Galliford Try has announced that its Infrastructure business has been appointed as a framework contractor to both Lots 1 and 2 of the Midlands Highway Alliance framework.

The Midlands Highway Alliance is the regional highways maintenance procurement partnership established in 2007 between 20 local authorities in the Midlands, and the Highways Agency.

The framework lots have a current project combined value of up to £261m to the appointed contractors, over the initial three-year framework term. The Midlands Highway Alliance retains an option to extend the framework for a further year in March 2017.

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Lot 1 of the framework comprises projects with a capital value of up to £5m, expected to total £70m over the framework lifecycle. Lot 2 extends to all projects between £5m and £25m, with a total pipeline of up to £191m.

The framework programme will encompass delivery of the whole lifecycle of road projects on behalf of the relevant authorities, specifically road reconfigurations, resurfacing, waterproofing, enabling works, and design and delivery of new bridges and carriageways.

The Group anticipates that it will be allocated works with a total value of £81m under both framework lots, projects completed under Lot 2 will be completed in joint venture with Aggregate Industries, the international construction materials group.

(CD/JP)