Fluor Announces Financial Close on Gordie Howe International Bridge

Fluor to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America

Fluor Corporation FLR announced that Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., reached financial close to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Fluor plans to book its share of the design and construction contract value in the third quarter of 2018.

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Artist rendering of the Gordie Howe International Bridge (Photo: Business Wire)

Fluor is participating in the entire 36-year life cycle of the project, which will be delivered under a $4.4 billion (CAD$5.7 billion) design, build, finance, operate and maintain contract. Fluor brings robust public-private partnership (P3) experience and industry-leading ability to successfully finance and manage complex megaprojects.

The project includes approximately $900 million (CAD$1.1 billion) of financing in a combination of bonds, bank debt, and equity from Fluor and its partners. The contract includes milestone payments for design and construction progress, as well as availability payments for operating and maintaining the project over the concession period.

"Fluor is pleased to have reached financial close on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. We are honored to partner with WDBA to build prosperity and empower progress for the Windsor-Detroit region," said Terence Easton, president of Fluor's infrastructure business.

"This closure further solidifies Fluor expertise in North America as a leader in P3 development and delivery of infrastructure megaprojects."

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a planned bridge and border crossing spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit, Michigan, U.S. and Windsor, Ontario, Canada by linking Interstate 75 and Interstate 96 in Michigan with the new extension of Highway 401 (Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway) in Ontario.

Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., partners in Bridging North America, led the development phase of the project and will hold the prime contract. This is the second project in the Windsor-Detroit area where Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada have partnered. They recently delivered, and are currently maintaining, the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway in Windsor, Ontario, that will connect to the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The partnership will design and build the project, and when complete, the crossing will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. The scope also includes building new, state-of-the-art ports of entry on both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the Detroit River as well as improvements to existing infrastructure in both Michigan and Ontario.

Once completed in 2024, Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., will operate and maintain the facility for 30 years to performance standards established by WDBA.

About Fluor Corporation

Founded in 1912, Fluor Corporation FLR is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that transforms the world by building prosperity and empowering progress. Fluor serves its clients by designing, building and maintaining safe, well executed, capital-efficient projects around the world. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 153 on the Fortune 500 list with revenue of $19.5 billion in 2017 and has more than 56,000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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