Construction shortlist for ‘Supersewer'

Eight teams have been shortlisted for the three main construction works contracts for the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

29 October 2013

Joint ventures featuring some of the world’s largest contractors are included on the list of teams battling it out for contracts to undertake the main construction works on the west, central and east tunnels.

The teams are:
West
Bam Nuttall, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall JV
Costain, Vinci, Bachy JV
Dragados, Samsung JV
Ferrovial Agroman, Laing O’Rourke JV

Central
Bam Nuttall, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall JV
Costain, Vinci, Bachy JV
Ferrovial Agroman, Laing O’Rourke JV
Skanska, Bilfinger, Razel Bec JV

East
Bam Nuttall, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall JV
Bechtel, Strabag JV
Bouygues Travaux Publics
Costain, Vinci, Bachy JV
Hochtief, Murphy JV

Although these are the shortlisted teams for the construction works, the project is expected to be financed and delivered by an independent Infrastructure Provider (IP), with its own licence from Ofwat. Thames Water, government and Ofwat are continuing to work together to finalise the financing arrangements for the project.

For more information on the IP procurement, click here.