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WESTON/ARTC Awarded Pennsylvania Environmental Response And Remediation Contract

West Chester, Pa. - April 11, 2000 -- Roy F. Weston, Inc., today announced the award of a statewide contract by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to provide interim response and remediation services (IRRS) to the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management.

The 3-year contract was awarded to WESTON/ARTC Corporation, a joint venture, and has a potential value of more than $4 million. Services will include the assessment, cleanup and removal of hazardous substances at sites across the state and corrective actions at storage tank sites. WESTON/ARTC was one of four contractors and the only non-incumbent to be awarded an IRRS contract.

"Our proven record of quick response coupled with our strong construction capabilities was instrumental in winning this contract," said Patrick G. McCann, WESTON's president and chief operating officer. "Along with other recent strategic wins, we anticipate this contract will result in substantial growth for WESTON's Mid-Atlantic Construction Operations."

ARTC Corporation, based in Scranton, PA, is a provider of construction and environmental cleanup, remediation and management services.

An industry pioneer since 1957, WESTON provides infrastructure redevelopment services worldwide. With an emphasis on creating lasting economic solutions for its clients, the company's services include engineering and design, remediation, construction, infrastructure operations and knowledge management to bring impaired facilities, land, water and other resources back to productive use.

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