BEIJING, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that the wholly owned subsidiary Concord Corporation Pte. Ltd. ("Concord") signed a significant contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. ("MHI") to provide the engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning for part of Power Distribution System Package ("PDS") for Doha Metro Phase 1. The contract is approximately valued at QAR 227 million, or USD $62.3 million.
The entire metro project is planned to construct in two phases. The first phase, which includes the Red, Gold, Blue and Green lines that Concord is undertaking works involve for Gold, Blue and Green Lines. The first phase of the project is scheduled to complete for operation in 2019, with 37 stations and 75 kilometers. The PDS construction phase will begin in October 2016 and was scheduled to commence the system trial test at the fourth quarter of 2018.
Hollysys management commented: "We are glad Concord won this contract. Thanks to its proven track records and extensive working business relationship with MHI which secures the opportunity in participating the construction of the Qatar Metro project. Winning this contract has set an important milestone for the company"s future expansion plan in the Middle East market. Hollysys will continue to accumulate brand name globally, expand overseas market and create value for shareholders"
About Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI)
Hollysys Automation Technologies is a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China that enables its diversified industry and utility customers to improve operating safety, reliability, and efficiency. Founded in 1993, Hollysys has approximately 3,600 employees with nationwide presence in over 60 cities in China, with subsidiaries and offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, India, and serves over 6,000 customers more than 20,000 projects in the industrial, railway, subway & nuclear industries in China, South-East Asia, and the Middle East. Its proprietary technologies are applied in its industrial automation solution suite including DCS (Distributed Control System), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), RMIS (Real-time Management Information System), HAMS (HolliAS Asset Management System), OTS (Operator Training System), HolliAS BATCH (Batch Application Package), HolliAS APC Suite (Advanced Process Control Package), SIS (Safety Instrumentation System), high-speed railway signaling system of TCC (Train Control Center), ATP (Automatic Train Protection), Subway Supervisory and Control platform, SCADA (Surveillance Control and Data Acquisition), nuclear power plant automation and control system and other products.
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