Quartet win £490m North West & Central railway works deal
Network Rail has named the four firms it will use to deliver a planned £490m programme of major projects in its north west and central territory for control period 7.
The deal completes the award of a flight of frameworks set up covering the “Backbone of Britain” route over the next five years and sees Skanska and Kier take the biggest project lot.
North West & Central Region Cat A framework (Value £690m)
Regional Multi-discipline
£7m – £200m projects (total up to £310m)
Skanska
Kier
Multi-discipline
£7m – £50m projects (total £180m)
Octavius Infrastructure
Story Contracting
The scope of works and services for the new framework is multi-disciplinary covering civil engineering, building and railway engineering.
Network Rail’s other partner for medium-sized and small works packages have also been revealed in the last month with Story also featuring in the selection of firms for the £1bn medium projects workbook.
Category B&C – medium-sized works (Value £1bn)
Civil Engineering (Structures & Geotechnical)
Projects worth (£100k to £7m)
Entire region: Story Contracting
North West region: QTS Group
Central Route and West Coast South Route: Murphy
Small projects (£100k – £4m)
Entire region: Amalgamated Construction
North West: QTS Group; Story Contracting
Central Route and West Coast South Route: Murphy
Buildings
Projects worth (£100k to £7m)
Entire region: Story Contracting
North West Region: Amalgamated Construction
North West region: Murphy
Central region: Murphy
West Coast South Route: Taziker Industrial
Small projects (£100k – £4m)
North West region: Amalgamated Construction
Central Route and West Coast South Route: Murphy
Electrification & Plant
Electrification & Plant
Projects worth (£100k to £7m)
AC Switchgear – Entire region: Amey Rail
Power & Distribution – North West region and Central Route and West Coast South Route: Amey Rail
Low Voltage Plant & Signalling Power – Central Route and West Coast South Route: Amey Rail
Category D – minor works (Value £229m)
Civil Engineering (Structures & Geotechnical)
Full region emergency response
Amalgamated Construction
QTS Group
Full region
Construction Marine
J Murphy & Sons
Buildings
North West region
Amalgamated Construction
CK Rail Solutions
JSS Rail
Central & West Coast South region
Amalgamated Construction
CK Rail Solutions
JSS Rail