L&Q in-house building arm hunts for trade contractors

Housing association London & Quadrant is on the lookout for trade contractors.

Quadrant Construction Services is preparing to invite specialist firms to tender for places as preferred M&E, brickwork and plasterboard contractors on work packages valued at more than £4m.

M&E work packages worth a total of £20m over four years will involve the full design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning.

This will be developed to ultimately consist of a small group of electrical and mechanical only firms alongside four to five combined M&E subcontractors.

Brickwork panels will follow a similar pattern with four to six firms on board to enjoy a total projected spend of £12m. A similar number of drywall firms can look forward to a  £15m total spend.

Tenders will be invited from firms in early May. Contact Peter O’Rourke (tel:0300 456 9998) or find more details on the procurement portal.

Quadrant Construction was formed in 2010 to add an in-house construction practice to L&Q’s operation.

The next project in Quadrant Construction’s pipeline is over 500 flats on Whitechapel High Street in East London.

This will comprise of four blocks of varying heights including two towers of 25 and 18 storeys, designed by architect Stockwool with MLM as structural and M&E engineer.

Work is expected to start in July.

from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/04/10/lq-in-house-building-arm-hunts-for-trade-contractors/

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