Mace team claims Euston station, while Balfour Beatty joint venture lands Old Oak Common deal
The prized deals to build London鈥檚 new HS2 stations at Euston and Old Oak Common have gone to teams led by Mace and Balfour Beatty.
The jobs have a combined pricetag of close to 拢3bn with the largest deal being the 拢1.5bn scheme at Euston.
This morning HS2 said the Mace team, which includes Spanish firm Dragados, had pipped a Costain/Skanska joint venture, and a team made up of Bam Nuttall and another Spanish firm Ferrovial to the work.
The news is a big blow for Costain/Skanska which had been considered the long-time favourite but, as 黑洞社区 revealed last week, was being overhauled by Mace at the death.
Designed by Grimshaw Architects, the station at Euston will have 11 platforms with other work including expanding the existing underground station and linking the entire complex to the nearby Euston Square tube station.
Along with demolition contractor McGee, the Costain/Skanska team started work last month tearing down buildings to make way for the new station.
Last autumn, the pair, along with demolition contractor Keltbray, completed work demolishing train sheds at Euston.
Commenting on the appointment Mace鈥檚 chief operating officer Jason Millett: 鈥淢ace鈥檚 experience across the whole property life-cycle and other major infrastructure projects alongside Dragados鈥檚 world-class high speed rail expertise will fully be brought to bear on this complex project of national importance.鈥�
When the shortlists for the two London HS2 stations were originally announced a joint venture made up of Canary Wharf Contractors, MTR Corp and Laing O鈥橰ourke, as well as a solo bid from American construction giant Bechtel, were also on the shortlist to build Euston station.
Both teams subsequently withdrew from the race, with Bechtel focusing on its bid for Old Oak Common station.
Balfour Beatty, who has teamed up with Vinci and transport planning consultancy Systra, beat the Mace and Dragados partnership to the deal, which is worth just over 拢1bn, to build Old Oak Common station (pictured below).
Bam Nuttall and Ferrovial, this time partnered with Fluor, missed out again, while the bid from Bechtel was also overlooked.
HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston said: 鈥淢ace/Dragados and Balfour Beatty/Vinci have a strong track record of delivering some of the world鈥檚 most challenging and exciting infrastructure projects and I look forward to welcoming them to the London teams.鈥�
The appointment of contractors to build HS2鈥檚 two London stations, which will be built under construction management contracts, was expected to be made by the end of 2018.
But earlier this year HS2 confirmed it had delayed the announcement, promising to announce its chosen contractors by the end of March.
The construction partner appointments come a day after HS2 revealed the designs for Old Oak Common, which were drawn up by a team lead by WSP and architect Wilkinson Eyre.
The Costain/Skanska team is also onsite carrying out enabling works at both Old Oak Common. Kent firm Erith is also working on the Old Oak site.
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