Re Contract

Scott Wilson Group plc
02 May 2006



For immediate release                                       Tuesday, 2 May 2006


           Scott Wilson awarded Edinburgh Airport Rail Link contract

Scott Wilson Group plc ("Scott Wilson" or "the Company"), the international
consultancy offering integrated professional services for civil and structural
engineering projects, transportation, environmental studies and institutional
development, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a
multi-disciplinary design contract for the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link ("EARL")
by tie limited. EARL is a national project to create direct rail services to and
from Edinburgh Airport.

The Contract is worth approximately £18 million over the duration of the
project, and is subject to Royal Assent. Scott Wilson's team will also consist
of Halcrow and Turner & Townsend, together with Donaldson Associates Limited,
who have been appointed as geotechnical consultant and have subsequently had the
contract novated to Scott Wilson.

The contract commences in May 2006, with the design segment running to December
2006. Scott Wilson's team will then provide technical support for the remainder
of the project including supervision of railway systems work and the
construction of two bored tunnels beneath Edinburgh Airport. The estimated
capital cost of the scheme is between £550 and £650 million.

The scheme requires legislation to authorise its construction by way of an Act
to be passed by the Scottish Parliament, a process which started in March this
year with the introduction of a private bill to the Parliament. The legislative
process is expected to be completed by early 2007, with construction of the rail
link beginning thereafter. The rail link is planned to be operational during
2011.

The Link is planned to connect stations throughout Scotland to the airport. Rail
passengers and airport users will be able to travel on trains to and from
Edinburgh, and destinations to the north, west and the south including Glasgow,
Stirling, Perth, Fife, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen. The proposals for the
airport rail link include the construction of a railway station at the main
terminal at Edinburgh Airport and trains would arrive and depart via a tunnel.
More information on EARL can be found at www.earlproject.com.

Geoff French, Chairman of Scott Wilson, commenting, said:

"Today's award is the second significant major contract win announced since
Scott Wilson's stock market listing on 15 March 2006, and follows the Crossrail
award announced on 29 March.

"We are delighted to have secured this second major multi-disciplinary railway
project in such a short space of time.  We look forward to working with tie,
their partners and stakeholders, to deliver a successful EARL project."

Keith Wallace, Chief Executive of Scott Wilson Railways, commenting, said

"We are delighted to have retained our position on this world class project,
which dates back to our conceptual studies of 1999. This reinforces our strategy
of pursuing major Clients and projects, of which tie and EARL are key
components."


For further information please contact:

Scott Wilson Group plc                                    www.scottwilson.com
Geoff French, Chairman                                    01256 310 200
Stephen Kimmett, Finance Director
Keith Wallace, Chief Executive Scott Wilson Railways

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Notes to editors:

Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson is an international consultancy offering integrated professional
services for civil and structural engineering projects, transportation,
environmental studies and institutional development. It was ranked as the ninth
largest UK-owned engineering consultant by fee income for the calendar year 2005
in the New Civil Engineer 2006 annual survey.

The Company earned approximately 67 per cent. of its revenue over the three
years to 30 April 2005 in the UK and approximately 33% overseas. The Company has
an existing network of international offices controlled through six regional
centres in Warsaw, Johannesburg, Dubai, Delhi, Bangkok and Shanghai/Hong Kong.

Scott Wilson has strong relationships with UK government departments,
non-governmental agencies, multinational companies, national governments and
supranational funding bodies. In the financial year ended 30 April 2005, 32 of
the Company's clients were billed over £1 million and the top 55 of the
Company's clients (which exceeded 1,500 in total) accounted for aggregate fees
in excess of £100 million.

Important clients and partners include Network Rail, the Highways Agency,
Balfour Beatty, Alfred McAlpine, Cross London Rail Links, English Partnerships,
Defence Estates and the Roads Service Northern Ireland.

Well known projects on which Scott Wilson has worked include The Eden Project,
Bangkok Airport, Manchester Airport, Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower, the UK West
Coast Route Modernisation and Victoria Station and a number of London
Underground stations.

About tie
tie limited, the organisation responsible for the delivery of the project, is a
private company, wholly owned by the City of Edinburgh Council. tie provides the
procurement, project management and finance management capability to ensure that
a number of major transport related projects are delivered.




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