Balfour Beatty, a UK-based infrastructure company, announced that it has secured a place on two lots, B6 in the South East worth up to $1.4 billion, and B8 in the North worth up to $2.6 billion, on motorway operator Highways England's delivery integration partnership framework.
The initial packages of work Balfour Beatty has secured through both lots are worth a total of 425 million pounds ($559.2 million) with work commencing next year. This regional six-year framework will expect contractors to work with Highways England as partners responsible for designing and constructing motorway and major A-road projects across England.
Future packages of work over the six-year framework will be awarded based on performance. In collaboration with its UK-based design partner, Atkins, Balfour Beatty will utilise building information modelling to improve efficiencies in delivering works and will also deploy off-site manufacturing techniques.
In keeping with its added social value approach, Balfour Beatty will draw on a local supply chain, 40 percent of which will comprise small and medium-sized enterprises. At construction peak, the company will employ 250 people, of which 5 percent will be apprenticeships, maintaining its commitment to 5 percent club, and rising to 10 percent by 2022.