John Holland-KBR Joint Venture awarded contract extension for water infrastructure projects
_Trade Release
Melbourne, 27 October, 2016: The John Holland-KBR Joint Venture has been awarded a two-year extension to its Framework Agreement with Melbourne Water for the delivery of capital works projects in Melbourne.
In 2013 the John Holland-KBR Joint Venture was selected as one of two preferred service providers by Melbourne Water to deliver a capital work program focused on renewing and upgrading essential water assets. Under the extension, the Joint Venture will continue to provide design and construction services to Melbourne Water until mid-2018.
Over the past three years, the John Holland-KBR team has delivered, or is in the process of delivering, 45 infrastructure projects with a combined value of more than AU$200m.
John Holland VIC/SA/TAS/NZ Regional General Manager, Trevor Hall, said the contract extension is clear evidence of the Joint Venture's combined expertise in water infrastructure.
"We're proud to be able to continue this important work on behalf of Melbourne Water, delivering vital water infrastructure for the Melbourne community," Mr Hall said.
John Holland Executive General Manager, Infrastructure, Jim Salmon, said it is great news that the successful partnership can continue.
"We look forward furthering our strong, long term relationship with Melbourne Water," Mr Salmon said.
KBR President APAC, Greg Conlon said the extension is testament to the Joint Venture's ability to efficiently execute complex projects.
"The John Holland-KBR team in collaboration with Melbourne Water has delivered a wide range of important infrastructure project for the region including water and sewer pipeline renewals, treatment plant upgrades, civil and road works and reservoir improvements," Mr Conlon said.
John Holland has constructed more than 2,500 infrastructure projects in Australia alone. Meanwhile, KBR has been involved in the delivery of over AU$6b of water infrastructure in Australia over the last decade.
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Nicola Mitchell
John Holland External Communications Manager
Mobile: 0402 398 545
Email: nicola.mitchell@jhg.com.au
About John Holland
John Holland is at the forefront of Australia's property and infrastructure markets. Operating across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, we have been transforming city skylines, connecting regional centres and providing vital infrastructure for more than six decades.
Our contracting and services capabilities cover the full spectrum of the traditional building and civil engineering markets as well as specialist engineering in the resources, energy, marine, water and waste water and tunnelling sectors. We also have unrivalled capability in rail construction, design management, systems engineering and assurance, network maintenance and operations and asset management.
With the addition of our Development & Investments Group we offer our customers a total service solution, participating in every link of the project lifecycle from origination, financing, development and design and construction to operations, maintenance and ownership of developed assets.
We constantly strive to exceed the expectations of our customers, in delivering our projects to the highest safety standards, enriching the communities in which we work and inspiring our people to create a brighter future.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Hydrocarbons and Government Services Sectors. KBR employs over 31,000 people worldwide, with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics
Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting
Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
At KBR, We Deliver.
