Redevelopment
Airport links
A successful delivery partnership
When the BBC’s Peter Plisner covered the redevelopment of Birmingham’s New Street station for Rail Professional last April, he commented that ‘apart from men in high visibility clothing and the odd crane, the passenger might be forgiven for thinking that not much is happening.’ Despite being one of the UK’s
biggest city centre civil engineering projects, Plisner observed it was ‘so well-planned that, so far, there’s been no disruption to the smooth running of the station,’ and he paid tribute to those working on a project that Network Rail, and its delivery partner Mace, can ‘feel immensely proud of’. Clearly, the whole project is also a
tribute to the successful relationship between Network Rail and Mace, an international consultancy and construction company
NR held a competitive tender
process for the New Street project back in 2008, and Chris Montgomery, Network Rail project director, explained that Mace was chosen on a number of selective criteria including its ability to deliver value and efficiencies, its behaviour and ability to manage and successfully deliver a highly complex project in a demanding environment. According to Montgomery,
working with a delivery partner that is ‘embedded’ within an integrated project team helps deliver significant savings against a traditional main contractor model. ‘At New Street, Mace has been able
to bring construction management experience, an extended supply chain and early contractor involvement. This partnership has helped drive significant efficiencies.’
‘Birmingham New Street has long had a reputation for being dingy and in recent years it has struggled to cope’
Rail Minister Simon Burns said: ‘Birmingham New Street has long had a reputation for being dingy, and in recent years it has struggled to cope with the unprecedented growth in passenger numbers. This is why the government has contributed £160 million towards transforming the station into a modern, bright 21st century gateway.’ Birmingham City Council, John Lewis, which is providing three- quarters of the 1000 jobs available, and Network Rail have signed a jobs and skills charter setting out how they will ensure Birmingham’s diverse community, including young unemployed people, have access to the opportunities created by the development.
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