Laing O’Rourke wins AUD$1bn rail contract
Laing O’Rourke has won a AUD$1bn contract to help deliver a five year project for signalling, track and railway infrastructure in New South Wales, Australia.
Laing O’Rourke is a leading part of the Novo consortium (comprising Laing O'Rourke, O’Donnell Griffin and Connell Wagner) which has been appointed by the New South Wales Government through RailCorp to create new infrastructure links within the state. Construction is expected to commence in late 2009.
RailCorp CEO Rob Mason said, “The partners have pooled their specialist resources to offer a ‘whole of project’ capability including industry leading program management, rail system design and rail infrastructure delivery. These are all attributes which will help us to deliver the significant signalling, electrical and track works projects required to meet the demands created by growing rail patronage.”
The new business win emphasises Laing O’Rourke’s growing credentials as a major international player in rail infrastructure delivery. The company has already amassed considerable experience in delivering the St Pancras redevelopment scheme in London, Manchester Metrolink extension project and the Cannon Place redevelopment in the UK.
Laing O’Rourke also commenced work in 2007 on the North-South Railway project in Saudi Arabia - an 800 km new line across a remote desert area. In Australia, the company has completed the prestigious Chatswood Transport Interchange project in Sydney.
Laing O’Rourke has been an international leader in the construction world for several years, but this latest win emphasises our abilities to deliver major rail infrastructure projects with certainty, dependability and value,” said Tony Douglas, Laing O’Rourke’s chief operating officer.
Laing O’Rourke plc is the largest privately owned construction solutions company in the UK. The Group has grown at an extraordinary rate since it was founded over thirty years ago by Ray O’Rourke, the current Chairman, Chief Executive and majority shareholder. It now has significant operations across three international Hubs – Europe, the Middle East and South Asia and Australasia.
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