29th Sep 2005 07:04
Capita Group PLC29 September 2005 29 September 2005 Capita Symonds signs £30m contract to support new rail system for Dubai The Capita Group Plc's property and infrastructure consultancy, Capita Symonds,has signed a contract to provide a range of design and engineering services tothe Dubai Rapid Link consortium appointed to build the new Dubai £1.86 billionrail system. The Dubai Rapid Link consortium is comprised of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries whowill lead the contract, with construction being undertaken by JT Metro, a jointventure of Japan's Obayashi Corporation and Kajima Corporation, and Turkey'sYapi Merkezi. Capita Symonds will be responsible for providing all civil, structural,architectural and mechanical and electrical design to JT Metro. The serviceswill be undertaken and co-ordinated in the UK with direction from a smallproject team based in Dubai. Work has commenced on the project and will generaterevenues to Capita of approximately £30 million over the next four years. The 69.7km (43.5 mile) metro will be a state-of-the-art driverless systemconsisting of two lines crossing Dubai, travelling through a bored tunnelbeneath the central business district and on elevated viaducts through otherparts of the city. Rod Aldridge, Executive Chairman of Capita commented, "This is an exciting contract for Capita Symonds, recognising our breadth ofproperty consultancy expertise and our growing involvement in transportinfrastructure. With cities across the UK and abroad seeking solutions to tackletraffic congestion and to update and improve traffic infrastructures, we seethis as a key growth market for Capita Symonds and the Capita Group." -ends - For further information please contact: The Capita Group Plc +44 (0)20 7799 1525 Rod Aldridge, Executive Chairman Paul Pindar, Chief Executive Shona Nichols, Corporate Communications Director Press Office +44 (0)870 2400 488 Notes to Editors: Capita Symonds, part of The Capita Group Plc, provides a broad range ofprofessional services covering the design, engineering, construction,infrastructure and property markets. With 3,300 staff in 45 UK offices and aprojected turnover in 2005 of £200m Capita Symonds is one of the UK's largestmultidisciplinary consultancies with a comprehensive and diverse projectportfolio. Further information on Capita Symonds can be found at: www.capitasymonds.co.uk The Capita Group Plc is the UK's leading provider of integrated professionalsupport service solutions. The Group's service capabilities encompass customerservices, financial services, human resource services, software services,systems and strategic support and property services delivered to both publicsector and private organisations. With over 23,000 employees at more than 230offices across the UK and Ireland, Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange(CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2004 of £1,285million. Capita has secured a number of awards including Best BPO Services Provider 2004. Further information on The Capita Group Plc can be found at: www.capita.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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