Dyer & Butler, a multi-disciplined engineering services specialist focused on essential infrastructure including airports, railways and highways and part of M Group Services, has won a place on a framework with Leicester City Council to deliver highway maintenance in the city over the next two years.The agreement covers work from slabbed footpaths to junction improvements and is for a two year period with the option of a further two year extension. The anticipated spend across the framework is £4m per annum.
The works form part of a wider project, ‘Connecting Leicester’, a series of developments focusing on highway and transport improvements, to improve connections between public realm schemes, supporting shopping, leisure, heritage and housing facilities.
Dyer & Butler will focus on planned maintenance and small to medium sized civil engineering/highways schemes for Leicester City Council, through a variety of direct award and competitive tenders.
A spokesperson for Leicester City Council commented: “The maintenance and upkeep of our roads is a vitally important aspect of the work delivered by the city council. From pothole repairs to resurfacing, we’re responsible for more than 500 miles of roads.”
Dyer and Butler Regional Director Craig Watt commented: “We are extremely pleased to be awarded a place on this framework as part of our transport sector strategic growth and look forward to a strong relationship with Leicester City Council.”
