Kier wins fire stations contract

22nd Apr 2010 08:15

A consortium of which Kier Group is a member has been named as the preferred bidder on a £40m fire station project in Gloucestershire.The contracting firm said Gloucestershire County Council has chosen Blue 3, a consortium comprising Kier, Reliance and Calderpeel Carden Croft as co-investors, as preferred bidder to design, construct and maintain four new community fire stations and life skill centres.Kier is the majority investor in the consortium, with a 70% stake.The government is providing £40m funding under the private finance initiative (PFI) to the project, which will run for 25 years.