Manchester Airports Group has started the hunt for partners to deliver a £550m capital programme of airfield works at its airports.

The work covering construction and rehabilitation of concrete and asphalt airside infrastructure covers Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports and will be delivered in a 5-8 year programme.

The airport group is looking for a single firm to fill each of the five lots up for grabs, with each lot covering a spend of £44m and £185m. Reserves will also be appointed.

MAG Airfield Framework

Lot Number
Regional
Scope of work

Lot 1 – Design
(Value: £51m)
National
Asset condition surveys to support rehab and renewals decisionsPrinciple Designer provide RIBA 1,2 early concept design

Develop RIBA 3, 4 detail design for specific packages, as required.

Lot 2 – Pavement Quality Concrete
(£187m)
National
Complete construction of or rehabilitation of airside infrastructure including taxiways, stands, aprons and runways

Lot 3 – Asphalt(£81m)
National
Complete construction of or Rehabilitation of airside infrastructure including taxiways, stands, aprons and runways with Marshall asphalt

Lot 4 – Airfield Ground Lighting
(£44m)
National
The removal, replacement, upgrading and maintenance of AGL lighting and infrastructure

Lot 5 – Planned Renewals and Reactive Support
(£185m)
Local to
each airport
Complete planned renewals currently delivered under the hotspots annual award through SMW Framework.

Click here to register to bid. PQQs need to be in before the end of January with awards expected by August this year.