Focus Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Sunbow Consulting Ltd.
September 14, 2006

EDMONTON, ALBERTA-Focus is pleased to announce it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Sunbow Consulting Ltd. (Sunbow).

Sunbow is an employee owned, professional service firm providing engineering and legal survey services to the land development industry in the greater region of Calgary, Alberta. Sunbow was established 30 years ago and is widely recognized as one of the leading engineering firms in the Calgary land development market. Sunbow has 70 employees; a solid client base and is currently working on numerous land development projects in and around the Calgary area.

"We are very excited about adding Sunbow and gaining access to the robust Calgary market which is considered to be one of the fastest growing urban centres in North America," explains John Holmlund, Focus CEO & President. "Sunbow will significantly strengthen our engineering presence in Calgary and add depth to our Alberta engineering business unit."

"We look forward to joining Focus, this is an excellent opportunity to enhance the services we provide to our clients," says Ed Lyster, Senior Partner of Sunbow. "Focus will provide additional resources, financial strength and create future opportunities for our employees," adds Lyster.

In the next few months, Focus will be completing the necessary due diligence aspects of the acquisition with the support of its equity partner, KRG Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Denver, Colorado. The Sunbow acquisition is anticipated to close on October 31, 2006.

Focus Corporation is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients involved in oil and gas, oil sands, infrastructure, land development and environmental projects. Clients rely on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. With the addition of Sunbow, Focus will employ approximately 1500 staff in 19 offices throughout Western Canada.

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