Galliford Try JV announces financial closure of UK water contract

Construction group Galliford Try has announced the financial closure of the £180m contract awarded by United Utilities Group for the upgrade and extension of the Liverpool Waste Water Treatment Works in the UK.

The contract was awarded to the company along with its joint venture partners Costain Group and Atkins in May 2011.

The project involves upgrading existing infrastructure, such as the Sandon Dock to the north of Liverpool city centre, and the construction of a two-storey batch reactor plant in the now-disused Wellington Dock.

Galliford CEO Greg Fitzgerald said, "We are delighted to secure this business from an existing framework client. It builds on our track record of delivering both clean and wastewater infrastructure projects."

The Galliford Try joint venture was appointed by United Utilities to work on its AMP5 schemes in April 2010 and the scheme, under development since May 2011, will be progressed as part of existing framework arrangements.