VolkerFitzpatrick beats Vinci to Barnet's station

The new Brent Cross West station on the Midland Main Line is part of the wider £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood development.

The new station is required to be completed, commissioned and handed over by May 2022.

The selection of VolkerFitzpatrick was approved by Barnet Council’s policy & resources committee on 3^rd October 2019 after the contractor’s bid was given a score of 78.68% ahead of second-place Vinci Taylor Woodrow’s 75.58%. A third bidder scored 67.24%.

Following final negotiations and standstill period, the council entered into an NEC3 ECC Option C contract (target price contract with activity schedule) with VolkerFitzpatrick onn 23^rd December 2019.

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