Carillion closes £192m Rochdale BSF contract

14th Jan 2010 08:12

Carillion and its joint venture partners in the Local Education Partnership (LEP) have achieved financial close for the Rochdale Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, worth about £192m.The LEP, comprising Rochdale Borough Council, Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP (BSFI) and Carillion, will deliver 13 new or refurbished schools in three phases over a four-year period. Carillion will carry out the building and refurbishment work for which the capital cost is about £180m, with work due to start this month. Chief executive John McDonough, said: 'We are delighted to have secured financial close for this major programme and look forward to building a strong and successful relationship with Rochdale, its head teachers and their staff, to provide schools that will enable them to deliver a first-class learning experience for their students, as well as high-quality community facilities.''This latest success further consolidates Carillion's position as one of the UK's leading suppliers to the Government's £55bn Building Schools for the Future programme.'