Bechtel and eight joint ventures in the running for civil engineering contracts
HS2 has invited all nine shortlisted bidders to tender for up to 拢12bn of enabling works.
The bidders include eight joint ventures - featuring the likes of Balfour Beatty, Sir Robert McAlpine and Carillion - and a lone bid by Bechtel (see full list of bidders below).
The civil engineering contracts for the 140 miles from London to Birmingham are expected to be signed in 2017, with the start of work on site one year later.
Firms that deliver the best results in terms of value and efficiency will be eligible to bid for work on an additional 40 miles between Birmingham and Crewe, due to open in 2027.
Full list of bidders
Lot S1 鈥� 鈥楨uston Tunnels and Approaches鈥� (拢600m - 拢900m)
CEK; Fusion; Momentum; SCS
Lot S2 鈥� 鈥楴ortholt Tunnels鈥� (拢850m 鈥� 拢1.4bn)
Align; CEK; Fusion; SCS
Lot C1 鈥� 鈥楥hiltern Tunnels and Colne Valley Viaduct鈥� (拢800m 鈥� 拢1.3bn)
Align; BBV; LFM; SCS
Lot C2 鈥� 鈥楴orth Portal Chiltern Tunnels to Brackley鈥� (拢800m 鈥� 拢1.3bn)
Align; BBV; CEK; Momentum
Lot C3 鈥� 鈥楤rackley to Long Itchington Wood Green Tunnel South Portal鈥� (拢600m 鈥� 拢900m)
ASL; Bechtel; CEK; Align; Momentum
Lot N1 鈥� 鈥楲ong Itchington Wood Green Tunnel to Delta Junction / Birmingham Spur鈥� (拢900m 鈥� 拢1.5bn)
BBV; Fusion; LFM; SCS
Lot N2 鈥� 鈥楧elta Junction to West Coast Main Line Tie-in鈥� (拢800m 鈥� 拢1.3bn)
BBV; Fusion; LFM; Momentum
Key to JVs
Align - Bouygues, VolkerFitzpatrick, Sir Robert McAlpine
ASL - Acciona Infraestructuras, John Sisk & Son, Lagan Construction Group
BBV - Balfour Beatty, Vinci, BeMo Tunnelling
CEK - Carillion, Eiffage, Kier
Fusion - Morgan Sindall, Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial
LFM - Laing O鈥橰ourke, FCC, J Murphy & Sons
Momentum - Dragados, Hochtief, Galliford Try
SCS - Skanska, Costain, Strabag
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