Engineering and infrastructure services firm Downer EDI has been awarded a $142 million contract to carry out electrical work on a resource project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

“This win extends Downer’s position as the leading electrical and instrumentation provider in the west and demonstrates confidence in Downer’s ability to deliver on large-scale projects,” chief executive Grant Fenn said in a statement.

The electrical and instrumentation work would start in late 2011 and completion expected by the second quarter of 2013, the company said.

As of June 30, Downer had about $20 billion worth of work in hand, with $7.5 billion in mining, $5.2 billion in rail, $5.2 billion in works and $2.2 billion in engineering.