Wates wins £13m deal from Royal College of Art

Wates Construction has won a £13m education contract from the Royal College of Art in Battersea, south London.

The Battersea North Site project involves the demolition and clearance of existing office buildings and a bus garage. This will allow the construction of a four-storey, concrete frame higher education building of around 4,500m² of floor space, including 3 500m² of teaching and workshop space, plus lecture theatre, art gallery, start-up units and retail units.

The project is to be carried out under a single stage traditional procurement route using a JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (2005 Edition, Private, with Quantities, with Contractors Design Portion).

Wates saw off competition from five other contractors to clinch the deal.

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