Birse takes lead in Sheffield
Birse is heading a field of seven runners for a £22m road
scheme in South Yorkshire.
Insiders say the contractor is looking good for phase two of the
city council's Sheffield Inner Relief Road project.
The contract is going forward as a partnering deal between the
council and the winning contractor, with the company getting
involved throughout the design stage.
A start on site is expected in July 2004, with completion expected
by August 2006.
The job includes a 1.8km dual carriageway relief road to the north
of the city centre and features a number of junctions controlled by
traffic signals.
The six other contenders left licking their wounds are Alfred
McAlpine, Balfour Beatty, Costain, Mowlem, Nuttall and Kier.