Downer expands social housing footprint into Victoria
DOWNER EXPANDS SOCIAL HOUSING FOOTPRINT INTO VICTORIA Downer EDI Limited (Downer) today announced that it had been awarded a new contract by Homes Victoria to deliver responsive maintenance and repair services for social housing across the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing East Division for up to nine years. The Property Maintenance Services Contract (Contract) will commence on 1 February 2027, with an initial five-year term plus extension options, and is valued at approximately $400 million for the base scope over the full term. Under the Contract, Downer will deliver responsive maintenance, along with associated planned maintenance, vacant property restorations, and upgrade works. Downer is the largest provider of social housing maintenance in Australia and New Zealand, with major contracts across key regions, including in NSW, Western Australia, South Australia and the North Island of New Zealand. Chief Executive Officer, Peter Tompkins, said the new contract expands Downer’s significant social housing maintenance footprint to now include Victoria. “With a long history in government property and facilities management, Downer provides maintenance services to approximately 100,000 public homes each year,” Mr Tompkins said. “We are proud to partner with the Victorian Government to deliver these essential community services. “This contract reinforces our scale, capability and proven track record in social housing maintenance, supporting the delivery of high-quality outcomes for Homes Victoria and its residents.” Authorised for release by Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Tompkins For further information please contact: Investors: Mel Buffier, Group Head of Investor Relations +61 411 622 899 Media: Mitchell Dale, General Manager Corporate Affairs +61 448 362 198