21.02.13
HS2 Ltd awards first contracts for phase 2
The first contracts for phase 2 of HS2 have been awarded, covering engineering and environmental services for the line north of Birmingham.
Under the professional services framework, the companies will provide engineering designs and prepare sound demonstrations for consultation on the second phase, which is due to start later this year.
HS2 Ltd has awarded a £3.1m engineering contract to AECOM Ltd on the route from Birmingham to Manchester, and a £3.2m contract to Mott MacDonald for the Birmingham to Leeds route, awarded to March 2015.
Arup has been awarded a £1.1m environmental contract to March 2015.
Alison Munro, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, said: “HS2 will transform the UK through bringing our major cities closer together, helping to promote economic growth, driving regional regeneration, creating thousands of jobs and providing a long-term solution to the capacity crunch facing our existing rail network.
“We have already created 1,200 jobs through our Professional Services Framework for Phase One of the scheme and Phase Two will create thousands more.
“We have achieved a tremendous amount so far and we now have an excellent team in place to take Phase Two forward to the next stages including the consultation, which has been brought forward to start later this year.”
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