BAM Wins £41m Office Refurb Contract

BAM has been selected to deliver a £41 million office refurbishment project in the north of Leeds.

The company will refurbish the ten-storey Merrion House building within Merrion shopping centre for developer Town Centre Securities (TCS).

The project involves complex remodelling, refurbishing and fit-out work, including a new build over seven/eight storeys to increase the buildings floor area and capacity.


In addition, BAM will work with TCS and Leeds City Council to create a skills programme to deliver 'social and economic benefits' from the build programme.

Kelvin Pollard, BAM's Construction Director, said: "The first phase of works is to strip down the pre-cast panels leaving the concrete frame. This is a controlled de-construction rather than a demolition and it will take two tower cranes to achieve it.

"Then we will re-clad the building into a fully glazed and curtain walled structure. There are several complex aspects to the works, both the structural works and the M&E require particular expertise and experience. BAM's specialist services engineering business will help us deliver what will be a striking transformation."

The scheme is due to be completed by the end of 2017.

(LM)