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Two left in battle for Devon road scheme
12:43 09 Sep 2004
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The race for a £25m to £30m roads deal in north Devon has
narrowed to two contenders.
Insiders say that the county council is now only talking to Balfour Beatty and Edmund Nuttall about the Barnstaple Western Bypass.
It is understood that pitches from Hochtief and Costain, the other two bidders, have stalled.
The council is expected to award the design and construct contract later this month.
The job includes 4.7km of new and realigned highway, four major junctions, a five-span bridge over the River Taw,
plus extensive drainage and earthworks.
The construction period for the bypass, which links the
A361 with the A39, is set at 30 months.
Seven firms originally applied for the deal, but the council agreed to ask only four of them to price it "because of the expense involved in bidding for design and construct schemes".
Insiders say that the county council is now only talking to Balfour Beatty and Edmund Nuttall about the Barnstaple Western Bypass.
It is understood that pitches from Hochtief and Costain, the other two bidders, have stalled.
The council is expected to award the design and construct contract later this month.
The job includes 4.7km of new and realigned highway, four major junctions, a five-span bridge over the River Taw,
plus extensive drainage and earthworks.
The construction period for the bypass, which links the
A361 with the A39, is set at 30 months.
Seven firms originally applied for the deal, but the council agreed to ask only four of them to price it "because of the expense involved in bidding for design and construct schemes".
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