Kier BAM JV named preferred bidder

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Kier Group PLC

13 December 2011

 



Kier BAM JV lined up for £100m+ site preparation contract

A Kier BAM joint venture has been named preferred bidder by EDF Energy to carry out a £100m plus contract for site preparation works for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.

The work, which is subject to clearance of planning conditions, includes excavation, earthworks, terracing, installation of construction site infrastructure and formation of roads and networks to allow main constructionto begin.

The contract is set to create around 350 jobs - many of which would be local appointments - while the main construction works will see up to 25,000 people work on site over the course of the project.

The Hinkley Point C power station will generate about six per cent of the UK's electricity and all of it will be low carbon - enough to meet the needs of about five million homes.

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Contacts:

Alan Smith

Kier Group 01767 640111

Faeth Birch

Conor McClafferty

RLM Finsbury 020 7251 3801

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About Kier

Kier Group is a leading construction, services and property group specialising in building and civil engineering, support services, public and private house building, property development and the Private Finance Initiative.

For more information contact the Kier Group communications department on: 01767 640 111 or visit www.kier.co.uk#

 

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