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Bowmer Kirkland gets nod towards £47m project
23 July, 2008Construction company Bowmer and Kirkland (B&K) are rumoured to be the favourites in the £47 million construction tender for Southampton
Construction company Bowmer and Kirkland (B&K) are rumoured to be the favourites in the £47 million construction tender for Southampton.
Beating three other firms past the first hurdle, B&K now look to be the preferred contractor in Southampton's newest building project.
Until September however, the race will not officially be declared over, but it is assumed that B&K have so far beaten Mace Plus, Galliford Try and Fitzpatrick.
The Southampton hotel build will begin in October once the final firm is decided upon, and it is hoped that the construction will be complete by the summer of 2010.
Whichever company is awarded the job however, will need to be cautious of putting in the piling for the 224 room hotel, as there are reportedly listed buildings under the ground's surface.
The Ocean Villa Marina tender is for a large hotel for Millennium Hotels and Resorts.
Last month, B&K ranked 54 in the Sunday Times Deloitte Top Track 100 list of biggest private companies in the UK.
Measured on the turnover of a company, B&K ranked 54th after hitting £819 million in the year to August 2007. Of this, the company took £34 million in profit.
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