September 25th 2018 Construction Industry News

A brief round-up of Construction Industry News from throughout the UK; provided in partnership with Construction News.

MoD launches £2.9bn replacement for CarillionAmey FM deal The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is inviting companies to bid for a £2.9bn facilities management contract that will replace the one previously held by CarillionAmey. The Future Defence Infrastructure Services hard FM contract will cover the Ministry of Defence’s housing stock, and will replace the five-year £1.7bn National Housing Prime deal the CarillionAmey joint venture won in 2014. Amey completed the acquisition of Carillion’s 67 per cent share of the JV last month, and will carry out the existing Prime contract until its scheduled conclusion early next year. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Mace scoops £180m Olympic Park towers Mace has been picked by developer Get Living for a £180m scheme comprising 524 homes in the Olympic Park’s East Village. Designed by architect HawkinsBrown, the plans for the N06 East Village include two towers of 26 and 31 storeys in height and will take the number of homes in the neighbourhood built by Get Living to 2,500. Two 10-storey pavilions have been merged into a single development and will be connected by an inhabited sky-bridge. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Hackney picks Morgan Sindall for £384m Britannia scheme Morgan Sindall has been chosen by Hackney Council as the preferred bidder for phase one of its £384m Britannia development. The contractor has signed a preconstruction agreement with the council for the package, which will deliver a new leisure centre and a 1,100-place secondary school next to Shoreditch Park. The leisure centre will be located on existing outdoor asphalt courts, while the academy will be built on the site of the current Britannia Leisure Centre and car park. Read the full article on the Construction News website.