The UK Department for Transport has invited experienced project managers to bid to help oversee the building of Crossrail, Europe’s largest construction project.
Crossrail will run 118km across London, from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The project, budgeted at £16bn will open in 2017, providing a major boost to the UK economy.
The department is looking for a manager to review reports, programmes and technical designs to ensure that the scheme is delivered on time and on budget.
Transport Minister Andrew Adonis said that when completed the project will increase London’s rail capacity by 10%.
“Today's invitation to Tender is a demonstration of our commitment to delivering this service,” Adonis said.
The Department also said that the appointment of a Project Representative is normal practice on any major construction scheme and the size of the team may vary over the life of the project to reflect the changing nature of work.
“For instance design experts at the beginning may be replaced by tunnelling and construction experts as the project proceeds,” a department representative said.
The shortlisted companies invited to tender are:
• ARCADIS AYH plc
• Atkins
• Booz & Company (UK) Ltd (with support from AECOM / Turner & Townsend)
• Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd (with support from KPMG)
• Mott MacDonald Ltd (with support from Ernst & Young / FirstCo)
• The Nichols Group - Nichols Arup Joint Venture (with support from First Class Partnerships/NTTX Ltd)
• Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd (with support from Davis Langdon)
• Parsons Group International Ltd (with support from Gardiner & Theobald) Praxis High Integrity Systems Ltd (with support from unnamed technical services providers)
By Daniel Garrun.
