Downer EDI Ltd has announced that the company has been awarded a major electrical and instrumentation contract valued at over $142 million for works in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

 

The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer was pleased to be continuing its involvement in the delivery of large scale projects in the region.

 

“This win extends Downer’s position as the leading electrical and instrumentation provider in the west and demonstrates confidence in Downer’s ability to deliver on large scale projects”, Mr Fenn said.

 

Work will commence in late 2011 and is expected to be completed by second quarter 2013.


As of June 30, Downer had about $20 billion worth of work in hand, with $7.5 billion in mining, $5.2 billion in rail, $5.2 billion in works and $2.2 billion in engineering.