Re Contract

AMEC and Morrison awarded £200 million five-year contract extension by Wales and West Utilities

London, United Kingdom, (9 September 2013) - AMEC and Morrison Utility Services have been awarded a five-year extension to the Western Gas Alliance (WGA) mains replacement contract by Wales & West Utilities (WWU).

The contract extension, worth £40 million per year, will run until 2018 and follows Ofgem's Price Control Review which has set financial challenges for each of the eight Gas Distribution Networks. The programme of work will replace 420km of gas mains each year and complete 40,000 customer gas connections.

Graham Edwards, Chief Executive, Wales & West Utilities, commented: "Since the Alliance launched in 2008, there has been a commitment by WWU, AMEC and Morrison Utility Services to build strong working relationships, share best practices and work towards the common goal of delivering the extensive programme of work on time and to budget. There has also been a clear commitment to health, safety and environmental management, and the standard of customer service has gone from strength to strength."

Marc Boulter, Managing Director of AMEC's Transmission and Distribution Europe business, said: "Wales & West Utilities' decision to extend the contract is a reflection of the quality of service provided since the initial contract began. This successful Alliance will remain focused on delivering WWU's business objectives and on meeting their mains replacement programme commitments."

Jim Arnold, Executive Director, Morrison Utility Services, added: "We are very pleased to secure this five-year contract extension that will continue to see all parties working closely together to ensure this vital programme is delivered successfully across the Wales & West Utilities network.

"We will continue to work closely with Wales & West Utilities and AMEC in order to address the new challenges of Ofgem's regulatory RIIO framework which puts safety, customer and innovation at its heart."

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AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services to its customers in the world's oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. With annual revenues of some £4.2 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets and employs over 29,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide. See amec.com.

Morrison Utility Services is the UK's leading utility service provider. We work with utility company clients in the electricity, gas, water and telecommunications sectors helping them renew, refurbish and maintain their infrastructure and networks. Our vision is to be the leading utility service provider delivering a cost effective, quality service to our clients and achieving acceptable financial returns. In simple terms this means 'delivering what we promise' with safety as our number one business driver.