High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd has started to search companies for the construction of the two London stations at Euston and Old Oak Common. Bidders for both contracts are expected to be invited to tender by the end of the year, with contract award in autumn 2018. “The launch of the search for construction teams to build the southern HS2 stations is another major step towards making Britain’s new railway, a catalyst for growth across the country. The winning bidders will need to ensure that the stations provide the best possible customer experience,” Transport Minister, Paul Maynard, said.
Working with HS2 Ltd and the Euston and Old Oak Common designers, the successful bidders will act as construction partners, responsible for programme management as well as procuring, integrating and managing the complex supply chains.
At Old Oak Common, HS2 will deliver a brand new integrated transport hub boasting some of the best connections anywhere on the network, with direct HS2 services to destinations including Liverpool, the North West, Glasgow and Edinburgh. New platforms will also allow passengers to connect to Crossrail, for Heathrow and the City of London, as well as services to Wales and the West of England.
At Euston, 11 new platforms, built in 2 phases, will nearly triple capacity, improving people’s journeys and providing the opportunity for sustainable mixed use development on the site which could support up to 14,000 new jobs and almost 4,000 new homes.
Market engagement has already begun for the Birmingham stations and the procurement process is expected to begin early next year with contract award in 2020. “And next year HS2 Ltd will begin the hunt for companies to build the 2 Birmingham stations,” Paul Maynard said. The procurement process for the construction of the Birmingham stations, which have shorter lead-in times, is expected to begin in 2018 with contracts awarded in 2020.
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