A Balfour Beatty joint venture has been awarded a £414 million contract by Bord Gais Networks in the Republic of Ireland.
The infrastructure group, along with CLG Developments Ltd, was awarded the nine-year contract for the installation and maintenance of vital gas transmission and distribution networks across Ireland, including the delivery of new construction, emergency response and planned maintenance services.
Work will begin early in the New Year, Balfour Beatty said.
Commenting, Balfour Beatty’s CEO Ian Tyler said: “The Bord Gais award represents a significant development for our international utilities business. We are delighted to make this commitment to the Irish market and to continue to build upon our strategy to develop our international capability in the power sector.
“CLG has a proven track record of creating essential utility infrastructure in Ireland and we look forward to working with them to deliver gas networks for the people of this country.”
Balfour Beatty serves customers in the UK, continental Europe, the US, South-East Asia, Australia and the Middle East across the transportation, social infrastructure, utilities and commercial sectors. The company’s services includeproject design, financing and management, engineering and construction, and facilities management.
Headquartered in London, Balfour Beatty employs 50,000 people around the world.
