ARCADIS Assists in South African Educational Program

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ARCADIS Assists in South African Educational Program

EUROPE, NETHERLANDS, ARNHEM, Jun. 11 -/E-Wire/Business Wire/-- ARCADIS (Nasdaq: ARCAF; Euronext: ARCAD) today announced that it has won a project aimed at improving the educational systems and institutions in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

ARCADIS Euroconsult, a subsidiary of ARCADIS NV specialized in institutional developing projects for developing countries, will carry out the project. The government of the United Kingdom through its Department for International Development will fund the project, with a total value of EUR 20 million and duration of 3 years.

The Department of Education in the Eastern Cape (ECED) in South Africa faces many challenges, which date back to the divided and inequitable history of education under apartheid. Efforts to integrate the old segregated school systems have been underway since 1994, and involved creating one uniform standard of the more than 6,000 schools, which operate under the supervision of the Department. In 2000, a new phase in this process was entered with the introduction of an initiative, which was launched by the National Minister of Education for South Africa, professor Kader Asmal.

Five major programs have been identified by the ECED and have been included in the Eastern Cape Provincial District and School Development Program. Under this program, ARCADIS Euroconsult provides management consultancy services:

- Turning schools into community centers in support of democratic government structures;

- Combating adult illiteracy;

- Restructuring higher education systems;

- Accepting and integrating the new school system in the local community;

- Creating tools to mitigate the effects of AIDS by developing care and support facilities.

ARCADIS Euroconsult won the project based on the Company's history in institutional development in many nations. The Company has extensive experience working with local specialists who are closely involved in the development of structures and systems required by economical and social advancement in developing countries.

Michiel Jaski, member of the Executive Board of ARCADIS said: "In ARCADIS' strategy for donor-financed activities we have a stated policy to move away from the more traditional land and water projects towards institutional development. Clearly this project is a good example of the management consultancy activities into which we seek expansion. It also serves as proof of ARCADIS' ability to support many European governments in their international development projects."

ARCADIS is a leading global, knowledge-driven service provider, active in the fields of infrastructure, buildings, environment and communications. With client success central to our total business approach, we fulfill project or program needs from concept to completion and beyond. Together, we generate EUR 800 million in annual revenues. There are 8,000 of us: results-oriented people, continually investing in our skills to maximize value while creating viable solutions that assure your success.

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others, risks associated with possible changes in environmental legislation and risks with regard to the Company's ability to acquire and execute projects. These and other risks are described in ARCADIS' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the last 12 months, copies of which will be available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company.

Joost Slooten, +31.26.3778604, [REDACTED-EMAIL]

or ARCADIS BMB John Shotton, +31.26.3577235, [REDACTED-EMAIL], www.arcadis.nl

http://www.arcadis.nl

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