HS2 Ltd has announced the winners of key contracts to develop plans for the line going to Manchester and Leeds.
Design contracts will be awarded to CH2M, Arup, an AECOM / Capita / INECO joint venture and a Mott MacDonald / WSP joint venture.
The major companies will be employed to provide engineering and environmental support needed to take forward the development of the route north of Crewe to Manchester and from the West Midlands to Yorkshire.
Alison Munro, HS2 Ltd managing director - development, said: 'This contract awards mark an important milestone for HS2 – giving us the expert resource needed to progress the second phase of the project and bring high speed rail to Manchester and Leeds by 2033.
'Our new partners bring a wealth of recent experience on some of the world’s most challenging and complex infrastructure projects and I look forward to working with them to ensure that HS2 can benefit from the experience and innovation they have to offer.'
CH2M will be become the Phase 2b development partner and work together with teams from Arup, AECOM / Capita / INECO and Mott MacDonald / WSP.
The appointments come after an 11-month competitive process, during which seven multi-national bidders were invited to tender for four packages of work.
Contracts are expected to be signed after the 20 February 2017 with staff joining the HS2 Ltd team soon after.
The Hybrid Bill for the route, described by HS2 Ltd as 'essentially the planning application' is expected to be presented to Parliament in 2019.
Phase 2b Development Partner:
CH2M
Phase 2b Civils Design and Environmental Services:
Lot 1 – CDES - Mott MacDonald / WSP joint venture
Lot 2 – CDES - AECOM / Capita / INECO joint venture
Lot 3 – CDES and Environmental Overview Consultant (EOC) – Arup
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