Two of the country鈥檚 biggest construction firms will go head to head for a 拢288m PFI children鈥檚 hospital in Liverpool

Balfour Beatty and Laing O鈥橰ourke have been shortlisted for the new PFI Alder Hey Children鈥檚 Health Park project in Liverpool. The work will involve replacing 100-year-old wards with modern paediatric facilities.

Balfour Beatty has teamed up with architect Anshen + Allen, while Laing O鈥橰ourke has teamed up with Interserve and architect BDP.

Richard Glenn, Alder Hey鈥檚 project director, said: 鈥淲e are delighted two such major organisations want to work with us to deliver what will be a tremendous facility.鈥�

Final tenders have to be submitted by March 2011 and work will start in April 2012.

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