The University of Cambridge has awarded Skanska UK a £49.9 million site wide infrastructure contract.

Skanska will deliver Phase 1 of the North West Cambridge Development.

Skanska has already won a £3m junction improvement project and early site preparation works worth £1.5m on the North West Cambridge Development. As a result of the new contract it will now carry out the whole infrastructure project.


The site-wide infrastructure contract will include the delivery of earthworks, drainage, primary and secondary roads, new junction with the public highway, all utilities (gas, water, electricity, data/communications), co-ordination of the installation of the site wide district heating network, as well as hard and soft landscaping including Market Square public realm, sports fields and ancillary buildings.

It will also include the provision of all logistics and management arrangements to enable site works, including traffic management, security, delivery management, site access and management of roadways throughout the building works.

The project commences in August 2014 and is scheduled for completion in spring 2017.

(CD/JP)