Ashe Construction has been awarded a €17m design and build contract for a new primary school for Milton Keynes Council. The job will form part of the council’s MK East development in preparation for 5,000 new homes being built in the area.
The MK East school project will provide 39 nursery places and 630 primary places. The 3,400m2 school will have 21 classrooms and two halls and will be of steel frame construction with brickwork and cladding. It will form the first part of an all-through school with plans for a future secondary school located c. 250m across the road.
The 1900m2 building will accommodate a community-use hall, offices, meeting rooms and a children’s centre. Both projects will have drop-off and car-parking facilities.
Ian Robbins, Ashe Construction’s managing director said: “We are very experienced in creating modern education and health facilities and this prestigious project will provide the focal point of a brand-new community. We are excited to be playing our part in delivering high-quality facilities that will stand the test of time, for the families who will make the area their home for many years to come.”
Ashe has been employed to manage the complete design and build contract and has developed the scheme from feasibility over a 15-month period.
The project has been procured under the Pagabo major works framework and is being partially funded by the government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund which is also providing support for the associated highways infrastructure to serve the development.
