The vast project lifted Mace up through the ranks of the rolling 12-month table from 10th last month to second place behind Kier.

Balfour Beatty also rose on the annualised rankings to take a top three place on the strength of its win in joint venture with Vinci for HS2’s Old Oak Common station, which Glenigan, values at £1.3bn.

Skanska came out with the highest value of civil engineering orders in February on the strength of its return to new road work, securing a £282m contract to upgrade the M42 at Junction 6 near Birmingham.

While Tarmac, which includes now includes Tarmac Contracting and Alun Griffiths, remains at the top of the annualised league for civil engineering orders.

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Among the other big orders during February Skanska also bagged the £150m 20 Ropemaker Street scheme in London.

Contractor Mclaren secured a £130m order for Larking Town Twin Towers for London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.

Interserve is also reported by Glenigan to have now signed the contract for the £170m Glen Parva prison in Leicestershire.