Highways England has teamed up with 18 contractors to improve highways in Cumbria and North Lancashire, and the North East of England.
The new-style framework, worth up to £434m, will start in April and covers 10 different specialisms of work split into 15 separate lots.
The framework covers a range of activities that include renewal work to roads and bridges, and improvement schemes on the Highways England road network.
Interserve, Carnell Support Services and Galliford Try feature among the main civils packages.
The framework is part of the Asset Delivery contracts which will see Highways England directly managing both routine maintenance and the delivery of capital renewal and improvement schemes.
This marks a change from previous way of working, bringing the management of key functions in-house and taking greater control of the road network.
| Specialist Construction Works Framework – North | |
|---|---|
| Lot 1 | Supplier |
| Corrosion Protection | RH Painting (trading as Whittle Programmed Maintenance ) |
| Lot 2 | |
| Structural Concrete Repairs | Concrete Repairs |
| Lot 3 | |
| Structures Waterproofing and Expansion Joints | Route One Highways |
| VolkerLaser | |
| Lot 4a | |
| Road Lighting and Electrical Works | Carnell Support Service |
| Galliford Try Infrastructure | |
| Lot 4b | |
| Road Lighting and Electrical Works | Carnell Support Service |
| Galliford Try Infrastructure | |
| Lot 5a | |
| General Civil Engineering | A E Yates |
| Carnell Support Service | |
| Interserve Construction | |
| Lot 5b | |
| General Civil Engineering | Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering trading as Birse Civils |
| Carnell Support Service | |
| Interserve Construction | |
| Lot 6 | |
| Technology | Imtech Traffic and Infra (Trading as Dynniq) |
| Lot 8a | |
| Road Markings | DeAngelo Brothers UK |
| Jointline | |
| WJ North | |
| Lot 8b | |
| Road Markings | DeAngelo Brothers UK |
| Jointline | |
| WJ North | |
| Lot 9 | |
| Restraint Systems (Vehicle and Pedestrian) | Colas |
| H W Martin Safety Fencing | |
| Lot 10a | |
| Specialist Drainage | Carnell Support Service |
| Lot 10b | |
| Specialist Drainage | Carnell Support Service |
| Lot 11a | |
| Temporary Traffic Management | Carillion Traffic Management |
| HW Martin Traffic Management | |
| Lot 11b | |
| Temporary Traffic Management | Tarmac Aggregates |
| HW Martin Traffic Management | |
The first of these types of contracts began operation in the East Midlands region in July last year.
The new framework contractors will work alongside Kier Highways which has maintenance responsibility in Area 13 and CH2M Costain joint venture has Area 14. Amey OW has the design service contract in both regions.
David Poole, Executive Director for commercial and procurement at Highways England, said: “These contracts demonstrate our commitment to increasing capability and understanding within Highways England and bringing Highways England closer to our customers.
“Collaboration with our supply chain is key to our new way of working and we are looking forward to establishing a successful, long-term relationship with the appointed contractors.”
Highways England will be working with the successful contractors to ensure that they are mobilised and ready to begin delivering key services from 1 April 2017.
Credit: constructionenquirer.com
