Contracts Awarded for Sellafield Infrastructure Work
Sellafield Ltd has awarded contracts worth a total of GBP2.9 billion (USD3.8 billion) to a partnership comprising Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Costain Limited, and HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction Ltd for non-nuclear infrastructure works at the Sellafield site in Cumbria, northwest England.
The partnership will be part of a long-term arrangement called the Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP), which will deliver projects and tasks to support essential services at Sellafield, including:
- Electricity distribution
- Water
- Road and rail networks
- Bridges
- Foundations
- Security installations
The contracts will be for an initial nine years with an option for a further six years, through to 2040. The work is split into three lots: electrical distribution partner, utilities partner, and civils partner.
Author's summary: Sellafield Ltd awards GBP2.9 billion contracts for infrastructure work.