19th May 2005 07:00
Carillion PLC19 May 2005 19 May 2005 CarillionEnterprise appointed preferred bidder on Regional Prime Centralcontract worth in excess of £500 million A joint venture between support services and construction company Carillion andsupport service company Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder fora Regional Prime Central contract with a contract value in excess of £500millionplus discrete construction work to maintain the Ministry of Defence's builtestate and non-PFI new build and refurbishment. "CarillionEnterprise", comprising Carillion with a 50% stake and Enterprise(50%), will be responsible for maintenance, new build and refurbishment ofaround 8,500 buildings and other infrastructure from the Scottish border throughthe North of England, to the Humber, Midlands and throughout Wales over aseven-year period, with the potential for a three-year extension. Significant mobilisation activity will take place before the contract start date of April 2006. Commenting on the appointment, John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said:"We are delighted to have been selected for this second major defence servicescontract in as many weeks. Government's outsourcing of support services is amajor growth market and defence is one of our key sectors. "The heart of our approach is to introduce innovative ways of working that willenable the Ministry of Defence to maximise value for money through improvedefficiency and the delivery of leading-edge supply chain management." Vice Admiral Peter Dunt, Defence Estates chief executive, added: "DefenceEstates is committed to Regional Prime contracts and I am confident that, intaking forward CarillionEnterprise's proposals, we will develop a long-term,positive, mutually-beneficial relationship in order to obtain improved servicedelivery and greater value-for-money for the defence estate in England & Wales." Notes to editors This is the second major defence contract win for Carillion in as many weeks.Last week, a joint venture led by Carillion was selected as the designatedsupport services supplier for a contract with a value potentially in the regionof £700 million with Defence Estates to maintain and upgrade Ministry of Defencefamily accommodation Carillion Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,infrastructure and services. As a FTSE 250 company with a turnover of around £2billion and over 19,000 employees, the Group delivers high-quality, cost-effective and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills andresources. Carillion's key target markets are health, transport (road and railinfrastructure), building, facilities management and support services for publicand private sector customers. Enterprise Enterprise is a support services company operating in the utility, localauthority and public sector markets. In utilities it provides maintenanceservices to support the distribution infrastructure for the telecommunication,gas, water and electricity industries. Its public sector work includesstreetscene and grounds maintenance, building maintenance and the provision ofconsultancy and management services throughout the UK. For further information, please contact CarillionPaula ManningTel: 01902 316444 Enterprise Hilary ScraseTel: 01772 819342 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ENRelated Shares:
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