Race for Victoria Gate continues
THE race to win the contract for Hammerson’s £130m Victoria Gate scheme is heating up, with Sir Robert McAlpine leading the pack, according to reports.
Construction Enquirer says it understands that McAlpine has “edged ahead of rivals Laing O’Rourke and Vinci for the job.”
The scheme, set to start on site next Spring, has attracted interest from across the supply chain with NG Bailey and Imtech reportedly among firms vying for M&E work.
Hammerson said contract talks were ongoing and no decision has been made on a winner.
Previously known as Eastgate Quarters, phase one of the Victoria Gate development is set to generate 2,700 construction employment opportunities, as well as more than 1,500 retail and hospitality jobs when it opens in autumn 2016.
As well as housing more than 30 retailers, the development will anchor a 24,000m2 flagship John Lewis store featuring a striking façade that draws on Leeds’ proud textile heritage. The John Lewis store will also link to the existing Victoria Quarter in an elegantly designed two street arcade and include a multistory car park for more than 800 cars.
