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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Brookfield scoops £550m Glasgow hospital contract
Posted: 05 November 2009Brookfield (formerly Multiplex) looks set to have won the £550m contract to redevelop Glasgow Southern General hospital.
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Main contractors vie for HCA delivery framework
Posted: 05 November 2009Competition for a place on housing agency's Public Land Initiative hots up.
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Ringway wins contract extensions worth up to £64m
Posted: 04 November 2009Ringway has won contract extensions on highways maintenance work worth up to £64m.
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£19m Scottish college deal up for grabs
Posted: 04 November 2009Banff and Buchan College in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, is looking for a contractor to redevelop its campus at a cost of between £18m and £19m.
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Northamptonshire seeks contractor for £20m A509 Isham bypass
Posted: 04 November 2009Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) is looking for a contractor to tackle the construction of the A509 Isham bypass between Kettering and Wellingborough.
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Durkan wins £28m East London housing deal
Posted: 04 November 2009Durkan has been awarded a £28.5m construction contract by L&Q Housing Group to provide a 207-unit development in East London.
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Durkan bags housing deal worth up to £100m
Posted: 04 November 2009Durkan has won a framework deal worth up to £100m to help develop homes in north London.
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Tottenham Court Road bidders asked to revise tenders
Posted: 04 November 2009Contractors pitching for the £500m makeover of London's Tottenham Court Road have been asked to revise bids for the project by Transport for London (TfL).
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Plans unveiled for £500m regeneration of Purfleet
Posted: 03 November 2009Communities Secretary John Denham has unveiled plans for a £500m scheme to regenerate the heart of Purfleet, Essex in the Thames Gateway.
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Finnegan takes on last major LSC contract
Posted: 02 November 2009Its problems have been well documented, but the Learning and Skills Council did fund a few impressive schemes before it went into meltdown.
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Shepherd books in for £50m Liverpool library job
Posted: 02 November 2009A preferred bidder has emerged for a reconfigured £50m PFI library deal in Liverpool.
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7 chosen for £60m Scottish healthcare framework
Posted: 02 November 2009Seven contactors have been selected for a £60m healthcare framework deal in Lothian which is being touted as a Scottish version of NHS LIFT.
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Arena Housing seeks contractors for £60m framework
Posted: 02 November 2009Arena Housing has advertised a framework contract worth up to £60m covering construction work across North-West England and Yorkshire.
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Wates wins £5m European Commision office refurb
Posted: 02 November 2009Wates Interiors has won a £5m contract to refurbish the future Europe House at 32 Smith Square in Westminster, London.
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Two left in chase for Derby BSF
Posted: 30 October 2009Two rivals will now lock horns for a £230m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project in the East Midlands.
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