LU announces shortlisted bidders for Bank station upgrade

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London Underground has announced the four bidding groups shortlisted to go through the new Innovative Contractor Engagement (ICE) procurement process for the ‘Bank Station Capacity Upgrade’ project.

The pre-qualified bidders are BFK Joint Venture (BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial SA & Kier), CVC Joint Venture (Costain, VINCI Grand Projets & VINCI Construction), Dragados SA and MBA Joint Venture (Morgan Sindall, Balfour Beatty & Alpine Bemo Tunnelling).

The Bank and Monument Tube station complex is the fourth busiest interchange station on the Underground network with 96,000 customers during the morning rush hours, which is set to increase, LU said.

The upgrade project will, by 2021, deliver increased capacity at Bank station and a step-free route between the Northern line platforms, DLR and street levels.

LU aims to award the contract by July 2013.

David Waboso, LU’s Capital Programmes Director said:

“We are using the new ICE procurement process for the first time with this project. This process should improve our relationship with the contractor market and get the benefits of early contractor involvement while developing major design and build contracts.”

 

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