HS1 tenders for £25m work around stations

High Speed 1 Ltd is tendering for work really worth up to £25m close to its stations, involving major and minor construction.

The Will work Framework will operate above 5 a long time and be extendible for a further more two several years. The initial year will include things like initiatives of a more compact scale.

The 109km rail line operates from St Pancras International station in London to the Channel tunnel, which hyperlinks the United kingdom to France.

The stations all over HS1 are St Pancras Intercontinental, Stratford Global, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International. HS1 Ltd has a 30-yr concession to work and sustain the track and these stations.

The framework lists get the job done this sort of as retail fit-out and landlord modifications, as effectively as mechanical and electrical tasks. Firms are also becoming tendered to get the job done on highways in the locations bordering the HS1 stations, and for web site administration, logistics, technology and method communication is effective.

Alongside construction contracts, layout contracts are up for grabs. These contain early-phase function in the direction of sustainability, validation of RIBA drawings and validation surveys.

The preferred contractors will function on assignments all through their lifecycle.

The framework is established to launch in October and the deadline to use is mid-June.