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| Alfred McAlpine reveals £155m of new infrastructure contracts  Alfred McAlpine, the support services group, has won four new infrastructure services contracts worth in excess of £155m. Alfred McAlpine has secured a £40m contract with EDF Energy Networks as part of the capital programme supporting its electricity network in East of England. Under the contract, which will run for 4 years, Alfred McAlpine will provide major sub-station design and build services. Alfred McAlpine has also been awarded a one year extension, worth £25m, to its existing highways maintenance contract with Suffolk County Council. Under the contract, which will now run until March 2009, Alfred McAlpine provides planned highways maintenance, improvement schemes and street lighting through the Suffolk Highways Partnership.In addition, Alfred McAlpine has been appointed as the preferred bidder for a water industry mains replacement contract and a new framework contract in the electricity sector covering the upgrade of underground cables. These contracts will be worth in excess of £90m over their terms. Full details will be announced in due course. Separately, the Welsh Assembly has confirmed that the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) scheme covering the widening of junctions 29–32 of the M4 in South Wales can move into construction phase following two years of scheme evaluation and design. As previously announced, this contract is worth over £65m to Alfred McAlpine. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |