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High Speed 2 (HS2) has shortlisted three contractors that will be invited to tender for the project’s £570M Birmingham Curzon Street station.

The firms through to the final bidding for HS2’s Birmingham city centre terminus are Bam Ferrovial – a joint venture of Bam Nuttall and Ferrovial Construction (UK); Laing O’Rourke Construction; and a Mace Dragados joint venture.

An earlier tendering exercise was scrapped last year after HS2 reported that not enough contractors had appeared interested in taking the project on.

The station design by WSP and Grimshaw Architects is said to be inspired by the steel arched roofs of Victorian railway stations. The new station is to be net zero carbon in operation, helped by incorporating eco-friendly design and sustainable technologies. The station will have over 2,800m² of solar panels located on platform canopies.

HS2 Ltd procurement and commercial director David Poole said: “Birmingham Curzon Street is absolutely at the heart of the HS2 project and will help transform the city and the economy of the wider region.”

“We are looking for a partner to take on the highly complex construction phase, working with us to deliver this logistical and engineering challenge. It’s great to see how much interest there is in the competition and we look forward to working with the successful bidder to deliver, what will be a new low-carbon architectural landmark for Birmingham and the UK.”

Archaeological work is underway with demolition, ground investigation and utility diversions set to start this summer. The contract for construction of the station is expected to be awarded next year.

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