Balfour Beatty JV secures water networks framework in Sydney, Australia

UK-based international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, through its joint venture (JV) with Leed Engineering, has won a water networks framework with Sydney Water, an Australia-based water utility.

The JV can now bid for work packages worth around A$150m ($137m) in total over the next five years.

Created to work on the specific network delivery needs of Sydney Water, the JV will focus on slip lining and pipe bursting services, using techniques that Balfour Beatty employs in the UK.

The company set up the JV with Leed Engineering to gain from Leed’s local presence in Sydney and its experience with the work to be undertaken.

Balfour Beatty Australia-New Zealand country manager Guy Templeton said: "Local market knowledge, the strong connection with Leed via our professional services arm, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and our international water expertise has proven to be a winning combination for our client."

Balfour Beatty chief executive Andrew McNaughton said that the appointment shows the company’s commitment to the water sector in Australia.

"It builds on our professional services in water and provides a further example of the successful transfer of specialist infrastructure knowledge around the globe to deliver exceptional value for our clients," he said.

Sydney Water is a New South Wales government-owned utility that provides drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains in Australia.