AWG is hoping to knock Interserve and Turner FM off their perches
in a three-way contest for a £10m Ministry of Defence (MoD)
deal.
The task is to provide infrastructure support for British forces in
the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island.
Interserve is the present incumbent on the Falklands, while
Glasgow-based Turner is currently working on Ascension
Island.
The scope of work includes refurbishment, water treatment and
sewerage tasks at the forces' bases, with most of the work centred
at Mount Pleasant in the Falklands.
The present contract is due to run out next January, with the new
one - a five-year deal with the option to extend by a further two
years - kicking off in February 2005.
n Bristol contractor CH Pearce has netted a £4m MoD design and
build deal at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow.
Work will start next month on a new mess and social club,
accommodation and shops.
The other challengers for the design and build scheme were Dean
& Dyball, Dew and Ballast.