Top 5 construction tenders - 27 August 2009

This week's top five construction tenders include the tunnelling works for Crossrail, a £1bn maintenance package for the Ministry of Justice and a £22m theatre in Liverpoool. The details are only a summary of what's available, for the full OJEU click on the link.

London: Tunnelling

• Value: tba
• Crossrail Limited (CRL) has put a package of major tunnelling works for the £16bn Crossrail project out to tender. The work, split into two lots, will involve the construction of a series of 6.2m-internal diameter twin-bored tunnels under central London, approximately 21km in length.
• Deadline: 28 September

UK: Facilities management

• Value: £400m - £1bn
• The Ministry of Justice is looking for up to 10 contractors to manage its UK wide portfolio of buildings across a four year period. The exhaustive list of work includes fabric and m&e maintenance, plumbing packages, landscaping and signage.
• Deadline: 17 September

Yeovil: Housing maintenance

• Value: £25m-£30m
• Yarlington Property Management is advertising for a contractor to carry out planned maintenance across its 8,000 homes. The work on the properties in Somerset will take place over a 10 year period and includes roofing, doors, landscaping works, joinery, kitchens and bathrooms.
• Deadline: 30 September

Liverpool: Theatre construction

• Value: £22.6m
• The Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust is looking for contractors to build one theatre and refurbish another. The Everyman theatre is still on the drawing board while the Playhouse threatre requires refurbishment. Work will begin in November and is expected to be complete in 2016.
• Deadline: 9 September

Croydon: College construction

• Value: £14m
• Croydon College is advertising phase 2 of its construction project. The contract will be design and build and the college is looking to achieve a BREEAM very good rating.
• Deadline: 4 September