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Gamuda Australia and Ferrovial Construction have been selected as the early contractor involvement partners for the Oven Mountain pumped hydro project in New South Wales.
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SRL East: Team awarded £870M contract for northern tunnels
A Webuild, GS Engineering and Construction, and Bouygues Construction Australia consortium will build the northern section of Melbourne’s SRL East project.
Geological assessments planned for Shetland inter-island transport study
A Cowi, Stantec and Mott MacDonald consortium has been appointed by Shetland Islands Council to study ferry and fixed link options, including bridges and tunnels, across the Shetland archipelago.
Engineering team selected for Cruachan hydro power station expansion
Renewable energy company Drax has appointed Cowi and Pini in a new joint venture to deliver its plans to build the UK’s first new pumped storage hydro plant in almost 40 years.
Hudson Tunnel ground stabilisation contract awarded to Cowi
Cowi has been selected as the design manager and engineer of record for a ground stabilisation programme as part of the Hudson River Tunnel project in New York.
Atkins Réalis to provide design services for Irish Rail
Atkins Réalis will provide design services on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart+) West and South West rail improvement projects, as part of Irish Rail’s programme to improve public transport in the greater Dublin area.
Aecom and WW+P to produce Bakerloo line extension feasibility study
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Aecom and architects WW+P to produce a feasibility study on four new stations to be built as part of the Bakerloo line extension in south east London.
Kier to design and build mine water treatment scheme in Yorkshire
The Coal Authority has awarded Kier a contract to design and construct a new mine water treatment scheme at Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire.
Further ground investigation contract awarded as A9 Dualling programme progresses
The A9 Dualling programme has taken another step forward as a new ground investigation contract has been awarded to Soil Engineering.
TfL chooses Dragados UK for tunnels contract on Elephant & Castle station upgrade
TfL has appointed Dragados UK as the contractor for the design and construction of new passenger tunnels on its Elephant & Castle station upgrade.
Wessex Water appoints 16 suppliers to £3.7bn AMP8 framework
Wessex Water has named the major engineering and consultancy firms that will be capital delivery partners on its £3.7bn plans for the eighth asset management period (AMP8) from 2025 to 2030.
£97M of major works packages awarded on Borumba pumped hydro
Major works packages including for dam and project design, and underground technical services, have been awarded on Queensland’s Borumba pumped hydro project.
NI Water fills £800M professional services framework
Northern Ireland Water has awarded 14 companies places on its up to £800M professional services framework that will support the planning and delivery of its capital works programme.
Jacobs Motts JV appointed technical partner on Teddington river abstraction scheme
Thames Water has appointed a joint venture of Jacobs and Mott MacDonald as technical partner on its proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction project.
Cowi wins design job on geothermal power plant expansion in Iceland
Cowi will carry out the engineering design for a 100MW expansion of the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant – a flash steam combined heat and power plant – in Iceland.
National Highways advertises £495M technical service framework
National Highways has retendered its technical consultancy framework, which covers geotechnical engineering services, with a value of £495M.
Hampshire council informs market of £3.5M geotechnical framework
Hampshire County Council has alerted contractors to an upcoming tender opportunity on its geotechnical and geoenvironmental framework for 2025-2029.
Scottish Water teases £6.3bn of work including civils
Scottish Water has alerted contractors to up to £6.3bn of work over its next two regulatory periods.
Atkins Réalis appointed to design new road near Glasgow
Atkins Réalis has been appointed by North Lanarkshire Council to design the new 10km long East Airdrie Link Road in central Scotland.
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