ProRail has awarded VolkerRail a contract to undertake track maintenance around Amsterdam  (Photo: ProRail/Jos van Zetten).

NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has awarded VolkerRail a contract to undertake day-to-day track maintenance on the complex rail network in the Amsterdam area for five years from October 1.

Announcing the signing of the deal on June 13, VolkerRail said the performance-based contract would provide the contractor with the freedom to use its own methods to meet ProRail’s requirements.

The latest maintenance contract adds to VolkerRail’s existing agreements covering the Schiphol, Utrecht and Rotterdam areas.