Gatwick Airport has selected 17 contractors for its £1.2 billion Capital Investment Programme.

The five-year initiative will focus on developing the airports existing infrastructure as well as increasing future passenger capacity.

In addition, Gatwick is awaiting a final decision to be made on proposals to build a second runway.

The two low and medium frameworks include a total of six supply chains of building, mechanical and electrical, and civil engineering.

Low complexity projects typically involved contracts valued up to £1.5 million, while medium complexity project contracts are valued between £1 million to £10 million.


'Joint Forums' will also be created between Gatwick delivery teams and the contractors.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have already been mutually agreed at project and programme level for areas including environment, health and safety, cost, on-time delivery, quality and behaviour.

All contractors are to contribute towards the airport's 'Decade of Change' objectives and its ambition to become the UK's most sustainable airport.

Liz Townsend, Head of Procurement at Gatwick Airport, said: "We have appointed a framework of competent, cost effective contractors, including a range of different business models to give us maximum flexibility.

"These contractors will help Gatwick deliver on the next phase of transformation, which has already seen £1.3 billion invested since Gatwick entered private ownership in 2009."

The successful contractors are:

• Vinci

• Galliford Try

• Balfour Beatty

• Volker Fitzpatrick

• Interserve

• Harvey Group

• Murphy

• Kier

• Wates

• Marco

• Dyer & Butler

• Colas

• BAM Nuttall

• Raymond Brown

• Gratte Bros

• SSE Contracting

• Ergro

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