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| Balfour Beatty appointed preferred bidder for Derby Building Schools UK giant Balfour Beatty announces that it has been appointed as preferred bidder by Derby City Council for their £231 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. This BSF Programme involves the design and new build or refurbishment of 14 schools in the city with funding for three schools to be raised through a Balfour Beatty led PPP concession. All construction and facilities management will be carried out by Balfour Beatty. ICT services across all the schools will be delivered in conjunction with RM, a leading provider of ICT educational solutions. The initial phase of the scheme will begin in November of this year with the new build of Noel-Baker Community School and Language College and St Martins School, together with the major refurbishment of Derby Moor Community Sports College. All of these schools are scheduled to open for the new academic year in September 2012. Upgrades and new builds of the other schools will commence once financial close has been achieved with all work to be completed for the new academic year in September 2014. Balfour Beatty will invest equity of £6.6 million into the 25-year concession to operate and maintain the school facilities and provide related services for the three PPP schools. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |