BAM Construction has scooped a £12 million contract to develop a three storey campus for the North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College (NSETC).

BAM will build the campus at the Enterprise Area near junction 21 of the M5, north of Weston-super-Mare.

Building work is expected to start next spring, with completion scheduled for July 2016, ahead of the new building opening in September.

Nick Goff, Regional Director for BAM Construction, said: "We're very proud to have been appointed to this scheme. We’ve put in a huge effort into understanding the key drivers of the framework, including the management of the design process, our client’s aspirations and funding. The competence and experience of our team is also a crucial aspect of what BAM brings to our buildings. It’s going to be a very special building for us to work on."


NSETC is presently housed at Weston College's South West Skills Campus on Locking Road, and opened its doors for the first time in September 2014.

The new 6,400 sq metre building, will include a purpose-built floor dedicated to science, complete with 'super-labs' and a terrace on which to conduct outdoor experiments. It also has technology and enterprises spaces, and in addition a dedicated all-weather sports pitch, sports hall, canteen and lecture theatre.

When the new campus opens in September 2016, NSETC will be able to accommodate 700 students with flexibility to house more should applications to the school increase.

(CD/MH)