UK-based construction firm Willmott Dixon has won a contract worth £13.4m to deliver the second phase of the £62m Oaklands College redevelopment in St Albans, UK.
The company won the second-phase contract after it had handed over the first phase of the redevelopment in summer this year.
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The first phase, Homestead building, provides residential accommodation for up to 80 students and also accommodates two on-site wardens.
The second phase of the project, secured through the Pagabo Major Works Framework, will be known as The Evolution Centre.
The Evolution Centre will be the primary building for learning building on the campus.
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It comprises of a mix of classrooms and support spaces for teaching staff. It has seven classrooms which form a dedicated wing for Oaklands College’s Pathway 4 special needs provision.
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By GlobalDataOaklands College principal Zoe Hancock said: “The Evolution Centre will house 49 classrooms and will be a centre for technical, academic and vocational education. It will transform the learning experience for our students, and we are really looking forward to its completion in autumn 2021.”
The team at the site has created early electrical connections to the grid so that the tower crane, site and welfare facilities do not require any diesel generators. This will help in supporting Willmott Dixon’s aim to be net-zero carbon by 2030.
St Albans-based community wood recycling is being used by the project to make sure that the timber which is not needed is reused rather than being sent as waste.
Willmott Dixon London and East managing director Chris Tredget said: “After delivering the Homestead Building, the team is delighted to be back on site with the Evolution Centre and look forward to creating a new teaching space that will benefit the college and students for years to come.”
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Willmott Dixon wins contract for phase II of Oaklands College redevelopment. (Credit: Willmott Dixon)
