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Highways England is now inviting bids for its next generation of improvement contracts. The £3.3bn framework covers regional investment projects across the country for the next four years. An OJEU notice states: “Highways England has a requirement to procure a Pavement Framework for the supply of Materials, Plant and Labour to carry out bituminous and […]

Plans have been lodged for a 750,000 sq ft office-led mixed-use complex on the London City fringe near. Massive stepped office scheme planned for site just north of Moorgate Underground station Joint developer Manford Properties and Great Elm Assets is planning to knock down existing 7 and 9-storey 1970s offices to make way for the […]

The Government has backed plans for a tunnel at Stonehenge moving the portal 50m from the standing stones to appease campaigners. It also revealed the total estimated cost of the A303 route upgrade near the historic monument has risen from £1.4bn to £1.6bn. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: “This government is taking the big decisions for […]

Funding has been agreed for a £149m extension of the Midland Metro linking Birmingham city centre with Edgbaston and the city’s Westside area. Main construction works will now get underway “within weeks” following confirmation of £59.8m of central government funding to add to the cash raised by local authorities. Five new stops will be served […]

Water company Severn Trent has officially started prequalifying firms to deliver the next AMP7 water investment round. Severn Trent and Dee Valley Water estimate investment spending on capital delivery and maintenance will reach £2.3bn over a five-year period starting from October 2018 to September 2023. STW is interested in exploring several different delivery models ranging from turnkey […]

HS2 has called up contractors to bid for its two big London stations with the promise of nearly £3bn of work. Possible design for first phase of HS2 Euston station Four firms will be separately shortlisted to bid for Euston and Old Oak Common stations with prequalification documents due in by early October and contract awarded timetabled […]

A joint venture between VolkerStevin, Bosklas Westminter and Atkins is set to start work this autumn of the Mytholmroyd village flood alleviation scheme in West Yorkshire. The Environment Agency will be submitting a series of submissions for planning permission this week, with further submissions planned for September allowing construction to start on the £30m scheme in […]

Housing association and property developer A2Dominion has shaken up its commercial leadership team to deliver a 50% hike in construction over the next few years. A2Dominion had previously planned to build 4,000 homes by 2020, but has raised its ambition to now deliver 6,000 units, with many more for private rent and sale. The revised […]

Twenty-nine civil engineering firms have won places on the new £1bn YORcivil2 Contractors Framework. The replacement for the originalYORcivil framework will deliver civil engineering schemes including major flood defence projects, surfacing and coastal schemes for the Yorkshire and Humber region’s local authorities and other public sector bodies. YORcivil2 consists of two sub-regional frameworks covering the […]

Retail giant intu has confirmed development plans worth £679m up to 2020. Construction is due to start shortly on a £71m extension at intu Lakeside Latest results for the six months to June 30 show £99m of capital expenditure by intu during the period. That is set to ramp up over the next three years […]