Carillion HM contract in Canada ?525m

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Carillion PLC

12 December 2012

 



12 December 2012

Carillion selected for highways maintenance contracts in Canada worth some £525 million

Carillion Canada has been selected for long-term contracts to provide year-round routine maintenance services for Provincial Highways in Ontario and Alberta, worth some £525 million.

In Ontario, the Ministry of Transportation Ontario has awarded Carillion the Area Maintenance Contracts for Kingston West and Bancroft, worth approximately £120 million over 12 years and selected Carillion as the preferred bidder for the Thunder Bay Area Maintenance Contract, worth £105 million over 11 years.  The Alberta Ministry of Transportation has selected Carillion as the preferred bidder for five Contract Maintenance Areas, worth some £300 million over 10 years.  Of the total value of £525 million, some £475 million relates to contract renewals.

Commenting, Carillion Group Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: "This further reinforces Carillion's position as the largest provider of outsourced highways maintenance services in Canada and reflects our ability to provide high-quality cost-effective solutions for our customers, with whom we have developed strong long-term partnerships".

For more information

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc                       + 44 (0) 1902 316426

Finsbury

James Murgatroyd or Gordon Simpson                                                           [phone]

Notes to Editors                                                                    

Carillion is a leading support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities.  The Group had annual revenue in 2011 of £5.1 billion, employs around 45,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada. 

The Group has four business segments.

Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes our investing activities in PPP projects in our chosen sectors of Defence, Health, Education, Transport, Secure and other Government accommodation.

Middle East construction services - this includes our building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services(excluding the Middle East) - this includes building, civil engineering and our development activities in the UK and our construction activities in Canada.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

 

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