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Mark Wild radical reset plan to rescue HS2

Construction Enquirer

He also pledged to overhaul HS2 Ltd’s structure, and renegotiate supply chain contracts. Wild warned that regaining control of the Main Works Civils Contracts will require tough negotiations and possibly robust government backing. Wild’s big reset hinges on simplifying the railway opening plan.

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Guinness opens bidding on £250m remediation framework

Construction Enquirer

Contracts will be awarded via direct call-off or mini-competition, with a 60/40 quality-to-cost split. The framework will run until 2029. A supplier fee of up to 2% will apply, based on invoice value and payable within 37 days. Bidders have until 12 August to submit tenders, with awards expected by 15 September.

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Skanska Awarded $444 Million Contract to Replace the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Civil + Structural Engineer

Middlesex County, NJ Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced it has been awarded a $444 million contract by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) to carry out the replacement of the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, NJ.

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Raft of SME firms win £94m framework places

Construction Enquirer

The framework contract is divided into lots, including asbestos consultancy and survey services, air monitoring services, licensed and unlicensed asbestos removal works, low and high-rise demolition works and water hygiene management and remedial works. The framework will run for 48 months until 20th July 2029.

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Hundreds of projects to reconnect communities separated by roadways will launch in 2025

Civil + Structural Engineer

No timelines have been announced regarding contracting solicitations. Design for the project will begin in 2025, but construction may be delayed until 2029. These upcoming projects will provide various types of contracting opportunities and the work, when completed, will revitalize the economy of numerous regions.

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Prosper appoints 34 firms to £1bn decarbonisation and refurbishment framework

Construction News

The Decarbonisation and Investment Works Framework will run for four years from 23 June 2025 to 22 June 2029 and will enable… The post Prosper appoints 34 firms to £1bn decarbonisation and refurbishment framework appeared first on Construction News.

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Bristol council awards £288m highways framework to 27 firms

Construction News

The Highways Asset Management and Civils Framework, which will run from October 2025 to September 2029, is divided into 10 lots. Bristol City Council has awarded a £288m highways and civils framework covering a four-year programme of road improvement and infrastructure work.