Around 360 new homes are planned for service families at the Staffordshire barracks to help accommodate two new signal regiments returning from Germany.
Bidders
- Seddon Construction
- Lend Lease Construction
- Lovell Partnerships
- Mansell Construction Services
- Thomas Vale Construction
Bids are due in by September for the £65m build, which includes new homes, landscaping and utilities services supplies.
Although the new homes will occupy adjacent land to the main site redevelopment, the work is a separate development and is running in parallel.
Stuart Gallacher, DIO Principal Project Manager, said: “DIO’s priority is to support our Armed Forces and their families. This project will be of great benefit to existing and rebasing troops, as well as the wider economy.
“While the MOD believes this work must be co-ordinated by a single prime contractor to ensure value-for-money, we are committed to improving the prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises in large scale projects such as this.
“We will, therefore, liaise with Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce to provide details of those companies invited to tender, which will allow local businesses to approach for subcontracting opportunities.”
A project bank account will be used on the job through which payment will be made to the successful bidder and its sub-contractors.