Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has been selected as preferred bidder by Genting UK for Resorts World at The NEC, a major new leisure and entertainment development located at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

The Resorts World at The NEC complex will include a casino, a four star hotel and suites, a spa, conference and banqueting facilities, a retail outlet centre, a multi- screen cinema, food and beverage outlets and car parking. The contract will be valued at £80million and the scheme is set to start on site during the first quarter of 2012 with completion expected during the first quarter of March 2014.

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Galliford Try Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald said: "We are delighted to be selected as preferred bidder by Genting UK for what will be one of the most significant leisure and entertainment developments to be built in the UK in recent years.

"We have a proven ability to deliver multiple mixed-use developments on a large scale, and this project will provide a tremendous addition to our growing portfolio in the commercial sector."

(CD/GK)