U.S., Aug. 7 -- Balfour Beatty's US Construction business has signed a construction agreement with Matthews Southwest to serve as design-build lead for the expansion of the Broward County Convention Centre and new construction of an 800-room, four-diamond Omni Hotel.

The Fort Lauderdale project will add more than 525,000 square feet of meeting space to the existing convention centre. Upon completion, it will feature over 1.2 million square feet of event space, including 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibition space, a new 65,000-square-foot waterfront ballroom, the latest in technology, new dining concepts, enhanced water taxi access and an iconic waterfront plaza with public access.

The new 29-story Omni Hotel will feature 800 roo...