Fortress International Group Inc., a company providing comprehensive services for the planning, design, development and maintenance of mission critical facilities and information infrastructure, has announced it had closed on a design/build project for a large information-based, data corporation that is slated to begin immediately and be completed in early 2009. The project is to expand the datacenter of an existing customer, and is expected to generate revenues in excess of $10 million. Fortress was chosen for this project as a result of its exhibited expertise in both design as well as construction management capabilities.
Elsewhere, the company has also announced it has been awarded a contract to complete the upgrade of an existing laboratory facility to datacenter ready space for the University of Chicago.
The project includes adding and upgrading existing electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems to support the datacenter operation, as well as general construction work to secure the facility. The value of the work is anticipated to be in excess of $2.8 million, is slated to begin immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. Fortress International's wholly owned subsidiary, SMLB in Chicago, acquired in early 2008, was instrumental in securing the project.