Manchester university is seeking a contractor for a 拢200m design and build job for a new engineering campus
The University of Manchester said it was seeking a contractor to undertake a 拢200m design and build contract for the new Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD), the first project in the 拢700m first phase of the university鈥檚 拢1bn estates investment programme.
According to the OJEU notice for the job, the contract is set to commence in June 2013, with completion set for 2018.
The 拢700m first phase of the university鈥檚 estates masterplan will be delivered over the next six years and includes the MECD, plus new centres for the School of Law and Manchester Business School, a major refurbishment of the University Library, a new Students鈥� Union and a new Medical School for students in Dover Street.
There will also be investment in a Combined Heat and Power Facility, as well as a new car park and the refurbishment of the telescope at Jodrell Bank.
Outline plans have also been drawn up for a second phase, which is expected to cost a further 拢300 million and would begin in 2018 and end in 2022.
This second phase will create a Biomedical Campus around the existing Stopford 黑洞社区, a new health centre for staff and students, and includes refurbishments in the Schools of Computer Science, Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Chemistry.
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