HS2 Ltd announced a shortlist of 9 bidders for between £7.1 (€9 billion) and £11.8 billion (€15 billion) worth of civil engineering work between London and Crewe, the start of formal tendering for up to £900 million (€1.14 billion) worth of enabling works and the start of the procurement process to grow several million trees to plant alongside the line.
The bidders that have been shortlisted for at least one package each are:
• Align Joint Venture (Bouygues, VolkerFitzpatrick, Sir Robert McAlpine)
• ASL (Acciona Infraestructuras, John Sisk & Son, Lagan)
• BBV (Balfour Beatty, VINCI BeMo)
• Catalyst (Bechtel)
• CEK (Carillion, Eiffage, Kier)
• Fusion (Morgan Sindall, BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Agroman)
• LFM (Laing O’Rourke, FCC Construccion, J. Murphy and Sons Limited
• Momentum Infrastructure (Dragados, HOCHTIEF, GallifordTry)
• SCS (Skanska, Costain, STRABAG)
Civil engineering contracts covering the 225 km from London to Birmingham are expected to be signed in 2017 with the start of work on site one year later.
companies that deliver the best results in terms of value and efficiency will be eligible to bid for work on an additional 64 km between Birmingham and Crewe, due to open in 2027.
HS2 Ltd also confirmed that it has invited 7 joint ventures to formally tender for enabling work, preparing sites for the start of construction and carrying out essential pre-construction activity such as utilities diversions and archaeological surveys.
In a further milestone for the wider project, HS2 Ltd also published details of engineering design work worth up to £500 million (€636 million) for developing the detailed plans for Phase Two, including Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds, ahead of a formal route decision on Phase Two, expected in the autumn.
Applicants are expected to be shortlisted in the summer with the successful bidders appointed once the route has been announced.
Additional work covering stations and railway systems will follow over the course of the next year.
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