United Utilities hunts for ground investigation specialists

United Utilities has opened bidding for a £170m framework to deliver a programme of ground investigation work.
Selected firms will support a programme of works for the AMP8 and AMP9 regulatory periods.
The framework covering the north west region is being split into several specialist lots with the typical ground investigation call-off job expected to be worth £60,000 to £1.8m.
Specialist lots
Ground investigation: value £150m
Offshore geophysical services: value £5