Amec wins £280m contract to replace gas mains on M1

Amec has secured an eight-year alliance contract worth £280m from National Grid Transco to replace gas mains along the M1 corridor between Sheffield and Leicester.

The work will be carried out by a joint venture between the two companies and work will commence in Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby on 1 April 2005 and in Leicester a year later.

The contract includes a possible extension for a further five years and is part of Transco’s continued mains replacement programme.

Sir Peter Mason, Amec chief executive, said: “We look forward to taking a lead role in ensuring the alliance shares best practice in programme management, safety, health and the environment, service delivery and community relations."

Over the last five years, Amec has been undertaking substantial network renewal work in North London, East Anglia, South Wales and the West Midlands. Last year it secured a further contract for Fulcrum Connections, part of National Grid Transco, to provide new gas mains and services to selected areas in the South West.