Kier has been awarded the design & build contract for a hotel project in Haiti that is seen as a pivotal scheme in the island's reconstruction following the devastating earthquake that struck in January 2010.

The 175-bedroom hotel in Port-au-Prince is being financed by mobile phone provider Digicel Group and will be operated by Marriott Hotels & Resorts.

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The development will include five suites, a casual restaurant with private dining area, fitness centre, swimming pool and a lobby area with a bar, shops and lounge. The property will also have a ballroom, which will accommodate 380 people for dining and around 500 theatre style.

Design work is under way and Kier already has a core team - headed up by Conor Smyth alongside Ian McAllister, Roger Tester, Andy Gilmore and David Westwood - on site.

Full construction operations will begin in March with completion due in December 2014.

(CD/GK)