BAM appointed to 10-year university framework

BAM Construction has been appointed to a new 10-year construction framework by the University of Birmingham.

The University is says it establishing a highly collaborative “family” of contractors to work together closely in a 10-year transformation plan with a combined value of around £1bn.

BAM’s history of building in the city dates back to 1939 and it opened permanent offices in the Midlands in 1946.

Steve Roome, BAM’s framework director, said: “We did our first higher education work here in 1966, and have built dozens of higher education buildings since and across the UK are acknowledged as a market leader in the education sector. Last year we were named as education contractor of the year, and we won the first ever safety award from the Department for Education.

“We’ve built several times for the University before, and what is of special significance for us is the highly collaborative nature of the framework. Our way of working is a combination of cutting edge technology and a collaborative attitude which is second nature to our people. It is not an exaggeration to say that the new framework represents exactly the way we like to create buildings. In a city with so much world class heritage and potential it’s great to see ambition being realised.”

BAM is joined on the framework by Morgan Sindall, Galliford Try, Willmott Dixon, with John Graham Construction in reserve.