Mace and Dragados have been awarded the contract to build the new £570 million HS2 station in Birmingham

A joint venture between Mace and Dragados has been awarded the £570m contract to design and build HS2’s Birmingham Curzon Street station. Image credit HS2 LTD.

The deal will see Mace Dragados work with HS2 Ltd in two stages to finalise the detailed design and then build the landmark station.

The JV beat rival bids from a JV between Bam Nuttall and Ferrovial Construction (UK) and Laing O’Rourke Construction

Planning permission for the Curzon Street Station was granted in April last year, and the designs by WSP and Grimshaw Architects are intended to meet a “BREEAM excellent” standard.

This is the industry measure for buildings’ sustainability, with Birmingham’s HS2 station set to be net zero carbon in operation.

HS2 Ltd’s chief executive, Mark Thurston said: “Birmingham Curzon Street is right at the heart of the HS2 project, providing a fantastic terminus for trains running right into the heart of the city centre.  The station will play a vital role in the long-term economic future of the West Midlands, creating hundreds of jobs during construction and boosting the region after the pandemic.

“Mace and Dragados have some incredible experience delivering some of the world’s most challenging and exciting infrastructure projects, and I look forward to welcoming them to the team.”

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson said: “This is a huge moment for Birmingham and for HS2. The brand new, world class HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street will place the city at the beating heart of the new HS2 network.

“It marks a major investment in Birmingham’s future as we build back better from Covid-19 – breathing new life into the city centre, supporting hundreds of new skilled jobs and helping forge better connections across the whole country.”

The station is intended to have connections with the Midlands Metro tram system, pedestrian routes to local bus services, Sprint rapid transit bus services and local rail services from the neighbouring Moor Street station. The station also has more than 550 bicycle spaces.