Officials from site owners London & Continental Railways andthe Olympic Delivery Authority say the winning bidder will startwork next year. The Lend Lease consortium includes East ThamesGroup, First Base and Crosby Homes while Bouygues, the world'ssecond-largest construction company, has teamed up with UKhomebuilder Barratt Developments.

LCR managing director Stephen Jordan says the shortlistdemonstrates the high quality of the companies that put in bids."Cutting down from the long list was tough," Jordan comments."However, after a thorough evaluation process, we believe that wehave shortlisted three very credible candidates all of which bringa wealth of experience and resources."

ODA chief executive David Higgins says the authority is workingwith its partners to make sure the construction remains onschedule.

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