Carillion wins £75m Manchester University accommodation contract

Carillion said it had won a £75m contract to design and build the first phase of a student residence project at the University of Manchester.

The contract consists of 1,122 study bedrooms arranged in eight accommodation blocks together with an energy centre, student amenity hub and associated landscaping provision, Carillion said.

Carillion said it would would develop final design and construction proposals, ahead of contract signature and a start of construction planned for August of this year, with completion scheduled for Summer 2019.