Kier has been appointed to a new £750 million highways framework in the East of England.
The company will deliver projects between £1m and £20m on the major works Lot of the Eastern Highways Framework 2, which will have a total spend of around £600m.
Other winners include: Danaher & Walsh, Fox Building & Engineering, Henderson & Taylor FM, John Henry & Sons Civil Engineers, Murrill Construction, Toppesfield, W&H Roads, Carillion, Eurovia Infrastructure, Interserve Construction, Jackson Civil Engineering Group and Morgan Sindall.
The four-year framework programme was developed by the Eastern Highways Alliance, a collaboration between 11 local authorities.
Kier will focus on delivering larger capital-funded schemes and improvements such as link roads, bypasses, public transport investment and new structures, and may also include larger-scale maintenance works.
Jag Paddam, Kier Infrastructure MD with responsibility for this work, said: "We're extremely pleased to have won a place on the Eastern Highways Framework. We have extensive experience of providing highways services throughout the country and this award further reinforces our position as the UK's leading highways construction, management and maintenance provider."
Rob Smith, deputy director for Environment (Highways) at Hertfordshire County Council, added: "The Eastern Highways Framework 2 will be a vital tool for the 11 councils involved as we all strive to deliver the services our residents need while balancing our increasingly tight budgets.
"By working in partnership, we are able to harness the power of procuring contractors together which brings significant financial benefits for us."
Members of the Eastern Highways Alliance are:
• Bedford Borough Council
• Cambridgeshire County Council
• Central Bedfordshire Council
• Essex County Council
ª Hertfordshire County Council
• Luton Borough Council
• Norfolk County Council
• Peterborough City Council
• Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
• Suffolk County Council
• Thurrock Council
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