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Carillion PLC
06 February 2006





6 February 2006


Carillion is preferred bidder for £137 million road maintenance contract

Support services and construction company Carillion has been appointed preferred
bidder for a road maintenance contract in Canada worth £137 million over seven
years.

Carillion Canada Inc has been appointed preferred bidder by the Alberta Ministry
of Infrastructure and Transportation for five contract maintenance areas (CMAs).
The five CMAs cover 5,670 equivalent two-lane kilometres of primary and
secondary roads in the north east and central regions of Alberta, west of the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border.

Key elements of the seven-year contract, which starts in August 2006, include
summer and winter road patrolling, wayside rest area maintenance, vegetation
management, sign, fence and guardrail maintenance, traffic markings, 24/7
emergency traffic control and winter maintenance.

This latest contract award consolidates Carillion's position as the largest
private sector highway maintenance contractor in Canada.

Carillion's chief executive John McDonough said: 'This contract represents a
further significant step in development of our business in Canada, in line with
our strategy of growing support services and PPP activities alongside a
selective construction capability.

'We are therefore delighted to have been selected for this contract and look
forward to working with the Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure and
Transportation to provide a first class service for road users.'

Notes to editors
Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,
infrastructure and services. As a FTSE 250 company with a turnover of around £2
billion and over 19,000 employees, the Group delivers high-quality, cost
effective and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills and
resources. Its key target markets are education, health, transport (road and
rail infrastructure), building, facilities management and support services for
private and public sector customers.

In Canada, Carillion currently has a five-year highway maintenance contract with
the City of Toronto. In addition, Carillion's JV subsidiary TWD is currently
working on 10 Ontario Ministry of Transportation area maintenance contracts,
with contract terms up to nine years. TWD manages a total of 5,986 two-lane
equivalent kilometres of roads with a contract value of £298 million. TWD is
owned by Carillion Canada Inc. (85%) and Declan Corporation of Toronto (15%).
Carillion is also providing two of the first PPP hospitals to be built in
Canada, namely, the William Osler Hospital in Toronto and the Royal Ottawa
Hospital, in which Carillion is committed to invest some £5.4 million of equity.
In addition, these hospitals are expected to generate nearly £500 million of
construction and facilities management turnover for Carillion.

For further information contact
John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs 01902 316384




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