Linking to the rest of the world is increasingly a priority for Doha, with lucrative infrastructure contracts drawing contractors to Qatar. Infrastructure appears to be the name of the game in Doha. Still buoyed by considerable oil and gas revenues, the Qatari capital is increasingly looking at ways in which those revenues can be used for projects providing greater access to the rest of the world. Join discussion...

The Rochdale Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is a part of the UK Government's GBP55bn BSF programme, the company stated. LEP consists of Rochdale Borough Council, Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP (BSFI) and Carillion, which will build either build of refurbish 13 schools in three phases within a 4-year period.A Join discussion...

Carillion, which mostly gets revenue from government work and public-private partnership (PPP) projects, made an underlying pretax profit of 62.6 million pounds ($101 million) in the six months to the end of June, on revenue 13 percent higher at 2.72 billion. Join discussion...

Three shortlisted groups - Amey, a Carillion-led consortium and a Colas-led consortium have all completed the first stage of the £2bn Sheffield transport PFI procurement process, and demonstrated financial and technical eligibility to fulfil a 25-year contract. Join discussion...

Carillion, the listed construction group, will raise up to £100m by selling equity stakes in a range of public private partnership (PPP) contracts, including spy centre GCHQ. The Dutch Infrastructure Fund, which raised €200m (£172m) for investments last year, and rival Innisfree are among potential bidders. The stakes within the portfolio might be sold piecemeal because in some there are joint-venture partners that have first right of refusal. Join discussion...

British building and outsourcing group Carillion (CLLN.L) said it expected improved half-year earnings, driven by growth in support services and public sector projects, though the UK construction market was still slow. Join discussion...

A Carillion joint venture has been selected as preferred bidder for the £500 million Durham Building Schools for the Future contract. Carillion and its joint venture partners in the Local Education Partnership (LEP), have been appointed as the preferred bidder for the £500 million Durham Building Schools for the Future programme. The LEP, comprising Durham County Council, Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP and Carillion, will deliver over 40 schools in four distinct Waves over the 10-year contract period. Join discussion...

Carillion Plc said it achieved financial close on the new Surgicentre facility, worth a total of GBP 153 million, to be built at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Hertfordshire Primary Care Trusts. Join discussion...

The company has cited bidding costs, but this explanation has baffled officials within Essex County Council. Despite a request to work up designs for four sample schools, which was an increase from the original request for three designs, the additional design was a an extension to a brand new sample school. Join discussion...

The firm, which generates much of its revenue from government contracts and Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, posted a pretax profit of £158M on revenue up 32% to £5.2bn for the year ending 31 December 2008. Join discussion...