Merseyrail launches £10m construction framework

Bardsley has begun construction of a 67,000 sq ft retirement apartment complex on Alexandra Road in Southport for developer Adlington.

The chief executive of Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Trust has confirmed there will be a further delay to the completion of the £335m new-build hospital following Carillion’s collapse, meaning the project will be delivered more than a year late.

A project to replace the Great Howard Street Bridge on the A565 in Liverpool has seen construction costs grow by more than £1m due to delayed service diversions and “unforeseen issues”, according to the council.

The business is looking to work with companies that can build and refurbish warehouses at its sites in Liverpool, Runcorn and Heysham, with £50m of opportunities in the region up for grabs.

Developer New Care and contractor McGoff Construction have started work on a 76-bed care facility on Liverpool Road, Formby.

Orbit Developments has started construction of a distribution scheme at Academy Business Park in Knowsley, which will be built in two phases and total 220,000 sq ft on completion.

A planning application by Russells Homes for 118 houses off Warrington Road in Widnes is to go before Halton’s planning committee today, with a recommendation to approve.

Merseyside Police has chosen contractor Graham to deliver a three-year facilities management and reactive repairs framework, worth around £5m.

Queensberry Real Estate is understood to have chosen Simons Group to redevelop Liverpool’s Metquarter, which will include a boutique cinema and a restaurant-led leisure destination.