Aecon Group announced a joint venture which will see it work with Turner Construction for the $58 million expansion of 'a significant data centre in Markham, Ontario.

The joint venture awarded the project is owned 50% by Aecon and 50% by the Turner Construction Company.

Aecon/Turner will build an 110,000 square foot expansion of the existing Data Centre facility. The two-storey construction includes associated equipment rooms, as well as business support space and site utilities. The project will include 25,000 square feet of raised floor and will employ a fast-tracked design and construction approach. Work has begun and is expected to be complete in May of 2010.

"The combination of Turner's extensive best of class data centre experience and Aecon's well-established presence in the local market makes this partnership project an especially strong one for Aecon," said Frank Ross, President, Aecon Buildings. "We look forward to building on this solid foundation of technical expertise and local impact in our successful delivery of this new Data Centre in Markham." Aecon Group Inc. is Canada's largest, publicly traded construction company. During 2008, Turner completed $10.7 billion of construction.