The contract comprises three buildings on the university’s Guildford campus that will allow teaching of veterinary medicine as well as clinical research.
The 7,150m2 academic building will include offices and teaching spaces, as well research laboratories built to the highest levels of biosecurity.
A central atrium will have a café, reception and administrative facilities.
A 2,500m2 animal management centre will provide ‘high containment’ labs, while the 1,500m2 clinical skills building will include an animal examination area.
Infrastructure will also be required, such as earthworks, drainage, utilities and IT connections as well as the construction of roads, cycle ways, footpaths, exercise areas for animals and landscaping.
Sustainability features will include naturally ventilated office and teaching spaces, and an atrium roof shaped to guide rising air into the plant room for heat extraction.
Construction manager Anthony Nagle said: “BAM is delighted to have been chosen for this major scheme at the University of Surrey. We look forward to creating top-class facilities for students, teachers and clinicians and – just as importantly – to ensuring the project benefits the regional veterinary community by providing lifelong learning facilities, research and commercial opportunities to work with the university.”
Construction is due to start in February, with completion by summer 2015.
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