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MIDLANDS HIGHWAY ALLIANCE APPOINTS FOUR TEAMS FOR £300M PROJECT
Four teams have won places on a £300m highways maintenance and construction framework in the Midlands.
The winning bidders picked by the Midlands Highways Alliance for the four-year contract are; Tarmac / Carillion joint venture; Ringway; Bam Nuttall and Balfour Beatty / Birse. Shortlisted firms who miss out are: Interserve; May Gurney; Jackson Civil Engineering; and a joint venture between Aggregate Industries and Geoffrey Osborne. The successful teams will begin work on roads construction and maintenance projects across the region immediately, including the £4m Loughborough Eastern Gateway in Leicestershire. Typical construction schemes on the framework are expected to include bridges, subways, culverts and retaining walls, as well as town centre enhancements. Drainage improvements, canal works and other infrastructure works such as waste management facilities will also be required. The MHA is a partnership between 13 local authorities and the Highways Agency. Its members include Derby, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Peterborough, Rutland, Staffordshire and South Derbyshire councils. Launched in 2007, the MHA is forecast to save the region more than £16m by 2013. Lesley Pendleton, Leicestershire County Council Cabinet Lead Member for Environment and Transport said "This is a new contract for the MHA which will mean highway schemes can be delivered through the Midlands Highway Alliance framework more swiftly and efficiently." "We are delighted to have selected these highly-regarded, established contractors and I am sure it will prove to be a very successful arrangement that will improve the service we offer to local residents." The Skills Academy Expected to launch in March is the first The The MHA’s Employees of MHA partners will be exposed to a virtually continuous succession of highway schemes to gain experience. Potential employment opportunities will also be created for road workers placed with MHA’s main contractors and supply chain partners. Staff will have the opportunity to enhance their skills and then return to their local authorities with additional knowledge and understanding. Clare Randall was recently appointed as MHA Skills Co-ordinator, by an independent interview panel, headed by Stewart Ibbotson from Derbyshire County Council. Clare will be co-ordinating, overseeing and delivering training packages across the MHA partnership. She is expected to take up her post in April. Peter Barclay, said “This is an exciting prospect for the MHA and one which when it is successful, will provide credible and national recognition for the partnership.” For more information, contact Peter Barclay on 0116 305 5681 or Email: peter.barclay@leics.gov.uk Source: MHA News Spring 2010 Issue 1
Midlands Highway Alliance announces Contractors for £98m Framework The Midlands Highways Alliance (MHA), made up of ten councils and the Highways Agency, has selected four contractors to service the key contract in a package of several new highway construction and maintenance frameworks. The successful contractors for the MHA Medium Schemes Framework are Balfour Beatty/Birse (Joint Venture), Carillion, Osbornes/Aggregate Industries (Joint Venture) and Tarmac. The winners of the contract were unveiled at the MHA’s Programme Board Meeting at the Loughborough Innovation Centre on November 9th. The Medium Schemes Framework is for new highway schemes each valued at up to £8.0m. The MHA estimates that its local authority members will procure projects worth around £48 million through this new framework in the first year with the Highways Agency procuring a further £50m. The Medium Schemes Framework is available to all highway authorities, along with the Highways Agency, in the East and West Midlands Regions, together with those adjacent authorities in neighbouring regions. By working together, the MHA aims to reap efficiency gains of up to 10%, speed up the procurement process and deliver schemes to a higher standard. The spend through the framework is expected to increase up to £150 million in following years as public bodies are placed under greater pressure to realise efficiency gains in the face of spending constraints. Higher quality projects are also a priority as the Alliance will share innovation and performance data across its members, improve working practices, and aid workflow throughout the supply chain.
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