HS2 MWCC Central C1 Permanent Works Category 3 (CAT 3) check

HS2 Lot C1 consists of 21.6km of high speed rail infrastructure in a rural environment. This will include a 3.4km viaduct, 16km twin-bore tunnel with mined cross-passages and five vent shafts.

Cat 3 checking services are required as part of the permanent works detailed design.

Full details and specifications will be provided to successfully shortlisted suppliers. Suppliers should be aware of the scale of this Project before responding to this opportunity.

Interested suppliers capable of delivering this work are invited to respond to this opportunity.

The buyer will conduct a shortlisting exercise around the following criteria:

Technical Capability - experience in design of:

High Speed Rail

Bored Tunnels

Deep Shafts

Sprayed Concrete Lining

Complex viaduct structures, including rail-structure interaction

Post-tensioned segmental superstructure construction, including balanced cantilever erection methods Geotechnics

High Speed 2 involvement Perceived conflict of interest Current level of resource commitment Knowledge of applicable HS2 standards

Organisational capability

Organisation size, staff numbers

Experience in large scale D&B projects

Turnover in total and railway infrastructure

UK Presence and familiarity with UK design, cat 3 checking and certification processes

The results of the shortlisting exercise will not be published.

Successfully shortlisted consultants will be issued with Invitation To Tender documents containing further details and instructions.

ITTs may be issued to other companies at the buyer's discretion.

Align D is the permanent works designer for HS2 Lot C1 (Align JV), consisting of Jacobs, Ingerop / Rendel. http://alignjv.co.uk