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John Laing Plc, as one of the equity providers in the SA Health Partnership consortium, which includes Leighton Contractors, Macquarie Capital Group, Hansen Yuncken and Spotless, has been appointed preferred bidder on the New Royal Adelaide Hospital project by the Government of South Australia. Financial Close is scheduled for 2011.

The A-Lanes A15 consortium, a joint venture between John Laing, Ballast Nedam, Strabag and Strukton has reached financial close on the public-private partnership (PPP) project A15 Maasvlakte – Vaanplein (MaVa). The project involves the widening of the existing motorway, and the construction of a new Botlek bridge. The project has a nominal value of approximately €1.5 billion, in which the consortium will be responsible for the design, construction, financing and maintenance.

Contracts have been signed today to deliver a further three schools as part of Barnsley Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, marking the start of the third and final phase.

An intention to float announcement has been released today by the newly formed John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF), which is seeking to raise up to £270 million. After meeting issue costs, JLIF will use the proceeds of the issue to purchase interests in a number of mature infrastructure assets.

The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat has named A-Lanes A15, a joint venture between John Laing, Ballast Nedam, Strabag and Strukton, preferred bidder for the public-private partnership (PPP) project A15 Maasvlakte – Vaanplein (MaVa).

The Denver Transit Partners (DTP) consortium has today reached financial close on the Denver Eagle P3 Project in the United States. John Laing has a 45% interest in DTP, alongside Uberior, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, which also has a 45% interest. The balance is held by Fluor. Macquarie is acting as financial advisor to the consortium.

John Laing has secured its place in the top 100 global infrastructure projects, as part of the new KPMG and Infrastructure Journal industry initiative that looks at global projects within the infrastructure market.

John Laing and Croydon Council have reached financial close on the first phase of their joint venture regeneration partnership CCURV; delivering a new public service delivery hub designed to provide accommodation for Croydon Council and other public service providers. The building will provide 250,000 sq feet of floor space and is due for completion in spring 2013.

John Laing is delighted to announce that it has achieved the Gold band in Business in the Community’s (BITC’s) 2009 Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI), the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility.

John Laing plc scooped three of the prestigious Public Private Finance (PPF) Awards at a ceremony in London.

Barnsley Building Schools for the Future (BSF) has entered its second phase with the news that three further schools will be developed in the Borough.

John Laing has announced that phase one of Roseberry Park, the £75 million John Laing redevelopment of the existing St Luke's Hospital site in Middlesbrough, has been completed and the new hospital has been handed over to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to become fully operational by May 2010.

The Regenter Excellent Homes for Life Consortium comprising Regenter, Wates Living Space and Pinnacle Housing has today been announced as preferred bidder for the Excellent Homes for Life Housing PFI project by Kirklees Council.

Local jobs and training opportunities are top of the agenda when it comes to developing the Public Service Delivery Hub in Croydon.