Manchester Town Hall upgrade team announced

The project team which will deliver a major upgrade to Manchester Town Hall, which will be 140 years old this year, has been announced.

Manchester City Council has announced a list of successful companies for contracts relating to the Our Town Hall project, including architecture by Purcell, structural and civil engineering from Ramboll UK and landscape design by Planit IE.

Building services and engineering will be delivered by Ove Arup & Partners while Faithful+Gould has been hired as quantity surveyor.

The council says that without significant work to address damage and defects, its condition will deteriorate to the point where it will “become unfit for ongoing use and would need to be mothballed”.

The building, designed in the 1860s by Alfred Waterhouse, also needs work to bring it up to modern access and safety standards.

The works will take place over a seven-year period.

Cllr Bernard Priest, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: “The work required to repair and upgrade the Town Hall will demand real expertise and dedication, so we have selected our consultants with great care.  We look forward to working with them on this once-in-a-lifetime project, which will secure and enhance the long-term future of Manchester’s treasured civic centrepiece.

Paul Candelent, Project Director, Our Town Hall, said: “We were immensely impressed with the quality of the bids across all lots and the passion displayed for the Our Town Hall project and its objectives.

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