Last month London Mayor Boris Johnson officially opened the first section of the new £1bn rail route in the capital, which builds on and extends the old East London Line. On 23 May the full line was opened, which runs from Dalston Junction in the north to New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon in the south. By 2011 it will be extended to Highbury & Islington and by 2012 the remaining link connecting the East London Line to Network Rail lines at Queen’s Road Peckham will complete the inner London orbital railway.

We are delighted to announce that CJ Associates have won 1st place in the 2010 MPA Simulator Challenge.  11 teams took part in the challenge, which involved managing the design and construction of a hypothetical football stadium.

Farringdon station is being transformed into one of London’s best connected stations as part of the Thameslink programme and Crossrail scheme. The two major cross-London routes will meet at Farringdon. A £250m investment will see longer platforms, the refurbishment of the existing London Underground station building, construction of a new station concourse building on Turnmill Street and the construction of a new integrated ticket hall on Cowcross Street for Network Rail and Crossrail passengers.

As Consents Manager for Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, CJ Associates were responsible for producing a complete schedule of all consents necessary to facilitate construction of the Canary Wharf Crossrail Station, managing and ensuring that all consents were obtained in accordance with the construction programme.  Michael Bryant, Operations Executive at Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd, said of our involvement..

"Their expertise gained from working on other similar sized and complex projects has been invaluable in providing a strategic overview. We very much appreciate their involvement in the project and can highly recommend their consents management and consultation expertise, together with their excellent management of the preparation, submission and obtaining of all town planning, heritage and environmental consents required under the Crossrail Act 2008"

The new station is being built in the North Dock between Canary Wharf and North Quay and when complete will be one of the largest on the Crossrail network.  It will be the first Crossrail station to be built and includes plans for retail space and a roof-top park.
 

CJ Associates are providing project and commercial management with associated support services for Centro, who are working on several projects that will extend and enhance the Midland Metro.  The West Midlands region has allocated funding and Centro have secured "Programme Entry" level status from the Department of Transport (DfT).

Our services relate to the development of a business case for an extension into Wolverhampton that will integrate the bus and railway stations and submission of the Bbusiness case for Conditional Approval from the DfT for the procurement of new trams to increase capacity on the existing network with associated depot enhancements and an extension through Birmingham City Centre to interface with the proposed New Street ‘Gateway’ railway station. Specific roles include Project and Programme Management, Commercial Management (including risk management and procurement documentation).
 

King’s Cross St Pancras Underground Station Redevelopment-Phase 2 has won the ICE Infrastructure Award. CJ Associates acted as planning & Consents Co-ordinators on the project, alongside engineers Arup and architect Allies and Morrison.

The works to construct the major new ticket hall and pedestrian tunnels at one of the busiest stations on the London Underground network were completed ahead of schedule in November 2009. The finished ticket hall has delivered brand new, state-of-the-art facilities, which have doubled the capacity of the station, reduced congestion and improved accessibility.

CJ Associates are working work with Parsons Brinckerhoff, providing Planning & Consents advice, for the design of the East London Line Phase 2.

The East London Line is being upgraded and extended to the north and south. When the new line opens in 2010 it will be a key part of the London Overground network with fast frequent train services running from Highbury & Islington to West Croydon, Crystal Palace and New Cross. A further extension is planned from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye.

CJ Associates have been retained to act as Interim Bid Manager (Commercial) for MetroExpress initially delivering:

• Developing heads of terms for all InfraCo contracts to supplement those of the RPA
• Developing the performance payment model
• Developing a robust framework for inputs to the financial model, and probably the first test run of that model
• Outlining the maintenance business plan

MetroExpress has been formed by a number of world class companies and is supported by strong Irish and international contractors with a proven track record in the construction and putting into service a number of modern, European underground metro systems. It includes: Macquarie (Equity), Allied Irish Bank (Equity), Global Via/FCC (Equity and Primary Infrastructure Contractor), Bombardier (Equity and Rolling Stock Manufacture and Maintain) and TransdevRATP (Operator).

The project (Packages 6 & 8) involves termination of the North London Line at Stratford Regional station and associated platform alterations and the construction of an extension of the Docklands Light Railway from Canning Town to Stratford International passenger station. CJ Associates have been retained by DLR to provide management and procurement assistance for the project, including:

• review of tender documentation
• member of interview panel
• tender assessment
• commercial management
• design management and co-ordination

We have been retained by DLR to assist with the three car upgrade to the existing Docklands Light Railway between Bank/Tower Gateway, Poplar and Lewisham (Packages 1-5 & 7). We are carrying out evaluation of tenders for the appointment of contractors to undertake design and build of the project and subsequently commercial management services.

• Preparation of planning submissions
• review of tender documentation
• member of interview panel
• tender assessment
• commercial management
• design management and co-ordination

CJ Associates have been retained by Edinburgh Airport Ltd to provide strategic advice regarding the diversion of the Gogar Burn at Edinburgh Airport.

The Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill proposes a minor diversion of the Gogar Burn to facilitate construction of the Edinburgh Airport station, but the station nevertheless requires considerable flood protection works, and the passenger route from station platforms to airport terminal would be complicated by the main concourse having to be elevated. Areas of land that would otherwise be ideal for international business development form part of the flood plain and are subject to periodic flooding.

We are currently providing Planning and Consents Management to London Underground on the Step-Free Access and Capacity Enhancement Projects at Archway and Highbury & Islington stations.

We have been appointed to provide Planning and Consents Management to Taylor Woodrow/Metronet for the Step-Free Access project at Baker Street station. 

Baker Street station is a listed building and was one of the first underground stations to be built on the world's first underground railway.

CJ Associates have been appointed to the London Development Agency (LDA)'s Specialist Consultancy Panel to provide Project and Programme Management and advice on Planning law.

The panel has been established to provide a pool of suitably qualified and experienced specialists for either specific pieces of work or projects or to work in an interim capacity. There are 120 members of the panel who cover one or more of 82 services. To read more about the LDA, visit their website: www.lda.gov.uk