Carillion selected as preferred bidder for 拢400m job to build the first phase of the Battersea Power Station development
Carillion has been chosen as the preferred bidder the 拢400m job to build the first phase of the Battersea Power Station development.
As 黑洞社区 revealed this morning, the initial five-strong shortlist for the 拢400m first phase of the Battersea Power Station development was cut to three in recent weeks, with Lend Lease, Carillion and Laing O鈥橰ourke fighting it out for the coveted job.
黑洞社区 now understands that Carillion has been selected as the preferred bidder.
The Ian Simpson and dRMM- designed scheme, which was granted detailed planning permission last December, is a mixed-use development comprising 866 apartments, including 11 penthouses, together with retail facilities, theatre space and business studios, in two blocks built on a podium with two levels of basement parking.
The redevelopment project will be located within the area bounded by Battersea Power Station to the East, the main railway serving Victoria Station to the West and the river Thames to the North.
The main block will vary in height from 8 storeys at its southern end, rising to 18 storeys and then reducing to 12 storeys at its northern end. The second block will be 8 storeys high. Extensive hard and soft landscaping is included as part of the Phase 1 works.
Main construction works for Phase 1 will start in the summer of 2013 and are scheduled for completion in 2016.
Carillion chief executive Richard Howson said: 鈥淲e are delighted to have been selected as the preferred bidder for this prestigious project, which I believe reflects Carillion鈥檚 reputation for delivering high-quality, value for money projects. We look forward to working in partnership with the Battersea Power Station Development Company to deliver this iconic project that will make a major contribution to the transformation of this historic site.
鈥淭his takes the total value of new orders and probable orders for Carillion in 2013 to some 拢2.6 billion and demonstrates the benefits of our strategy in construction services of focusing on national projects.鈥�
Chief executive of Battersea Power Station Development Company Rob Tincknell said: 鈥淭his will be one of the largest construction contracts to be awarded in recent history and, on behalf of the Battersea Power Station shareholders, we are delighted it will go to an award-winning British firm. 鈥淭he first phase of any redevelopment is an important statement of the qualities that will govern the entire project and for that reason we took a lot of time selecting the contractor.
鈥淎fter a great deal of consideration, we believe Carillion is best placed to deliver the ambition, precision and rigour that people rightly expect from a scheme which will flank a building as famous and distinguished as Battersea Power Station.鈥�
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