Award of Black Country Minor Works Framework for Highways and Civils Construction

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a framework contract to Bridge Construction, Colas Limited, Fitzgerald Contractors Limited, GN Groundworks Ltd, Haystoun Construction Ltd, MAC Surfacing Ltd, McPhillips Wellington Limited, Parade Civil Engineering Limited, and R W Servi for the provision of highways and civils minor construction works across the West Midlands.

The works include excavation of carriageways, footways, and landscape areas; flexible pavement and footway construction; removal and installation of road markings and signing; installation of new drainage, traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, lighting columns, bollards, and electrical connections; infilling of existing subways and associated demolition; protection to underground services; coordination of statutory undertakers' works; associated landscape works; and construction of park and ride facilities.

The framework is divided into three lots based on financial thresholds: Lot 1 for works up to £100,000, Lot 2 for works from £100,001 to £500,000, and Lot 3 for works £500,001 and above.

The total estimated cost for the framework length is between £10 million and £50 million, with the contract value recorded as £50,000,000.