(NU/1183) Main Contractor for the Learning & Teaching Centre & Infrastructure, Science Central

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Science Central is North East England’s new landmark location for science, business, living and leisure. Spanning 24 acres of prime city-centre development land in Newcastle upon Tyne, it is designed to support a thriving community, rewarding jobs and ground breaking scientific advances. Delivered by the Newcastle Science City initiative, a long-term committed partnership between Newcastle City Council and Newcastle University, this unique location has sustainability at its heart and brings together the public sector, academia, industry and communities to shape a future to benefit us all. Combining cutting-edge architecture with new public spaces, world-renowned scientific expertise and leading-edge companies, it will be an innovation hub where investors, businesses, entrepreneurs, students, scientists and citizens collaborate to plan and develop solutions for tomorrow’s cities. It will be used as a living laboratory where solutions can be tested, demonstrated and commercialised, creating a lasting legacy of science and innovation for the North East. Development of the site has begun, with the first buildings (The Core and The Key) now open and the Urban Sciences Building under construction and due to open in September 2017. The next building to follow the Urban Sciences Building is the Learning & Teaching Centre (LTC) (formerly known as the Conference and Learning Centre). The net construction cost of the build has been estimated at circa £29.1m and will provide the University with additional lecture, teaching and office facilities. The building is to be designed to BREEAM Excellent and completion of the build is to be by July 2019. Keywords: Works, Construction, Negotiation, EU, Beattie, ESS