The $8.1m subcontract from Multiplex is a nice tiddler, but it's not a game-changer per se. The other contracts mentioned to support BYL's suitability for such work, and ability to get subcontracts from the bigger boys is hardly news, but it could be a hint of Management's expectations in the offing. The jobs mentioned are listed in BYL's webpage as: December 2015 Milligan Street Client: City Busport Alliance [Set up by Perth Transport Authority with Multiplex, and BG&E) to design and deliver the final transport component of the Perth City Link project – building a new underground bus station.]
December 2014 T1 Forecourt Road, Carpark and Services Client: Perth Airport Pty Ltd
New Perth Stadium Miscellaneous Earthworks Client: Brookfield Multiplex
July 2014 Airport Drive Client: Perth Airport
September 2013
T1 & T2 Long Term Park & Ride Capacity Expansion Client: Perth Airport Pty Ltd T1 Forecourt Landscape and Canopy Client: Perth Airport Pty Ltd
June 2014 East Perth Waterbank Client: MRA [Metropolitan Renewal Agency, who awarded the $1billion multi-year Waterbank project let to Lend Lease in December 2011]
If there is a message hinted in this Announcement, it is that BYL is good at working in “live traffic” situations, and it has proven ability to “seamlessly integrate with other contractors for big ticket infrastructure”. A rider to this message is that BYL hopes to secure subcontracts from Lend Lease and Multiplex in particular, and similar large contractors in general; and that construction action required at the Airport end of the Forrestfield-Airport Link project may lead to subcontracts for BYL.
I would not be too hasty to turf my BYL shares at 8c – I'll wait to see what happens. It was only recently that NWH shares were in that sub-10c price range – that is, priced for a wipe-out. NWH is now priced at circa 60c.