BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded a joint venture of Arcadis and AtkinsRéalis a five-year framework contract to provide programme management services for the ongoing £10.7bn Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project in northern England, which includes electrification of the line from Manchester to Huddersfield, Leeds and York.
The framework has a value estimated at up to £100m, with the actual value subject to work commissioned over the contract period. There is an eight-year extension option. Arcadis and AtkinsRéalis will provide services including project management, programme controls and integration, data analytics, schedule monitoring, risk management, strategic advisory, and construction and commercial management.
Arcadis says the TRU programme is the largest rail upgrade project in Britain, covering 122km. With several dedicated alliances of contractors and project teams working on the programme, it adds that integrated programme management and project controls are essential to coordinate delivery of this complex project.
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