The contract will see the construction of a 65,000 sq m development on the shore front of Swansea Bay.
The project includes more than 25,000 sq m of academic space will be created, along with 899 student apartments, associated retail space, highway works and on site infrastructure. The academic part of the campus is formed of low-rise buildings incorporating both R&D facilities and teaching space. The student residences are in traditionally-styled collegiate blocks arranged in courtyard configurations, including an eight-storey tower with views across the bay.
The scheme received planning permission in December 2012 and preparatory work has already started on site.
Vinci鈥檚 work on the contract for this first phase is set for completion in September 2015.
part of a 2,500 acre portfolio acquired from BP in 2009, and which has been fully remediated.
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