Birmingham City Council is wanting to designate a main contractor for the main construction works for the development of the Alexander stadium site required to host the 2022 commonwealth Games, and to achieve the legacy of a sustainable community sports facility.

The reimagined Alexander stadium will see its capacity enhanced from 12,700 to 40,000 for the duration of the Games.

The chosen contractor will assist Arup – charged with delivering the redesign of Alexander stadium – and Mace, the project Manager.

The revamp of the stadium, which is already home to governing body UK Athletics, will see only the back straight stand – built in 2012 with a capacity of 5,000 – remain, with the other three stands to be demolished and rebuilt, enhancing the stadium’s permanent capacity post the Birmingham 2022 tournament to 20,000. during the Games, short-term structures will be used to Camiseta Feyenoord create a 40,000-seater stadium.

In addition to the new stand, a 400m outdoor practice running track will be permanently housed at a nearby high-performance centre, while new community sports facilities, a permanent warm-up track and a conference meeting space will also be part of the project.

The main contractor responsibilities will be to undertake the below capital works:

Construction of a new west stand

Construction of the new north and south bowl seating

Remodelling of the Camiseta TSG 1899 Hoffenheim site levels and access/egress points

Construction and installation of the main competition and warm up tracks

Formation of the throwing warm up field

Associated highway and infrastructure works

External works

Attenuation and drainage work

The contract will be for a duration of 3 years.

The the full job specification, along with details on how to subject a tender, is available to view on the In-Tend system at: 

Completed selection questionnaires ought to be returned by midday 7th June 2019.

Construction work on commonwealth games village officially begins

Construction work on the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth games started this week.

A ground-breaking ceremony was staged at the commonwealth games village site in Perry Barr – which will offer a home away from home for around 6,500 athletes and officials concerning the city in the summer of 2022.

Members of the local community including pupils from Arena Academy were joined by dignitaries from the games Partners – the organisations that have joined forces to deliver the 2022 commonwealth games – as well as team England athletes to mark the occasion.

The construction work for this residential element of the village, built on the site of the former Birmingham City university campus, is due for completion in early 2022.

Commitments secured by the council through various mechanisms, including the Birmingham company Charter for Social Responsibility, imply that the lead contractor on the residential element of the commonwealth games village will provide:

The development of on-site training and engagement facility and a related £1.28m package of training (thanks to funding unlocked by the West Midlands combined Authority)

1,000 pre-employment training places, giving those involved the skills and industry accreditation to work on construction sites much more widely in the city and region

50 existing apprenticeships working on site through the project’s supply chain

The creation of 400 jobs, including 50 new apprenticeships and 30 paid summer intern (6-week) placements

An overall total of 22,000 person weeks of training and employment opportunities (for the 2022 Games) against a benchmark for a project of this size of 18,000 person weeks

Post-Games, the development will be converted into much more than 1,400 homes for the people of Birmingham, the first phase of a long-term regeneration plan for Perry Barr and surrounding areas that will offer 5,000 homes – required as the city’s population is forecast to increase by 150,000 in the period covering 2011-2031.

As part of the larger regeneration of Perry Barr, the village will sit in legacy mode alongside improved open space, a redeveloped Camiseta Gamba Osaka Alexander stadium and related community, sport and leisure facilities as well as carry improvements including a new Sprint rapid bus service from Birmingham to Walsall. Upgrades to cycling and walking routes and a reconfiguration of the highways network along the A34 are also proposed.

And in purchase to engage with the Perry Barr community, the city council has announced the launch of a programme of site check outs for local schools and community organisations, full details of which will be announced in the months ahead.

Images, courtesy: Birmingham City Council

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