UPDATE 1-Balfour Beatty gets contracts worth 134 mln stg

Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:34am EDT

* Gets 77 mln stg deal to build student accommodation

* Gets contracts worth 57 mln stg in Lincolnshire

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LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - British engineering firm Balfour Beatty (BALF.L) said on Monday it has won two contracts in the education sector worth in total 134 million pounds ($213.1 million).

Britain's biggest infrastructure contractor, whose activities span roads, rail and schools, has won a 77 million pounds contract to build new student accommodation at the University of Exeter, in the south west of Britain.

The company has also won contracts worth 57 million pounds in the county of Lincolnshire, on the British east coast. (Reporting by Ben Deighton; Editing by Mark Potter) ($1=.6289 POUND)

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