Bartech Workforce Management Selected by Delphi Corp. to Manage North American Contract Staffing Services

DETROIT, Aug. 28, 2006 -- Bartech Workforce Management (BWM), a division of The Bartech Group, today announced a Master Vendor Provider (MVP) contract with Troy, Mich.-based Delphi Corp. The agreement names Bartech as the master vendor for Delphi's North American contract workforce, managing the company's contract staffing needs. The contract is one of the largest Delphi has awarded to a minority-owned supplier. Delphi is a global leader in mobile electronics, transportation components and systems technology.

"The selection of Bartech Workforce Management to manage Delphi's contract workforce nationwide is a huge milestone for Bartech, and validates our efforts to be more competitive in the marketplace by maintaining a laser-like commitment on being more cost efficient, quality-focused and customer-oriented in the traditional and emerging human capital and staffing services industry," said Jon E. Barfield, chairman and chief executive officer of The Bartech Group.

"Delphi's global supply management team remains focused on optimizing our entire purchasing value stream by engaging suppliers, such as Bartech, that further enable our ability to reduce waste, eliminate unnecessary costs and elevate our financial performance," said Sid Johnson, Delphi vice president, global supply management.

As Delphi's MVP, Bartech will recruit and employ contract technical staff and manage approximately 85 other suppliers of contract staffing services at Delphi's business units across the U.S. Additionally, the unique contract allows Bartech and Delphi to jointly manage costs associated with Delphi's contract workforce. "This truly creates a win-win environment in which the objectives for both companies are well aligned," said Barfield.

BWM will utilize the InSite(R) technology platform from Fieldglass to manage the program at Delphi. Fieldglass is a leading provider of human capital and services procurement solutions for Global 2000 companies.

The contract begins this summer. Other Bartech companies include Bartech Technical Services, Bartech Information Technology Solutions and Bartech Staffing Services.

About The Bartech Group

Founded in 1977, The Bartech Group is among the largest, independent human capital staffing and services firms in the United States specializing in engineering, information technology, managed service provider services, administrative staffing services and related outsourcing services and solutions. Livonia, Mich.-based Bartech, which employs 2,700 professionals, serves the automotive, healthcare, insurance, electric utility, financial services, office products and other industries, and maintains 19 offices in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Ontario, Canada. For more information on The Bartech Group visit http://www.bartechgroup.com/ .