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5 October 2009
Bovis Lend Lease Named Preferred Tenderer for New Melbourne Markets
Bovis Lend Lease has today been announced by the Victorian Government as preferred tenderer for the design and construction of the new home of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market.
The project involves the relocation of the existing Melbourne Wholesale Market from Footscray Road in West Melbourne to a new precinct and purpose-built facility at Cooper Street, Epping, in Melbourne’s North. It is being managed by Major Projects Victoria for the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development and is one of the largest infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Victorian Government.
Bovis Lend Lease Australia CEO, Mr Tony Costantino, said the company is delighted to have been selected as preferred tenderer for this major infrastructure project.
“Our expertise in the design and delivery of major, technically complex infrastructure projects was key to our selection. We look forward to working with Major Projects Victoria, stakeholders and the community to create an exciting new facility that will provide greater operational efficiency, a safer work environment and improved sustainability,” he added.
The project represents the continuation of the strong working relationship with the Victorian Government, Major Projects Victoria and Bovis Lend Lease, which has delivered the recently completed Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre Company Project and is currently completing the new Royal Children’s Hospital redevelopment.
The new facility will incorporate significantly enhanced operational logistics, functionality and an enhanced occupational health and safety environment, and will feature sustainable initiatives to improve its energy and water efficiency.
Following contractual close, works are expected to commence on site by the end of 2009 with the new Melbourne Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market opening in 2012.
For media contact:
James Lopez
Bovis Lend Lease
(02) 9236 6136
Bovis Lend Lease
Bovis Lend Lease is one of the world’s leading project management, design and construction companies operating in more than 30 countries worldwide and employing approximately 8,000 employees. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lend Lease Corporation, which is a leading fully integrated property solutions provider established in 1958 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:LCC).
In Australia, Bovis Lend Lease employs nearly 1,600 people, with headquarters in Sydney and offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.
Offering a variety of services across the breadth of the design and construction project delivery process, Bovis Lend Lease has a specialist focus on the commercial, retail, healthcare, education, water and infrastructure sectors as well as multi-site capital works programs. Bovis Lend Lease also provides design expertise through its in-house specialists, Lend Lease design, and consulting services for government and infrastructure clients on project management and program delivery.
Bovis Lend Lease was named the largest commercial construction company in Australia in the 2007/08 HIA-AI Group-Reed Construction Data Construction 100 report, having secured nearly $4.7 billion worth of projects over the year.
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