Following the BSF successes at Stoke and Knowsley, the West Region has scored a hattrick by securing two education contracts for the Manchester BSF scheme. Newall Green High School and St Paul’s High have a combined award value of £6.9m.
The city of Manchester is involved in a combined Building Schools for the Future and Academies programme with a £500m capital investment to rebuild or refurbish 32 schools, half a dozen of which will be specialist academies. The programme started in 2006 and is due for completion in autumn 2012. Five new schools are currently under construction including Newall Green High School in Wythenshawe, due for completion in autumn 2008.
Newall Green pupils and teachers will receive a brand new science and technology teaching block, kitchen and dining accommodation, art rooms, school hall, administration block, learning resource centre and a special educational needs base. Artists impression shown below.
Balfour Kilpatrick has also secured a £4.3m M&E services contract for St Paul’s High School, due for completion in spring 2009.
Balfour Kilpatrick will design, supply and install mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for both these schools, working with client Balfour Beatty Construction and ultimate client Manchester City Council. Whitbybird is the consultant on these projects.
Carl Rushton will manage Balfour Kilpatrick’s operations on these schools, supported by project managers Brian Atkinson and Fred Hulse, mechanical engineer Billy Best, and electrical engineers Anthony McNally and Malcolm Frain. The team also includes Vanessa Glynn (commercial manager), Carl Rushton (services manager), Matt Hare (senior surveyor), Mark Leather (QS), Kev Stanyer, Dave Blackshaw, Gary Huxley (supervisors), Nirvana Baker (document controller) and Andy Donley (CAD operator). Tony O’Toole is the regional operations manager.