Ferrovial has secured its largest UK construction contract in its history, with the three contracts to design and build the track infrastructure for HS2 awarded to the Spanish multi-national’s joint venture with BAM.
The track systems contracted are part of a wider set of rail systems contracts announced by HS2, last week worth a combined value of around £3 billion.
Ferrovial BAM JV will deliver three sections between Old Oak Common and Birmingham Curzon Street station, totalling 140 miles of the high-speed route
The contract marks Ferrovial’s largest UK construction contract in its history since it became active in the market 20 years ago.
The value of the work to be delivered by Ferrovial BAM will be confirmed once contracts are signed.
The award adds to the portfolio of critical infrastructure projects that Ferrovial and BAM have partnered on over the last 14 years of the project.
The contract includes the design and installation of around 280 miles of track capable of speeds up to 225mph.
The joint venture will also act as the principal contractor for track-related works, overseeing logistics and supporting the testing and commissioning phase.
In last week’s announcement HS2 also named contract winners for Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS), Operational Telecommunications and Security Systems, Third Party Telecommunications, Command, Control, Signalling and Traffic Management (CCS&TM), and Engineering Management System.
The initial design phase will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, to ensure the team is ready to mobilize as soon as the civil works are complete.
Ferrovial BAM is also delivering the Silvertown Tunnel project in East London as well as Fusion JV for the HS2 Enabling Works packages and EKFB for its central Main Works Contract.
This comes just after Costain won a £400 million contract to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems for HS2.
HS2 has now begun assembling two giant tunnelling machines that will dig the final 4.5 miles of underground high-speed railway to London Euston.
In the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that HS2 would be extended to London Euston with the 5.4-mile tunnel drive from Old Oak Common expected to cost around £1 billion.
HS2 also expects the arrival of the line into Euston to trigger a transport-led regeneration of the area – unlocking new homes and jobs.
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