OPUS EAST TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON G.A.T.E.

ABERDEEN, MD. — Opus East and the U.S. Army are developing the Government and Technology Enterprise (G.A.T.E.), a 200-acre development at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen. Opus plans to build three buildings on the first land bay to be developed, including a research and development facility and two speculative office buildings. The first building is a 60,000-square-foot single-story research and development facility that is expected to be complete by summer 2008. The second building planned is an 80,000-square-foot office building, which will be underway in 2008. The G.A.T.E. project is part of the U.S. Army’s Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) program. Under the terms of the EUL, Opus will lease each land bay for 50 years, allowing the U.S. Army to develop underutilized property and redirect the proceeds back into the maintenance and improvement of Aberdeen Proving Ground facilities.