First Crossrail shortlists revealed

• Increase image
• View all images

Crossrail has announced the short listed consortia and companies for the competitive tender process for its programme partner, project delivery partner and design framework agreements.

The four companies invited to tender for the programme partner (worth £75 million - £100 million) are:

• Legacy 3 a joint venture between Parsons Brinckerhoff and Balfour Beatty Management
• Bechtel
• Transcend - a joint venture between AECOM, CH2M HILL United Kingdom Unlimited Company and Nichols Group
• Mouchel

The five companies invited to tender for the project delivery partner (worth £300 million - £400 million) are:

• Legacy 3 a joint venture between Parsons Brinckerhoff and Balfour Beatty Management
• Bechtel Limited
• Laing O'Rourke Holdings
• Flare - a joint venture between Fluor, Ove Arup & Partners and E C Harris
• A joint venture between Capita Symonds and NNN

Companies invited to tender for the design framework (worth £300 million) agreements are:

• Aedas Group
• Atkins
• BDP
• Capita Symonds
• A joint venture between Faber Maunsell and Gifford
• Halcrow Group 
• Hyder Consulting (UK) 
• Jacobs Engineering UK 
• Mott MacDonald
• Mouchel Limited
• Ove Arup & Partners International 
• Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Scott Brownrigg 
• Scott Wilson Railways
• WSP UK

Announcements about the appointments of the successful bidders are expected towards the end of the year.

Executive chairman of Cross London Rail Links Doug Oakervee said: "This is another significant milestone for the Crossrail project as it progresses towards the construction of the railway. I am heartened that the tender lists for all of these important contracts are comprised of such distinguished companies."