Three chase £100m office job
Posted: 18 November 2009The contest for a £100m office deal in Brighton has narrowed to three challengers.
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Four contest £55m Leeds arena deal
Posted: 18 November 2009Four rivals are tussling for a high-profile scheme in Leeds, worth at least £55m.
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VolkerFitzpatrick bags £23m contract
Posted: 13 November 2009VolkerFitzpatrick has bagged a £23m contract to build new council offices for Staffordshire County Council.
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Firms tussle for £85m Edinburgh project
Posted: 11 November 2009Big-name firms are vying to prequalify for a highly-controversial and high-profile project in Edinburgh, worth at least £85m.
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Four battle for £30m Cambridge University deal
Posted: 11 November 2009Four firms are in the line-up for a high-profile education-sector deal in Cambridge, worth at least £30m.
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Chinese win motorway job at huge discount
Posted: 11 November 2009Polish road builders have seen a national motorway contract snatched from under their noses by a state-owned Chinese contractor on its first foray into Europe.
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Four in hunt for £140m Rocket
Posted: 11 November 2009Four contractors are fighting it out to win a £140m mixed-use scheme near Old Street roundabout in central London.
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BAA construction director Rob Stewart set to leave
Posted: 10 November 2009Rob Stewart is to leave his post as construction director at airport operator BAA to take charge of construction at the £12bn Defence Techincal Academy PFI in St Athan, south Wales.
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Sisk wins £3.5m police station contract
Posted: 10 November 2009Sisk has won a £3.5m contract from Warwickshire Police to renovate and refurbish Rugby Police Station.
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Crossrail invites tenders for Liverpool St and Whitechapel tunnels
Posted: 10 November 2009Crossrail is inviting tenders for the construction of the access shafts and station tunnels in connection with the construction of new stations at Liverpool and Whitechapel.
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Contractors clamour for £150m nuclear waste facility
Posted: 09 November 2009 Contractors are clamouring to get involved in the construction of a £150m waste facility at Dounreay in a bid to demonstrate their suitability for the planned...
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Vinci wins £25m Jewish school contract
Posted: 09 November 2009Vinci Construction has won a £25m education deal in Liverpool.
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£42m North Wales school contract up for grabs
Posted: 09 November 2009Denbighshire County Council in North Wales is looking for a construction team to tackle the redevelopment of the local high school, including surrounding infrastructure.
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Costain takes £250m Midlands highways maintenance deal
Posted: 09 November 2009Costain in joint venture with Lafarge has won a £250m maintenance framework from the Highways Agency.
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Four chase £35m Southampton Academies deal
Posted: 09 November 2009Four contractors have submitted preliminary tenders for a Southampton City Council Academies deal which could be worth £35m.
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Vinci Construction wins £6.4m London school extension job
Posted: 06 November 2009Vinci Construction’s building division has won a £6.4m contract to build a three-storey sixth form teaching block at Harris Girls Academy, in East Dulwich, London.
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10 chosen for £150m care homes frameworks
Posted: 06 November 2009Ten contractors have have been named on three care homes frameworks with a total value of £150m.
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Stewart Milne Construction wins £10m-worth of new work
Posted: 06 November 2009Aberdeen-based contractor Stewart Milne Construction has picked up £10m-worth of new contracts.
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Skanska wins £28m Essex high school
Posted: 05 November 2009Skanska has come top of class to a take a £28m contract to build Belfairs High School in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
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Top 5 construction tenders - 5 November
Posted: 05 November 2009 1) London: housing construction
Value: £70m
Catalyst Housing Group is looking for a contractor to help it fully redevelop the Wornington Green Estate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The project is for the delivery of the first phase od the development (blocks 1-3), initially with an option to break on blocks 2 and 3.
Deadline: 14 December
2) Northampton: highway
Value: £20m
Northamtonshire County Council is inviting tenders for the construction of a new section of highway between Kettering and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. The work will involve the construction of a two-lane dual carriageway of around 4.3km in length. Work will need to start on site in August 2010.
Deadline: 2 December 3)
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