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News Release from: Carillion | Subject: Support services and construction
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Team on 25 June 2007
Carillion in Barnsley schools hand over
Carillion has handed over remaining five Barnsley schools, part of a major GBP175m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, both on time and to budget this week.
Support services and construction company Carillion has handed over the remaining five Barnsley schools which were part of a major GBP175m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract both on time and to budget this week The contract to design, build, finance and operate 13 new build primary schools at various locations throughout Barnsley district will boost education facilities for thousands of Barnsley school children
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The final five schools to be handed over this week were: Cherrydale Primary, Pipers Grove Primary, Joseph Locke Primary, Darton Primary and Sandhill Primary.
The contract was initially for design and build capital works to be carried out over a two-year period with Carillion providing maintenance services for a further 25 years.
Contracts Manager Brendan Lunn said: "We are delighted with the end result of the schools.
We look forward to a long and successful relationship with our partners Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the schools.
"We are thrilled that we've handed over all 13 schools on time and to budget".
Carillion's hard work and enthusiasm during the major building project has been praised by local Councillor and spokesperson for Children, Young People and Families, Linda Burgess.
Councillor Burgess said: "These new schools will prove a huge boost in continuing to improve education standards in Barnsley.
I would like to thank Carillion for its hard work and enthusiasm so far, and the council is looking forward to a long and productive working relationship that will prove of great benefit to the children in the Borough.".
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