11 August 2011
Capita Symonds and Ineco have formed a joint venture to bid for
contracts on the government’s proposed High Speed 2(HS2)
project.
The move follows the recent announcement by
Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Transport, signalling
the start of the procurement process for a development partner and
for external contractors to assist in the engineering and
environmental work for the £32bn scheme which comprises a high
speed rail line between London, the Midlands and the north of
England.
Ineco, Spain’s leading engineering
consultancy, has been responsible for the development of 6000km of
high speed line in Spain including the Madrid-Seville and the
Madrid-Barcelona lines. The company is also developing high speed
rail lines across other parts Europe as well as in Asia and South
America.
...Our links with Ineco will further develop our offer to provide High Speed 2 with a team that has successfully delivered the most extensive high speed rail network in Europe at the lowest cost per route kilometre in anywhere in the world...
Capita Symonds designed the Royal Oak and
Woolwich and Plumstead portals on the Crossrail scheme - the
biggest construction project in Europe. The companyhas also worked
on a number of other major transport infrastructure projects
including the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system in Delhi and the
Øresund Tunnel between Denmark and Sweden.
Tim Healey, Director of Civil Engineering at
Capita Symonds said: “I am delighted that we are able to build on
our 30 years of experience in the rail industry and most recently
our successful design delivery for London’s Crossrail schemes. Our
links with Ineco will further develop our offer to provide High
Speed 2 with a team that has successfully delivered the most
extensive high speed rail network in Europe at the lowest cost per
route kilometre in anywhere in the world.”
Jose Anguita, International Director of Ineco,
stated: “I am very pleased to have reached this agreement with
Capita Symonds which will hopefully extend the relationship we have
with them through our projects together in other sectors. We look
forward to sharing with the UK our experience of successfully
delivering high performing high speed rail projects throughout
Spain.”