E H Allingham Construction has won a £32.6m contract to deliver 140 social homes in west Belfast.
Radius Homes appointed the Derry-based contractor to build the first section of the Hannahstown phase two development on a greenfield site on Glen Road.
The contract, awarded last Friday, is due to be signed at the end of the month following a standstill period and run until 31 March 2029.
The scheme will deliver a mix of 73 houses, including split-level units and two wheelchair-accessible bungalows, alongside 65 apartments across seven blocks.
One apartment block will be designed using Happi principles and include additional communal spaces for residents.
The development will also include landscaping, a children’s play park, amenity areas and associated infrastructure works. A programme of enabling works across the wider site will be carried out alongside the housing construction.
Radius Housing Association and Choice Housing Ireland are partnering with Radius Homes on the project as contracting authorities.
The contract was procured using a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
Four bids were submitted for the contract, with three assessed at the final stage. The unsuccessful bidders were Magherafelt-based M.J. McBride Construction and Maghera contractor P&K McKaigue.
Radius Homes also retained the option to award a second phase of around 120 additional homes to the same contractor. This would be subject to satisfactory performance on the first phase and agreement on value for money.
The option is structured as a permitted modification under section 74 and schedule eight of the Procurement Act 2023.
Source: Gov.uk Find a Tender
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Ben Vogel