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Kier has been awarded a œ15m contract for the main civil engineering works at the South Humber Bank CCGT power station on behalf of ABB Power Generation. Kier Southern has picked up a œ3.1m contract to refurbish 104 flats in two blocks at Goldington Estate, in the London Borough of Camden.



Trafalgar House Construction in a joint venture with Cadence Construction of Houston has secured a œ14m contract to build a new high school in Grapevine, Texas.



Bramall Construction has won œ6.5m worth of housing refurbishment orders in the Yorkshire Humberside region.



Eastcare Projects is inviting contractors to prequalify for a œ6.3m contract for an extension to the Princess of Wales District General Hospital in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan. The design will use three Welsh nucleus templates.



Mowlem has been awarded a œ4.7m contract for reconstruction work on the southbound carriageway of the A449 between Usk and Raglan.



Tarmac has a œ3.8m contract to build an extension to the Grade 1 listed Holm Lacy House, a leisure and reception complex near Hereford. The extension will provide an extra 117 bedrooms for the Rank Organisation.



Morrison International has won a œ2m contract to build an accommodation camp for oil workers near Baku in Azerbaijan for a BP-led oil consortium.



East Midlands International Airport is inviting tenders for a 7,690m2 extension to its arrival area along with the provision of new check-in and baggage-handling hall, together with associated roadworks.



Newcastle International Airport is seeking a contractor for its Terminal development phase 5, which includes modifications and new building work to the existing terminal building. Areas involved are the international departure lounge, security search area, pier holding lounges. New airconditioning and baggage conveyor systems are needed.