Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

7 Jun 2006 09:00

Morgan Sindall PLC07 June 2006 Morgan Sindall plc("Morgan Sindall") Morgan Est preferred bidder for £420m gas project for the North of England Morgan Sindall's infrastructure services provider Morgan Est and consortiumpartner Balfour Beatty, have been appointed preferred bidder for a seven-year,£420 million engineering contract to upgrade gas networks across the North ofEngland for United Utilities which runs the mains system on behalf of NorthernGas Networks. Under the terms of the Northern Gas Networks deal, valued at an annual £30million to Morgan Est, the team will replace gas mains, carry out reinforcementworks and install new gas connections to domestic and commercial propertiesacross the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria. The deal includes a potentialfive-year extension. The contract is due to start in July this year. Paul Smith, chief executive of Morgan Sindall plc said: "We are delighted tohave been appointed preferred bidder which reinforces Morgan Est's position as aleading player within the gas distribution market. The company has a strong andsuccessful working relationship with United Utilities and we look forward todeveloping this further." 7 June 2006 Enquiries: Morgan Sindall plc Tel: 020 7307 9200Paul Smith, Chief ExecutiveCollege HillAlex Walters Tel: 020 7457 2020Matthew Smallwood NOTES TO EDITORS Morgan Est plc is a leading provider of infrastructure and utilities servicesacross the public and private sector. It is a member of Morgan Sindall plc whichoperates through four specialist divisions of fit-out, construction,infrastructure services and affordable housing. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange