Dragados, a subsidiary of the ACS group, has secured one of the three spots in the Transport for London (TfL) Framework Agreement for Infrastructure. This contract includes, among other projects, improvement works on two key London Underground stations, as communicated by the company this Friday.
Thanks to this collaboration framework, various works can be carried out, such as station capacity expansions, accessibility improvements with barrier-free solutions, and railway infrastructure modernization works.
Among the planned interventions are phase 2 of the Elephant & Castle station, works to increase the capacity and accessibility of the South Kensington station, and the London tram network renovation program, which includes the updating of the electrical system.
The agreement, with an initial term of two years and an option to extend for another two, places the company "in a strategic position to participate in the execution of some of the main works" planned for the London transport network and "recognizes the company's technical capability, its collaborative approach, and its experience in delivering complex projects in operational environments in service," according to the company in a statement.
In the same note, Dragados emphasizes that, within the framework of this agreement, it has been awarded the works for the conditioning and equipping of phase 2 of the Elephant & Castle Underground station, after achieving the highest technical score compared to the other bidders.
The project includes the design and execution of the conditioning works for the new station box and recently constructed tunnels, the integration of existing systems of the Northern and Bakerloo lines, and the decommissioning of the current Northern line concourse. The design works corresponding to the first phase of the contract are already underway.
This intervention will increase the station's capacity by approximately 30%, enable a new integrated concourse for travelers, improve emergency evacuation conditions for the Northern line, incorporate barrier-free access, and optimize user journey times, the construction company details.
Regarding this, the general director of Dragados United Kingdom and Ireland, Steve Holmes, underlines that entering into the TfL framework agreement represents "an important achievement" and "a solid recognition" of the capacity and way of working of the ACS subsidiary.
As recently published by the newspaper 'Expansión', Dragados has accessed this TfL framework contract along with the companies Amey and Costain, to execute improvements in two London Underground stations for an amount of 840 million pounds (974 million euros).