announcement.

The MAEP award competition was open to professional engineering firms statewide. The association received a total of 10 project submissions from eight companies in three technical categories: brownfield redevelopment, environmental investigation/remediation, and innovative compliance solutions.

MACTEC's The Factory Condominiums Vapor Control System, Belgravia/Overton Site Project captured first place in the brownfield redevelopment category. This project was conducted under a contract with the City of South Haven, MI via a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Brownfield Redevelopment Site Reclamation grant.

The Black River Sediment Remediation Project, performed in Bangor, MI, won the top spot in the environmental investigation/remediation category.

A six-person judges panel included professionals from the University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, the Michigan Manufacturer's Association, Consumer's Energy Company, the MDEQ, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

MACTEC, Inc., based in, Alpharetta, GA, is a $436 million environmental, engineering, construction management, and infrastructure services firm with 3,000 employees in over 100 offices nationwide. The firm's Michigan offices are located in Novi and Traverse City.

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