Five firms have been chosen by Anglian Water to deliver around £200m of work across the region during AMP6.

Five companies are expected to form the Integrated Maintenance and Repair (IMR) alliance, one of four alliances that Anglian Water has now established.

The IMR alliance is divided into two specialist areas, covering water and water recycling projects. Partners will be encouraged to contribute ideas and experience across both areas of work.

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Clancy Docwra and Kier MG signed contracts to carry out the firm's water infrastructure maintenance work. This will include carrying out around 40,000 jobs a year such as repairing burst mains, finding and fixing leaks and replacing lead pipes. The contract is expected to be worth around £140m between 2015 and 2020.

The company also announced the four preferred bidders for its water recycling maintenance work, which includes fixing collapsed sewers and replacing damaged manholes. This section of work is expected to be worth over £60m in the same period.

The four bidders – Clancy Docwra, Claret Civil Engineering, Danaher & Walsh and Public Sewer Services – will spend the next three months working on a joint business plan before signing contracts to form the final part of the IMR alliance, completing around 7,500 water recycling jobs every year.

(CD/JP)