§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in the Official Report a comparison of the estimated tender price with the actual tender price for each major trunk road construction contract let in 1980–81 and so far in 1981–82.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information for schemes costing over £1 million is as follows:
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Pre-tender Estimate £ million Accepted tender £ million Contracts let in 1980–81 M1 Widening, Hertfordshire 24.0 27.2 M25 A10-M11 Stage 1, Hertfordshire 27.2 28.6 M25 M11-A12 Stage 1, Essex 17.9 21.2 M25 M11-A12 Stage 2, Essex 21.5 19.9 M25 A13-A12 Stage 3, Greater London/Essex 32.5 31.1 M25 Yeoveney-Airport Spur, Surrey 10.0 14.8 M602 Spur to Salford Docks, Greater Manchester (100 per cent, grant scheme) 11.0 12.5 A19 Billingham Diversion, Cleveland 10.9 12.0 A31 Bere Regis Bypass, Dorset 2.9 2.3 A66 Bowes Bypass, Durham 5.5 5.1 A282 Dartford Tunnel Approach Road (North) Essex (100 per cent, grant scheme) 1.7 1.5 Contracts let so far in 1981–82 M25 A10-M11 Stage 2, Essex/ Hertfordshire 14.4 13.1 M25 A10-M11 Stage 3, Essex 31.5 29.1 M25 Wisley-Leatherhead (Advance Bridgeworks), Surrey 1.5 1.2 M25 Chertsey-Wisley (Stages 1 and 2), Surrey. 26.2 20.7 M27 Chilworth-Hedge End (Advance Bridgeworks), Hampshire 1.3 1.2 M27 Chilworth-Hedge End Stage 2, Hampshire 17.0 12.5 M54 Telfoid-M6 (Shifnal Section), Shropshire 15.1 11.8 M54 Telford-M6 (Donington Section), Shropshire 9.7 8.1 M54 Telford-M6 (Codsall Section), Staffordshire 16.7 13.1 M54 Telford-M6 (Featherstone Section), Staffordshire 17.8 13.3 M65 Hyndburn-Huncoat Junction, Lancashire 17.1 17.4 M65 Huncoat Junction-Burnley, Lancashire 20.4 21.4 Al Catterick Junction Improvements (North and South), North Yorkshire 2.9 2.4 Al Belford Bypass, Northumberland 2.3 2.2 Al Berwick Bypass, Northumberland 8.8 7.4 A6 Elstow Bypass, Bedforshire 2.3 2.2 A17 West of Kings Lynn-County Boundary, Norfolk 6.8 5.1 A17 Heckington Bypass, Lincolnshire 3.2 2.2 A30 Popham-Bullington, Hampshire 6.3 4.3 402W
Scheme Dates of Inquiry Inspector's Report Submitted M42 Bromsgrove Section 13 May—18 July 1980 9 October 1980 A303 Andover—Thruxton 20–27 January 1981 23 February 1981 A27 Havant—Chichester Bypass 4 December 1979—1 May 1980 8 May 1981 A30 Polstrong—St. Erth 6–7 May 1981 10 July 1981 A564 Blythe Bridge—Uttoxeter 7–8 July 1981 18 July 1981 A41 Hinstock Bypass 23 June 1981 23 July 1981 A47 Wisbech—West Walton Bypass 9–10 June 1981 23 June 1981 A660 Otley Bypass 7–23 July 1981 26 August 1981 A629/A650 Airedale Route 21 September—10 October 1980 3 September 1981
Pre-tender Estimate £ million Accepted tender £ million A38 Derby Ring Road, Derbyshire 10.6 11.5 A40 Hillingdon, West End Road, Greater London 7.5 7.3 A40 Perivale Lane Grade Separated Junction, Greater London 6.4 5.9 A40 Gloucester Northern Bypass, Gloucestershire 9.8 7.5 A45 Ipswich Bypass (Southern Section East), Suffolk 10.6 10.2 A45 Ipswich Bypass (Southern Section West), Suffolk 8.1 8.6 A47 Blofield Bypass, Norfolk 2.5 2.7 A47 Uppingham Bypass, Leicestershire 1.6 1.0 A56 Accrington Eastern Bypass (Northern Section), Lancashire 5.0 3.5 A63 South Docks Road, Hull (Advance Earthworks), Humberside 3.4 3.1 A66 Troutbeck Diversion, Cumbria 1.9 1.7 A180 Brigg-Ulceby, Humberside 17.1 12.9 A180 Ulceby-Grimsby, Humberside 16.6 14.5 A249 Improvement between Chestnut Street and Bobbing, Kent (100 per cent, grant scheme) 2.2 1.6 A339 Kingsclere Bypass, Hampshire 1.1 1.0 A423 Dorchester-on-Thames Bypass, Oxfordshire 2.6 2.2 A590 Greenodd Diversion, Cumbria 6.2 4.3 Note: The pre-tender estimate makes allowance for inflation between its preparation and the expected receipt date of tenders. It excludes contingency allowances, land and ancillary items.