A Kier team has won a 拢40m PFI contract covering the construction of four fire stations and a training centre in Gloucestershire.
Blue 3, a consortium comprising Kier, Reliance and Calderpeel Carden Croft, has been named preferred bidder to design, build and maintain four new community fire stations and a life skills centre in Gloucestershire for the county council.
The project will build two 4-bay community fire stations in Gloucester, replacing the current 6-bay facility. There is also an additional 3-bay community fire station in Cheltenham and extensive refurbishment/conversion of the current 6-bay station, plus a Community Life Skills Centre.
The Government is providing 拢40m of funding under the private finance initiative and Blue 3's contract will run for 25 years.
Kier is the majority investor in Blue 3 with a 70% stake.
The fire stations will be built by Kier Regional.
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