Consortium also involving HOK, Aecom and Parsons Brinkerhoff appointed for refurbishment of historic court building
A consortium led by Interserve has won a 拢32m contract to refurbish the Old Bailey.
The team, which also includes architect HOK, Aecom and Parsons Brinkerhoff, was selected just before Christmas and will start work later in the new year,
According to construction data analyst Barbour ABI, Interserve鈥檚 team was up against rival consortiums led by Skanska and Mitie.
London鈥檚 Grade-I listed Central Criminal Court opened in 1907 and is now in need of major modernisation.
The job will involve work on the building鈥檚 well-known entrance to make it more accessible plus repairing and reconfiguring the whole 10,700 sq m structure as services are upgraded.
The contract, for the building鈥檚 owner the Corporation of London, runs until the middle of 2023 because the 18 courts 鈥� which handle 1,500 of the country鈥檚 most serious criminal cases a year 鈥� can only be closed a pair at a time.
The Old Bailey is on the former site of London鈥檚 notorious Newgate Prison. There is still a hatch to the lost River Fleet beneath the basement and a section of Londinium鈥檚 original Roman wall is also visible.
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