£129m PFI contract awarded

Tweet

A £129m police PFI project has found its preferred bidder.

According to Public Sector Construction, The Blue Light Partnership, comprising Miller Construction and Bilfinger Berger Project Investments, has won the £129m Avon and Somerset Police Accommodation PFI Project.

The project comprises the development of four new facilities at Portishead, Bristol Patchway, Keynsham and Bridgwater.

Chris Webster, chief executive, Miller Construction, said: “We are delighted to have received preferred bidder status for the Avon and Somerset Police Accommodation PFI Project. We have a successful track record in the delivery of PPP projects across the UK where our expertise in assisting public partners to finance projects covers a variety of markets.”

Construction work is expected to commence this summer with the buildings being open from 2014.