Railway shelled out 拢900m to fims during period, DfT data says

Construction firms were paid close to 拢900m by HS2 in the first six months of the year.

Data published by the Department for Transport has revealed the bills paid by the railway with a value of more than 拢25,000.

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The Laing O鈥橰ourke Murphy team has cleared this site in Birmingham to make way for the new station at Curzon Street

Those firms whose invoices topped more than this figure a month were paid 拢895.5m for their work on the 拢100bn project.

A Laing O鈥橰ourke and Murphy joint venture, which is carrying out demolition and enabling work across the West Midlands, was the top paid supplier, picking up 拢165.4m between January and June.

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Align JV 鈥� the team made up of Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick which is carrying out the main civils work around the Chilterns 鈥� was the next best paid for the period, earning 拢114.8m.

And the Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture, responsible for building 80km of the route from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire, was paid close to 拢110m.

Construction firms were paid a total of 拢180.4m in May, the most of any month in the first half of the year. The next best month was June with 拢177.8m paid to contractors and consultants.

Construction companies pay on HS2 - January to June 2020

CompanyTotal payment
Laing O鈥橰ourke/Murphy 拢165,397,589.48
Align JV 拢114,842,444.84
Balfour Beatty/Vinci JV 拢109,998,304.58
Skanska/Costain/Strabag 拢98,846,347.34
Costain/Skanska 拢98,053,952.86
Fusion JV 拢95,040,117.35
Eiffage/Kier 拢78,424,790.75
Ove Arup 拢30,669,551.79
WSP 拢24,038,734.77
Balfour Beatty/Vinci/Systra JV 拢14,323,419.38
Mace/Dragados JV 拢10,778,181.64
Turner & Townsend 拢9,803,831.05
Mott MacDonald/WSP 拢9,739,522.31
Aecom 拢8,073,066.10
Balfour Beatty 拢7,810,931.23
Bechtel 拢7,096,332.85
Lendlease 拢4,094,753.43
Mouchel 拢3,174,020.21
Mott MacDonald 拢2,046,409.02
Gardiner & Theobald 拢625,033.07
Atkins 拢612,952.89
Systra 拢509,105.59
CH2M 拢500,092.80
Bam Nuttall 拢420,275.33
Perfect Circle 拢319,201.06
Wilkinson Eyre 拢109,444.20
Jacobs 拢72,545.07
Bidwells 拢25,848.35

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