Canal framework worth £60m up for grabs
- Published: 06 October 2008 11:23
- Author: Andrea Klettner
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- Last Updated: 07 October 2008 14:17
A framework contract to refurbish the country's canals is up for grabs, with five firms battling it out for the work.
Kier, Nuttall, May Gurney, Balfour Beatty and Morrison – who is the incumbent firm on the job – are all believed to be bidding for the contract.
Work is set to start in April 2009 and the framework will last for four years, with the option for a one-year extension.
Worth at least £10 million a year, the deal from British Waterways will see the winning bidder improving canals from Scotland to the South-west of England.
A spokesman for British Waterways said the work would include repairing locks, repairing soft banks and building new hard banks.
