UK firms outnumbered on £2.25bn supersewer shortlist

摘要

UK contractors Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke, Costain and Morgan Sindall are among 18 firms shortlisted for £2.25bn of work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel "supersewer" project, with overseas firms outnumbering UK contractors bidding for the work. This week Thames Tideway announced the shortlist of eight contractor consortiums for the three main packages of work. The tender is separated into three lots with three separate contracts, which comprise: West (with an estimated value of £300m-£500m); Central (£600m-£950m); and East (£500m-£800m). The eight consortiums include 10 overseas firms, including Bechtel, Dragados, Hochtief and Samsung, alongside eight UK firms.