ARCADIS Project Wins in the U.S. Buildings Market

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ARCADIS Project Wins in the U.S. Buildings Market

EUROPE, NETHERLANDS, ARNHEM, Jul. 24 -/E-Wire/Business Wire/-- ARCADIS (NASDAQ: ARCAF, EURONEXT: ARCAD)announced today that it has been awarded over $8 million in new contractsfor its Buildings Division located in Detroit, Michigan.

This new work is in two contracts: one for Hyundai Motor Company; and one for DENSO International America, Inc. Work on both contracts is expected to start this summer.

The Hyundai contract is for the design of the company's new automotive production plant in Montgomery, Alabama. The $1 billion U.S. facility includes approximately two million square feet of assembly plant, body shop, engine plant, stamping plant, paint shop and office facilities. This will be the first Hyundai plant built in the U.S.

The DENSO contract is a design-build assignment for the modification of existing lab space to accept a new test cell. DENSO is a leading supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components for all the world's major automakers. The work is to be done at the DENSO facilities located in Southfield, Michigan. The sales, marketing and demonstration facilities at this complex were originally designed by ARCADIS in the late 1980s.

The manufacturing buildings market has experienced a significant slow down in the past year. After a flat first quarter 2002, ARCADIS saw both the number and volume of requests for proposals increase during the second quarter, culminating in these $8 million in contract awards during June 2002. Asked to comment on the recent wins, Steve Blake, member of the Executive Board for ARCADIS and overseeing the North and South American activities of the firm stated: "We are very pleased with our Buildings Division's success in winning these very important contracts and these orders should form a good basis for improved utilization of our U.S.-based buildings sector for the second half of 2002."

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.

DENSO International America, Inc. serves as North American headquarters for Japan-based DENSO Corporation. Worldwide, the company employs 87,000 people in 30 countries with consolidated sales for fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 totaling US$18.1 billion. In North America, DENSO employs 14,000 people at 26 companies. Consolidated sales for the Americas (North, Central and South America) totaled US$4.8 billion for fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.

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 are 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.

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