Paris 2024 claim the company, based in the French capital, will ensure they will stage "the most sustainable and environmentally managed Games in history".

The partnership agreement was signed at a ceremony in the city, attended by Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois and his Bouygues Construction counterpart Philippe Bonnave.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Guy Drut were also present.

The deal with Bouygues Construction, founded in 1952, brings the total number of major French organisations sponsoring Paris' efforts to secure the hosting rights for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics to 19.

A total of 15 of the companies serve as as official partners, while four are classified as official suppliers.

"We are very proud to welcome Bouygues Construction as Paris 2024’s 15th official partner," said Thobois.

"Their know-how, expertise and that of its collaborators worldwide will reinforce our project’s strong sustainability approach and will help improve the living conditions of our population during 2024 and beyond."

Telecommunications giants Orange, railway company SNCF, AccorHotels and banking company BNP Paribas are among the other officials partners of Paris 2024.

"The Olympic and Paralympic Games are by definition a moment of sharing, of innovation and can be a window into the positive aspects of human nature," said Bonnave.

"These are values at the heart of our company’s ethos and is one of the key reasons why we are so committed to supporting Paris 2024."

Leader de la construction durable, @Bouygues_C s’engage sur "une construction durable grâce à l’innovation partagée" pour #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/zYGMBFnFwe

— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) March 30, 2017

Earlier this week, Paris 2024 claimed they were the first bid to receive an internationally-recognised sustainability award.

Yesterday, the IOC praised both Los Angeles 2024 and Paris 2024 after an initial review by the Evaluation Commission, led by Patrick Baumann.

The IOC Evaluation Commission are due to visit the Californian city from May 10 to 12 before they travel to the French capital for an inspection between May 14 and 16.

They will then report to the whole IOC membership at a Candidate City briefing, scheduled to take place in Lausanne on July 11 and 12.

A choice is then expected to be made between the two at the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.

It is ultimately possible, however, that both cities will be awarded a Games.

An IOC Working Group chaired by the body's four vice-presidents is currently considering the possibility of awarding both the 2024 and 2028 editions in the Peruvian capital.

Both Los Angeles and Paris though are publicly insisting that they are only interested in the 2024 edition.

The cities are the only candidates for 2024 in what was originally a five-horse race before the withdrawal of Hamburg, Rome and Budapest.