Carillion wins contract for new police HQ
CONSTRUCTION group Carillion has won a £45m contract to build new headquarters for Greater Manchester Police.
The new station will be built at the Manchester Central Park industrial estate in east Manchester which is being developed by a joint venture between ASK and Goodman.
Carillion said six storey concrete and glass headquarters will be built around a central atrium with open plan offices to, “encourage interaction between departments and strengthen communication”. It should be finished by early 2011.
The £63m headquarters is being built to replace Chester House in Old Trafford. It will be home to police bosses, the counter-terrorism unit, the murder squad and a number of other departments totalling 1,100 staff.
The contract win follows the group’s selection as preferred bidder for Rochdale Building Schools for the Future PFI programme, worth approximately £192m.
It also said today it had won a £50m contract with property investment group Segro and a £26m extension to an existing contract in London.
In a statement Carillion chief executive, John McDonough said: “We are delighted to have secured these projects, in line with our strategy of focusing on high quality work for key customers. As a leader in sustainable solutions, we look forward to working with these customers to deliver first-class buildings, designed to high standards of sustainability.”
