{"id":88481,"date":"2018-01-30T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T09:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a9fa5e4d6ea05b258c2ded8d180ae8fc"},"modified":"2018-01-30T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T09:41:57","slug":"press-release-hs2-begins-search-for-rail-systems-track-and-mechanical-electrical-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=88481","title":{"rendered":"Press release: HS2 begins search for rail systems track and mechanical &amp; electrical contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The circa \u00a31.55 billion track and overhead catenary system (OCS) package will oversee HS2\u2019s construction and its dynamic testing phase, linking the whole system and trains before handing it over to the operator for the line\u2019s trial running phase.<\/p>\n<p>Aspects of the track and OCS contract include delivery of critical elements of the railway\u2019s infrastructure, covering its overhead catenary \u2018power\u2019 system from which high speed trains will draw down power, and 180 miles of track along which they will travel at speeds of up to 360kph (225mph).<\/p>\n<p>The contract also incorporates construction work within stations and in tunnels including the provision of engineering trains to link worksites along the route. It also covers design integration and co-ordination with other railway systems, civil engineering and station construction contractors.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of today\u2019s pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) publication is for the circa \u00a3330 million contract for the tunnel and lineside mechanical &amp; electrical and tunnel ventilation works. It covers the design, installation, testing and commissioning of HS2 safety equipment including tunnel ventilation fans, lighting, handrails, fire safety equipment and tunnel alarm systems.<\/p>\n<p>HS2 Ltd chief executive, Mark Thurston, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for the smartest, most cost effective solutions that the industry has to offer through these contracts, which form part of the overall railway system for HS2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">These 2 essential contracts are fundamental to HS2 operating safely, reliably and efficiently for the millions of people who will use and come to depend on it. Once complete, HS2 will transform rail travel in the UK, providing extra capacity and improved connectivity between our major cities and act as a catalyst for growth across the UK.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>HS2 services will connect over 25 destinations and 30 million people across the UK. Trains will serve existing city centre stations in places like Glasgow and Liverpool, as well as brand new purpose-built stations in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and the East Midlands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_2357\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Press and media enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">For enquiries during office working hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 6149\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">For enquiries outside of these hours and at the weekend<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 0550\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"comments\">The press and media enquiries line is for accredited journalists only<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful bidders will deliver the track and overhead catenary system works and the tunnel and lineside mechanical &amp; electrical and tunnel ventilation works, between London and Birmingham (Phase One) and Birmingham to Crewe (Phase 2a).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}