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First deal in £1.6bn East End project
 
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by Iain Lundy

THE first major contract for a £1.6billion project to transform Glasgow's East End is due to be awarded this week.

A Perth-based reclamation firm is set to win the £11.87million contract for preparatory work on the massive Clyde Gateway scheme.

The city council is expected to award the contract for the project's advance enabling works to I & H Brown Ltd at its executive committee meeting on Friday.

The work involves digging out derelict sites in Dalmarnock to make them ready for the building of the new national Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome.

It will also allow the construction of the East End Regeneration Route.

Flood prevention work, including the diversion of the Camlachie Burn, will also be carried out as part of the contract.

A Clyde Gateway spokesman said: "This is yet more great news for everyone connected with Clyde Gateway.

"Work of this nature is crucial if our hopes and aspirations for 21,000 new jobs and 10,000 new homes over the next two decades are to be realised."

Councillor George Ryan, executive member for development and regeneration, said: "This contract can begin the process of preparing land and infrastructure in the area and attract thousands of new homes and jobs."

The current cost of the Clyde Gateway project is £1.6bn - £100m from the public purse and £1.5bn from private enterprise.

It's hoped to build 400,000 sq m of business space in the area and create 21,000 jobs, with many of them targeted at local residents.

A total of 10,000 homes will be built and the scheme will boost the population of East Glasgow and South Lanarkshire by 20,000.

Publication date 17/04/08
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:18am Thu 17 Apr 08
So whats happened to SPT Subway expansion! Or tram/train,get finger oot backside.
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Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 4:28pm Thu 17 Apr 08
A Perth-based reclamation firm


Glasgow jobs for Glasgow folk, eh Purcell?
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Posted by: Mistorsea, East of Bleedin on 10:16pm Thu 17 Apr 08
jim wrote:
So whats happened to SPT Subway expansion! Or tram/train,get finger oot backside.
There iznae a link to the subway, Dream on it's no goin to happen. Maybe get a train frae SECC Finnieston through Argyle St ..
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Posted by: doolally, East End on 10:26am Mon 28 Apr 08
The opening up of the train line to Parkhead is happening. As for a subway, its never going to happen it was a pipe dream to scare the government into giving them the cash for the parkhead train line.

Be thankful that a Scottish contractor won the job, it was full of big contractors not based in Scotland (or how about the german company building the 500m pound tram line in Edinburgh!!). Am sure the successful contractor will have to employ local firms to do the works.
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