Places for People has selected groundworks contractors for a £246m framework divided into 13 regional lots across England and Scotland. Coinford Central and RJ McLeod secured the widest coverage, each winning places on six lots.
M&J Evans Construction and Houlihan & Co each picked up four lots. Other winners named by Places for People include MV Kelly, Erith, Tamdown, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Chasetown Civil Engineering.
The regional map covers Greater London, the South East, the South West, the Central West and Central East, Yorkshire, the North West and three Scottish areas. Greater London is the largest package at around £38m, followed by the Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset lot at £30m. East Anglia and the northern Home Counties account for a further £29m.
Work ranges from site clearance, bulk earthworks and foundations to drainage, utilities, roads, sewers and external works. Scottish packages also cover house foundations, completed in-situ concrete floors, plot drainage, retaining wall foundations and ducting for electric vehicle infrastructure.
Examples of lot allocations include London, where Coinford Central, Ford Civil Engineering, Fred Champion Groundworks, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove were selected. The Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset lot includes Coinford Central, DR Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove.