The 15-year term maintenance contract is expected to be worth up to £326m.
Highways England calls bids for £326m Area 10
20th February 2018
Highways England has started the hunt for a principal maintenance and response contractor for its Area 10 highways and motorways upkeep contract.
Balfour Beatty’s joint venture with Mott MacDonald has held the region covering Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester since 2012.
At the end of last year the team secured a £115m Asset Support Contract extension. March 2019 – Highways England will start its new-style contracts.
This will see Highways England take a lead role managing both routine maintenance and the delivery of capital renewal and improvement schemes, while appointing a principal maintenance and response contractor.
Several specialist subcontractor improvement packages. Let under a construction works framework worth up to £220m, will also be up grabs in a separate tender race.
Prequal documents are available from the website and must be returned by 10 May.