Atkins Win Maintenance Study Contract

Atkins have re-established a relationship with a key Government client, Highways Department, by securing the Investigation assignment titled “Study for Identifying Areas for Improvement for Facilitating Maintenance Activities for the Shenzhen Section of the Hong Kong Shenzhen Western Corridor”, Agreement No. HNT 2/2007.

This project requires the review of ways to facilitate maintenance activities for the mainland designed section of the Shenzhen Western Corridor cable stayed bridge and modifying the bridge to allow relocate transformers, improve accessibility and modify the drainage within the deck.

The Atkins China bridge design team will be supported by Atkins Shenzhen, to liaise with the Shenzhen Highway Authority, the SSBB Project Office and the original designer and by one of Atkins Cable Stayed Bridge experts, Chris Hendy, in the UK.

Spatial Planning and Sustainability in Yunnan Province, China

The China Planning Team has recently won a landmark commission in Yunnan Province to provide technical assistance to the Yunnan Development and Reform Commission in the areas of spatial planning, sustainable development and geographical information systems. The technical assistance is part of a wider effort coordinated by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for International Development and the Department of Communities and Local Government. The findings of the technical assistance will be presented to the World Urban Forum in Nanjing in 2008.

China's 11th 5 Year Plan stipulates that all provinces should develop a spatial plan. Eight provinces out of thirty-three have been selected to pioneer this process, of which Yunnan is one.

Yunnan Province lies in south-west China and has a population of some 45 million persons comprising over 4% of the total land area of China. The spatial plan will focus on strategic issues of development, infrastructure provision, natural resources and environmental protection.

The commission underscores Atkins' capabilities in strategic urban planning and sustainable development.

The technical assistance team comprises Mark Harrison, Chen Yi, Marc Robson, and Yi Xing.

Rail Services, Australia is pleased to annouce not one, but two, significant contract awards in Sydney on Technical Advisor roles for the North West Rail Link (NWRL) Project, Sydney for the Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (TIDC). The NWRL i nvolves the construction and operation of a twin track passenger railway, approximately 22km long, between Epping and a proposed stabling facility at Rouse Hill, in the North West of Sydney. The line is due for completion in 2017 as part of the Metropolitan Rail Expansion Programme which will include a further two lines through the centre and to the South West of Sydney respectively. Atkins will be responsible for NWRL Contracts TA120 Control & Communications, and TA121 Systems Assurance.

Under the TA 120 Control and Communications contract Atkins will undertake Concept Design (with an option to extend to Preliminary design) of the Radio Communication Systems, Tunnel & Station Monitoring and Control Systems, Railway Telecom Systems (including Surveillance [CCTV], Passenger Information Systems, Automatic Ticketing and Train Identification), and the Telecommunications backbone. For this package Atkins has teamed with Hong Kong MTR. This contract will be led by David Ellis.

Under the TA 121 Systems Assurance (Safety & Reliability) contract Systems Assurance services will be undertaken covering ALL Technical Advisor scopes of work on the NWRL Project. This contract will be led by Peter Holmes.

Both contracts commenced on 7th January 2008 .

David Ellis, Director - Rail Services Australia points out "These contract awards represent a major breakthrough for Rail Services into the Australian market and are reward for the efforts made to establish market presence of our young business with the major rail clients in Sydney."

Rail Services are delighted to announce the award of the role of Signalling Independent Safety Assessment by Beijing MTR for the Beijing Line 4 project. We believe that this is the first independent safety assessment of a project application that has been awarded in the China market, and will add this type of project safety assessment to our China portfolio in addition to the excellent work currently being undertaken on safety assessment of a number of Chinese manufactured signalling products by our China based team.

The work will take place over the next three years and include assessment and audit work to be conducted in Hong Kong , Beijing , Toronto and Paris . The work will involve staff from both the Rail Services and S&R teams, and will be led by Patrik Talas.