Development team for £570m HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street station revealed
A joint venture between Mace and Dragados has been awarded the £570m contract to design and build HS2’s Birmingham Curzon Street station.
The deal will see Mace Dragados work with HS2 Ltd in two stages to finalise the detailed design and then build the landmark station.
The JV beat rival bids from a JV between Bam Nuttall and Ferrovial Construction (UK) and Laing O’Rourke Construction
The station itself will be net zero carbon in operation and adopt the latest eco-friendly design and sustainable technologies.
Mace and Dragados projects include the refurbishment of Birmingham New Street, Battersea Power Station (phase 2) and work on delivering the Spanish high speed rail network, including the major new Madrid Atocha and Barcelona Sants stations.
They are also working together in a separate joint venture delivering HS2’s London terminus at Euston.
HS2 Ltd’s chief executive, Mark Thurston said: “Birmingham Curzon Street is right at the heart of the HS2 project, providing a fantastic terminus for trains running right into the heart of the city centre. The station will play a vital role in the long-term economic future of the West Midlands, creating hundreds of jobs during construction and boosting the region after the pandemic.
“Mace and Dragados have some incredible experience delivering some of the world’s most challenging and exciting infrastructure projects, and I look forward to welcoming them to the team.”
HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson said: “This is a huge moment for Birmingham and for HS2. The brand new, world class HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street will place the city at the beating heart of the new HS2 network.
“It marks a major investment in Birmingham’s future as we build back better from Covid-19 – breathing new life into the city centre, supporting hundreds of new skilled jobs and helping forge better connections across the whole country.”
HS2 worked with WSP and Grimshaw Architects on the design for Curzon Street.
