G&T drafted in to review cost rises on HS2 civils contracts

By Daniel Gayne2023-11-30T13:21:00

HS2 - tunnel boring machine prep - June 2020 (4)

Source: HS2

Cost-plus contracts blamed for 90% of hikes

Gardiner & Theobald (G&T) has been brought on by HS2 Ltd to figure out why cost estimates have risen so much since 2019.

The cost consultant has been awarded a £490,000 contract to conduct a commercial review of main works civils contracts (MWCC) on the first, and now only, phase of the high-speed rail project.

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