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| Solihull Council selects BAM PPP as preferred bidder BAM PPP, the PPP investment division of Royal BAM Group, has been appointed preferred bidder for Solihull Council's £74 million BSF project. With a build value of around £74 million, the BAM "One-Stop-Shop" approach to integrated project delivery has BAM PPP providing the equity requirement; and sister companies HBG Construction undertaking the design and construction of the new build schools, landscaping and sports facilities; and HBG Facilities Management providing hard and soft facilities management services. Solihull Council is one of the first authorities to reach this stage of the Building Schools for the Future programme, and the first in the country to develop a tailored approach which does not use the standard "Local Education Partnership" model, which did not offer the best value for Solihull due to the timing of different tranches of funding. The scheme consists of cutting edge design solutions for the reprovision of Smith's WoodSchool (1400 pupils), Park Hall School (1400 pupils), Archbishop Grimshaw School (1400 pupils) and Lanchester School & Pupil Referral Unit (90 pupils). Archbishop Grimshaw is a traditionally funded design & build, with the other three schools funded through PFI. The phased building programme commences in March 2007 with Park Hall, Archbishop Grimshaw and LanchesterSchools operational in September 2008 and Smith's Wood operational in September 2009. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |