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| Balfour Beatty appointed for Coventry street lighting contract Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure Group, announces that it has been appointed as preferred bidder for the £250 million PPP street lighting contract by Coventry City Council. The 25-year concession will involve the design, installation and maintenance of 33,000 street lights and 6,000 signs and bollards, during the five-year capital investment period, and the ongoing maintenance of all existing and new equipment. Balfour Beatty will invest equity of approximately £6.3 million into the concession. The contract will deliver a number of technical innovations which will result in a 38% energy reduction across Coventry City Council's stock, including a centrally-controlled dimming system to allow light levels to be reduced when streets are quiet. Other features of the contract will include: * lanterns with a 'white light' source, improving light efficiency and face recognition; * LEDs where access for maintenance is restricted and to enhance areas of the City Centre; * the de-illumination of bollards or their replacement by solar-powered units, resulting in zero energy consumption for all bollard types; * the de-illumination of signs or their replacement by low wattage LEDs. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |