Balfour Beatty, Mace, T&T and F&G all in line for Hinkley Point C contracts

Energy company EDF has announced its roster of consultants and contractors in line to win work at the first of the UK’s new-build nuclear reactors in Somerset.

The appointments are all subject to a final investment decision, as EDF Energy and its joint venture partner Areva are still to finalise negotiations with investors, including CGN (China General Nuclear Corporation) and CNNC (China National Nuclear Corporation).

Mace is due to oversee commercial and contract management services for civil, industrial and nuclear works at the proposed Hinkley Point C power plant, as well as project and construction management services for major off-site works.

Its responsibilities will include contract management, the construction of three freight management facilities, four park-and-ride facilities and induction building, local highway improvements and three accommodation campuses for more than 1,500 workers.  

Meanwhile, Balfour Beatty Bailey, a joint venture between Balfour Beatty and services contractor NG Bailey, has been named preferred bidder for the £460m electrical package.

The 50:50 joint venture will deliver infrastructure that will power the station and its operations, creating 1,000 jobs, including many specialist engineers.

Balfour Beatty Bailey’s six-year project is expected to begin in 2016 with design work and the construction phase in 2017 and full contract award anticipated for 2016, subject to the final investment decision.

And Faithful & Gould has been selected as preferred bidder for contract management services, while Turner & Townsend has also announced that it is now preferred supplier for project controls for the Somerset project.

It will also provide project management and NEC contract management services for the proposed programme.

Hinkley Point C, which will be located on the north Somerset coast, will be the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK for 20 years. The two new nuclear reactors that form the proposed Hinkley Point C will provide reliable, low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of UK demand.