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Keep up to dateBy Jordan Marshall2020-02-12T06:00:00
Oakervee report says winning civils firms have inflated prices to cover risks
HS2 has been told to consider reprocuring its main civil engineering contractors for the first phase of the project if they do not agree to cut costs.
Firms lined up for work, officially valued at £6.6bn, include Balfour Beatty, Vinci, Costain, Skanska, Sir Robert McAlpine and Kier. They were all awarded the two-stage contracts back in July 2017.
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