Four contest Sheffield school deal

Four firms are swotting up for a £17.5m education-sector deal in South Yorkshire for the Diocese of Sheffield.

The roll-call for the Rossington All Saints School, near Doncaster, is Allenbuild, Norwest Holst, Shepherd and Wates.

The scheme involves a new school covering 7,640m22, a sports village of 1,940m22, plus new sports pitches and infrastructure tasks.

The new school will incorporate environmentally- friendly measures, such as wind chimneys, solar shading, roof lights and underfloor heating.

A start on site is due in January.

, with completion expected in April 2008.The present school buildings will be demolished when the new school comes on stream.

A start on site is due in January, with completion expected in April 2008.

[Contract Journal, 25 October 2006, p14]