UK Government confirmed that will award CH2M, Arup, an AECOM / Capita / INECO joint venture and a Mott MacDonald / WSP joint venture the contracts on Manchester – Leeds design, as part of the second phase of HS2 rail project. The contracts are expected to be signed after the 20 February 2017 with staff joining the HS2 Ltd team soon after.
The following companies will be appointed:
Phase 2b Development Partner:
• CH2M
Phase 2b Civils Design and Environmental Services:
• Lot 1 – CDES – Mott MacDonald / WSP joint venture
• Lot 2 – CDES – AECOM / Capita / INECO joint venture
• Lot 3 – CDES and Environmental Overview Consultant (EOC) – Arup
The appointments come after an 11 month competitive process, during which seven multi-national bidders were invited to tender for four packages of work.
CH2M will be become Phase 2b development partner and work together with teams from Arup, AECOM / Capita / INECO and Mott MacDonald / WSP.
Together, they will provide the expert engineering and environmental support needed to take forward the development of the route north of Crewe to Manchester and from the West Midlands to Yorkshire, with a hybrid Bill – essentially the planning application for this part of the route – expected to be presented to Parliament in 2019.
The government gave the go ahead for the sections of the route, between Crewe and Manchester, and Birmingham and Leeds, via Sheffield and the East Midlands, subject to some specific route refinements which are under consultation, in November last year. The dedicated high speed lines are planned to open in 2033, providing extra capacity between the UK’s largest cities, improving connectivity and reducing journey times.
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