Sir Robert McAlpine is understood to have emerged as an early frontrunner in the bid race to build a landmark building for Google in London.
The firm is bidding with Lendlease, Mace and Multiplex for the £600m project to build the 10-storey HQ at King’s Cross Goods Yard.
A source told the Enquirer: “It is still early in the assessment process by McAlpine looks to be leading the rest of the bidders.”
“It looks like the final decision will now be taken in the New Year.”
Google’s new building is designed by Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group and replaces previous plans to be delivered by BAM Construction that were suddenly withdrawn in 2015 for being too boring.
The new 650,000 sq ft complex will make up more than half of the company’s complete King Cross campus.
Presently it occupies one 380,000 sq ft development at 6 Pancras Square and is due to move into a second leased building, now being built by Carillion, in 2018.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2016/12/14/mcalpine-early-frontrunner-for-600m-google-hq/
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