Balfour Beatty, the global infrastructure group, today confirmed its professional services division had been awarded the programme management consultancy contract on a £5 billion roads and drainage scheme in Qatar.

Under the five-year commission, worth £104 million, Parsons Brinckerhoff will have overall responsibility for management and coordination of all construction, logistics and supply chain interfaces with Ashghal, the public works authority of Qatar. Parsons Brinckerhoff will also oversee general engineering consultants for each of five geographic zones comprising Qatar.


Balfour Beatty Chief Executive, Ian Tyler, said: "This very welcome announcement for Parsons Brinckerhoff supports our focus on infrastructure and reinforces the importance of growth markets to our strategy."

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