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ASX/MEDIA RELEASE John Holland awarded $110 million Defence building project Darwin, 30 April, 2013: John Holland has been awarded the contract to deliver the $110m Robertson Barracks Defence Logistics Transformation Program (DLTP), Works Package 4 for the Department of Defence in the Northern Territory.

As part of the project, John Holland will develop 340,000m2 of Robertson Barracks to provide 11 new buildings totalling nearly 50,000m2, 67,000m2 of pavements and a 2.2km access road.
Group Managing Director, Glenn Palin, said the awarding of this contract confirms John
Holland as a contractor of choice for Defence.
"John Holland's relationship with Defence goes back more than 60 years, with our work at the Robertson Barracks in the Northern Territory extending back to the early 90s," Mr Palin said.
"It is this experience that enables John Holland to undertake complex and challenging building and engineering works on live, fully operational Defence bases, on-time and on- budget, without disrupting critical activities and services."
Executive General Manager for Infrastructure, Chris Evans, said the contract win is a result of our close collaboration with the Department of Defence.
"We have worked with the client to deliver many significant projects for the Commonwealth Government and we pride ourselves on the quality of our work and meeting our client's expectations," Mr Evans said.
"The 18 month construct only project is planned to commence in May 2013. At the peak of site works the project workforce is expected to reach 120 people," he said.
The Defence Logistics Transformation Program (DLTP) is one of the key reform initiatives from the 2009 Defence White Paper, and is the vehicle for delivering the reform to Defence's wholesale logistics network. The DLTP Works Package 4 will consolidate Joint Logistics
Unit (North) to a new green-field site at Robertson Barracks to reduce its facilities footprint at
RAAF Base Darwin. John Holland is also working on the DLTP program in NSW.

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About John Holland

John Holland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX: LEI), is one of Australia's leading engineering, contracting and services providers to the infrastructure, energy and resources and transport services sectors. Operating across Australia and in New Zealand, South East Asia and the Middle East, John Holland's business is driven by its collaborative approach to project delivery and its diversity of skills and capabilities.
John Holland's experience covers a wide range of contracting and services capabilities, from tunnelling, building and civil construction solutions in the infrastructure sector to the delivery of major water and environment, energy, minerals and industrial projects in the energy and resources sector. John Holland is also a leading provider of services to the transport sector, with industry leading skills in railway construction, operations and maintenance, aviation services and ports infrastructure and maintenance.
John Holland's strength lies in its ability to deliver diverse, complex and challenging major projects, its partnership approach to client relationships and absolute commitment to people and careers. John Holland has over 60 years' experience, work in hand of over $6 billion and over 6,500 people across Australia.