Carillion Plc Regulatory News (CLLN)

28 July 2011

Carillion awarded £123 million contract for Vaughan Corporate Centre Station, Ontario

Carillion Canada has been awarded the contract to construct Vaughan Corporate Centre Station, by the Toronto Transit Commission. This £123 million contract, which forms part of the Toronto to York Spadina Subway Extension project, follows Carillion's success in being awarded a £360 million construction management contract for the revitalisation of Toronto's Union Station.

Vaughan Corporate Centre Station will be the anchor station to the 8.6 km subway line extension from Downsview Station on the Spadina line in the City of Toronto, to the City of Vaughan.

The two-level, underground station will be a multi-modal transportation hub with on-street passenger pick-up and drop-off and connections to regional bus networks. The station will be constructed primarily from reinforced concrete, with-high-quality architectural finishes and a distinctive domed main entrance, which will have integrated skylights that will allow daylight to reach the underground concourse. The concourse will have multiple knockout panels to allow for future rail connections. Construction will start in the Summer of 2011, with completion scheduled for the Autumn of 2014.

Commenting, Carillion Chief Executive, John McDonough, said: "We are delighted to have been awarded this major new contract, which reflects the reputation of Carillion Canada for quality and delivery. We look forward to working with the Toronto Transit Commission to deliver this important new multi-modal transport hub."

For further information contact

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 1902 316426

Finsbury

James Murgatroyd or Gordon Simpson +44 (0) 207 2513801

Notes to editors

Carillion is a leading support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities. The Group had annual revenue in 2010 of £5.1 billion, employs around 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada. 

The Group has four business segments.

Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes our investing activities in PPP projects in our chosen sectors of Defence, Health, Education, Transport, Secure and other Government accommodation.

Middle East construction services - this includes our building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services (excluding the Middle East) - this includes our building, civil engineering and developments activities in the UK and our construction activities in Canada.

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