The appointment of architects and engineers to design seven stations on the ￡16bn Crossrail project is to be delayed by at least three months. The firms, many of which have already been attached to the project for several years, responded in April to a notice in the Official Journal calling for expressions of interest. They then expected to be told whether they had been appointed to the scheme's design framework by September. But in the first sign of delays to the programme, which is seen as crucial to the industry's well being over the next eight years, Crossrail has said it could be the end of the year before appointments are officially made. The delay has been caused by the client's decision to ask firms shortlisted after the expressions of interest to submit another round of bids.
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