20 October 2009
BALFOUR BEATTY WINS NEW CONTRACTS
TOTALLING $449 MILLION (£274 MILLION) IN THE US
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment Group, announces today that it has won $449 million of new contracts in the US states of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and North Carolina.
In Virginia, Heery International has been awarded its second United States Air Force Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), for the complete renovation of Langley Air Force Base's Hospital to an outpatient clinic. Located in Hampton, the $44 million design and build contract is being co-ordinated through the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Balfour Beatty Construction US has won three contracts also from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District.
The US$40 million MATOC at Fort Jackson in South Carolina involves the renovation and replacement of 300,000 square feet of existing barracks. At Fort Benning in Georgia, Balfour Beatty has won the US$40 million MATOC for the design and construction of new barracks to support Army infantry troops.
At Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, where Balfour Beatty Communities manages the family housing on base, Balfour Beatty Construction has won a US$48 million contract to provide construction management and general contracting services for a new dormitory to house 1,200 airmen.
Balfour Beatty Construction US has won a number of other contracts recently.
Also in Texas, it has secured the US$60 million design and build contract for the Hays County Government Complex, located in San Marcos, which includes the construction of new courts and administration buildings and associated infrastructure. The company has also been awarded US$150 million of work to provide general contracting services on the almost one million square foot Las Colinas Entertainment Center located in Irving, Texas. The project will include a 6,500 square foot theatre with broadcasting capability, 15 restaurant and entertainment venues and a 500,000 square foot parking garage.
In North Carolina, it has won a US$42 million design and build contract for the New Elementary and Middle School Complex in Fort Bragg from the Department of Defense, Education Association. The new 200,000 square foot facility will include a new gymnasium, auditorium, athletic fields and classroom building.
Balfour Beatty Construction is also working for the North Carolina Central University in Raleigh to build their new US$25 million school of nursing. The project will include the relocation and restoration of an historic church, along with the construction of a three-storey facility with state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratory space, faculty offices and associated infrastructure.
Commenting today Balfour Beatty Chief Executive, Ian Tyler, said:
"We are delighted to have secured these contracts. The US is an increasingly important part of the Group and this latest work demonstrates the depth and diversity of our US businesses."
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Notes to Editors:
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Balfour Beatty's businesses in the United States include Balfour Beatty Construction US, Balfour Beatty Communities, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., Balfour Beatty Rail Inc and Heery International. |
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Balfour Beatty Construction US provides general contracting, at-risk construction management, design-build, preconstruction, public/private and turnkey services for clients nationwide. The company provides full-service, local attention to customers across the U.S. through regional businesses based in Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. The company is a Top 25 domestic building contractor and a Top 10 Green builder, as ranked by Engineering-News Record. The company employs 1,600 professionals and had 2008 revenues in excess of $2.4 billion. |
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Heery International is a 1,500-person programme management, construction management, architecture, construction, interior design and engineering firm with annual revenues of nearly $1.2 billion. The firm's Southern California operations currently manage more than $1.5 billion worth of construction projects throughout Southern California. The company has recently completed the Cahill Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology. Also in California, Barnhart Inc, a Heery International company, has completed the $10 million, 18-classroom addition to Cajon Park School in Santee. Barnhart Inc is overseeing construction and management for the modernisation of nine elementary schools in the Santee school district. |
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Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment business, well-positioned in infrastructure markets which offer significant long-term growth. We work in partnership with sophisticated customers who value the highest levels of quality, safety and technical expertise. Our skills are applied in appropriate combinations to meet individual customer needs. |