Shepherd wins £17m campus project
Shepherd Construction has been awarded a £17m contract to work on University College Birmingham's (UCB) new campus development.
Work on the first stage of the project, which is scheduled to begin later this month (December), will include the construction of an 81,720 sq ft teaching site for postgraduate and undergraduate study.
The development will replace a number of unoccupied buildings and a car park on Charlotte Street and Holland Street in Birmingham’s city centre.
Designed over four floors, it will comprise a postgraduate centre, teaching spaces including three lecture theatres, a 24-hour study hub and a 200 seat café.
The architectural practice on the scheme is Associated Architects and cost consultancy is Gleeds.
EC Harris will provide project management, Couch Consulting Engineers structural services and Couch, Perry & Wilkes mechanical and electrical consultancy.
Peter Millett, Shepherd Construction's managing director for the West Division, said: "We're delighted to have been awarded this contract and look forward to working closely with UCB to help deliver their vision for a modern city centre campus.
"We are due on-site in a couple of weeks and the project is scheduled to complete in June 2013."
