BAM Construction wins contract to build National Centre for Network Rail
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 23 July 2010 – Network Rail has awarded the contract to build the company’s National Centre in Milton Keynes to BAM Construction. The contract value amounts to approximately €118 million (£100 million). BAM Construction will start construction of the 41,000 sq m (400,000 sq ft) building next month. Network Rail’s National Centre is scheduled to open in 2012.
BAM Construction is already working as a consultant on the project, having been awarded a pre-construction services contract by Network Rail in December 2009. The National Centre will house 3,000 employees, and the scheme also includes a 700-space multi-storey car park.
Network Rail’s National Centre has been awarded a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ design stage rating and the new building includes a number of eco-friendly features, such as an extensive network of ‘living’ roofs, a rainwater harvesting system and a range of measures designed to regulate temperature and reduce energy use. BAM Construction will also recycle material from the National Hockey Stadium which used to occupy the site, with other materials sourced as locally as possible to help limit the number of lorries and further reduce the development’s carbon footprint.
Network Rail is owner and operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, level crossings and stations.
Further information: A.C. Pronk, + 31 (0)30 659 86 21.