Carillion named preferred bidder for Canadian contract

18th Sep 2013 07:26

Carillion, the FTSE 250 integrated support services company, has been named preferred bidder for a 12-year Canada highways maintenance deal. The contract, which is expected to be worth over £100m, was awarded by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, for which Carillion will provide routine inspection and maintenance services, including snow clearance, together with minor capital works, for over 1,000 kilometers of two-lane equivalent highway. A Carillion joint venture was the incumbent maintenance contractor for the Halton area, which has been combined with the Peel area under this new and extended area maintenance contract. Carillion Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: "This latest success reinforces Carillion's position as the leading private sector provider of highways maintenance services in Ontario. "Over the last 18 months, we have won long-term highways maintenance contracts in Ontario and Alberta worth over £720m, which is making a significant contribution to organic growth in our support services activities in Canada." NR