Preferred bidder named for Forth project

10 January 2008
 
A preferred bidder has been announced for the project consultancy to build the Forth replacement crossing, which will take the form of a cable-stated bridge, rather than a tunnel.

A joint venture between Arup and Jacobs – and including Flint & Neill Partnership, Dissing & Weitling and EC Harris – is expected to be appointed as project management team for the project, following a mandatory ‘standstill’ period.

The decision to opt for a bridge crossing, which will sit upstream of the existing bridge, was announced by cabinet minister, John Swinney, before Christmas. He said a cable stay bridge had lower overall risk of all the options, was cheaper, and could be used by all traffic types.

‘It also provides for a more affordable dedicated public transport corridor for use by buses, light rail or trams.’ The consultancy contract is expected to be worth around £100M over the life of the project.

The team includes world-renowned engineering professionals who have been responsible for projects including the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bridge, and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

Meanwhile, tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges are expected to be removed in February, a spokesman for the Scottish Government told Surveyor. Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill in December. The Bill will now go forward for royal assent, which is expected in the next few weeks.

Responding to the vote, transport minister, Stewart Stevenson, said: ‘The start of a new year will bring an end to years of injustice. I am sure people across Scotland will be delighted.’

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