The University of Lincoln is moving forward with the second phase of work on its new Medical School.

National firm BAM Construction has been selected to deliver the next stage of the work, which involves developing the detailed design and finalising costs for the major new £21 million academic facility.

The five-storey development will sit opposite the Isaac Newton Building and next to the Janet Lane-Claypon Building and will create a science corridor within the Brayford Pool Campus. Facilities to be built include lecture theatres, laboratories, anatomy pro-section suites and a dedicated science library, as well as clinical skills suites and a modern-day physics garden.

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Working in collaboration with the University and Perfect Circle JV, BAM will create the most sustainable building at the University featuring a living wall and solar wall which celebrate the sustainable aspirations of the scheme.

John Phillips, Regional Director, BAM Construction, said: "We have been building in Lincoln since 1945 when we worked on St Swithin's Power Station, and our CV includes medical buildings such as Lincoln County Hospital 30 years ago, when I was a site engineer and many previous projects for the University.

"This local track record, which means a great deal to me personally, makes it particularly exciting for us to be engaged by the University to deliver their Medical School during our 150th year.

"We look forward to working with the University again; our established relationship with them enables us to take the best of the facilities that have already been delivered, and create an even better building through design and delivery. We are leaders in sustainability, but both in construction and in use the Medical School will create a new benchmark for the industry."

Works will commence on site later this year and delivery is expected to be completed during Spring 2021.

(CM/JG)