Four consortiums battle it out for rail contract

THE names of four international consortia bidding to win the lucrative multi- million euro contract to build an underground rail interconnector for Dublin have been announced.

Iarnród Éireann yesterday revealed the identity of the four bidders, which include some of the biggest names in construction and engineering worldwide such as Macquarie and Balfour Beatty.

The shortlist for the consortia who will enter the pre-qualification phase of the public-private partnership process to build the DART underground is: BBI — featuring Balfour Beatty Capital; City Connect including Macquarie Capital Group; NascRail, which included AIB, Bombardier Transportation and Pierse Contracting; and Toto — an Italian conglomeration.