Enabling Works Framework Agreements have today been awarded by Crossrail to 16 companies following a competitive tender process.

The chosen firms will have the opportunity to compete for packages of enabling works for the Crossrail project, including on site facilities, demolition, civil structures and utilities throughout the Crossrail route. Each framework agreement will run for four years.

Following an evaluation of all the received bids, the successful bidders for each package of works are:

Site Facilities

• BAM Nuttall
• Fitzpatrick Contractors

Demolition

• Laing O'Rourke Construction
• John F Hunt Demolition
• McGee Group
• Keltbray
• Brown & Mason
• PJ Carey (Contractors)
• BAM Nuttall
• Kier Construction
• McGee Group

Civils

• Laing O'Rourke Construction
• Costain/Skanska Construction Joint Venture UK
• Carillion Civils Engineering
• Kier Construction
• Morgan Est
• J Murphy & Sons
• Balfour Beatty

Utilities

• Morgan Est
• Costain / Skanska Construction Joint Venture UK
• McNicholas
• J Murphy & Sons
• Clancy Docwra
• Laing O'Rourke

The announcement of these enabling works framework agreements follows the award in December 2008 of the design framework agreements and the recent announcements of the appointment of Transcend as Crossrail Programme Partner and Bechtel as the intended Project Delivery Partner.


Enabling works are now underway at Tottenham Court Road and the Isle of Dogs in addition to surveying work throughout central London to confirm the condition and location of below ground utilities. The next phase of enabling works will commence this year in preparation for the main construction of Crossrail beginning in 2010.

Commenting on the award of Enabling Works Framework Agreements, Dr David Anderson, Crossrail Engineering Director said: "The delivery of Crossrail is moving ahead at speed. Following the appointment of the Programme Partner and selection of the Project Delivery Partner we are now able to confirm which companies have been short-listed to tender for the next phase of enabling works contracts required across the Crossrail route. We are looking forward to working closely with these selected companies to ensure that Crossrail will be fully prepared to commence main construction of the railway next year."

(CD/JM)