Sisk wins latest 2012 village job
Posted: 21 October 2009John Sisk and Son has won the latest Athletes Village Tier 1 contract to build two accommodation blocks on the Olympic site.
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Two left in chase for £50m Liverpool library
Posted: 21 October 2009Sources say only two groups now have any chance of booking in for a revamped £50m PFI library deal in Liverpool.
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McAleer & Rushe wins £25m Baker Street office job
Posted: 21 October 2009Northern Irish firm McAleer & Rushe has beaten off a large number of rivals to secure the £25m contract to build a commercial development on Baker Street in central London.
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Six battle for £80m Peterborough schools deal
Posted: 21 October 2009Six heavyweight rivals are battling to chalk up victory on an £80m schools scheme in the south of Peterborough.
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Kier tops CJ50 with public sector work haul
Posted: 21 October 2009Having won £665m worth of work in September, the month provided some solace for Kier after the firm was hit with an £18m OFT fine. Public sector work accounted for two-thirds of the £2.5bn total, which remains below the 12-month average.
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Lovell wins £4m housing job
Posted: 20 October 2009Lovell has won a contract to build a £4.23m housing development for Midland Heart in Winson Green, Birmingham.
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Crossrail advertises Paddington upgrade
Posted: 20 October 2009A works package at Paddington Station is being advertised as part of the upgrading of London stations associated with Crossrail.
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Balfour Beatty bags US military work
Posted: 20 October 2009Balfour Beatt has won a £273m haul of contracts in the US, the majority of which are with the US military.
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Fifteen win place on £4bn Academies Framework
Posted: 20 October 2009Fifteen firms, including five medium-sized companies, have secured a place on the £4bn Contractors’ Framework for the construction of new academies.
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Lakesmere bags £28m of contract wins
Posted: 19 October 2009Lakesmere has won a series of contracts in the leisure, education and health sectors, worth a total of £28m.
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D-Day looms for Donington Grand Prix dream
Posted: 19 October 2009Contractors lined-up for the £100m redevelopment of Donington Park will find out on Friday whether funding for the project is in place.
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IMAGES: Plans submitted for £5.5bn Battersea Power Station revamp
Posted: 19 October 2009The planning application for the £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has been submitted to the London Borough of Wandsworth by developer Treasury Holdings.
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Prince Charles plans 2,000 homes in Somerset countryside
Posted: 19 October 2009Prince Charles is planning to build 2,000 homes on farmland near Bath.
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Nuclear new-build to be financed by consumer tax
Posted: 19 October 2009The next generation of UK nuclear power stations will be funded by a new electricity tax on consumers, according to a report in The Guardian.
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Top 5 Construction Tenders - 16 October 2009
Posted: 16 October 2009 Top 5 OJEU tenders: 1) Shropshire: Care home Value: £148m Shropshire Council is looking for contractors to express an interest in a £148m care home scheme. The council plans to build 400 extra care housing units on eight sites across the county. An open day will take place for interested firms on 6 November. Contact Jim Evans, project accountant at: jim.evans@shropshire.gov.uk Deadline: n/a 2) Lambeth: Housing refurb Value: £30m United Residents Housing is seeking contractors to join a framework covering housing refurbishment work in the London Borough of Lambeth. The contract, which is dependent on £24.5m of external funding will run for five years with the possibility of a three-year e
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IMAGES: Kevin McCloud gets planning OK for Swindon project
Posted: 15 October 2009TV celebrity Kevin McCloud has finally won planning permission for a 42-home sustainable development in Swindon.
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Contractor wanted for £25m homes repair and improvement deal
Posted: 15 October 2009Wealden District Council is seeking a contractor to undertake repairs and improvement works to its housing stock in a deal worth up to £25m.
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Down Council seeks contractor for £12m admin centre job
Posted: 15 October 2009Down District Council is seeking a contractor to build the New Down Administration Centre, as part of an £11.7m contract.
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£7m university learning centre contract up for grabs
Posted: 15 October 2009The University of Nottingham is looking for a contractor to undertake a £7m deal to build a new engineering and science learning centre.
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Contractors wanted for mobile classrooms deal
Posted: 15 October 2009Suffolk County Council is looking for a contractor to provide modular and portable buildings to act as temporary classrooms while construction work on schools in the borough takes place.
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