Morgan Sindall, Morrison Construction, Robertson Group and Ogilvie have been selected to work on seven multi-million-pound projects across the Highland region from Thurso to Inverness.
Highland Investment Plan (HIP) is a 拢2.1 billion, 20-year capital investment programme led by the council to improve local infrastructure and services. The plan is for it to be financed through a combination of capital investment and a dedicated annual allocation of 2% ring-fenced council tax revenue.
This includes 拢750m of investment over the next five years.聽
A key element of the HIP is the creation of community hubs, known as points of delivery (PoDs), supporting a move towards a single public estate incorporating schools, offices, depots and partners, creating more integrated community-based facilities.
The first projects to have preferred main contractors appointed are:
- Beauly Primary PoD 鈥� Morgan Sindall聽
- Charleston Academy PoD 鈥� Morgan Sindall聽
- Dingwall Primary PoD including St Clements School 鈥� Robertson
- Fortrose Academy PoD 鈥� Morrison Construction
- Inverness High School PoD 鈥� Ogilive Construction聽
- Thurso PoD 鈥� Morrison Construction
- Tornagrain Primary PoD 鈥� Robertson.
The contractors to be involved in the consultation, design and pre-planning stages of the HIP projects.聽
Council leader Raymond Bremner, said: 鈥淭his marks a major milestone for the Highland Investment Plan and a welcome step forward for our communities. The plan represents an innovative and ambitious approach to capital investment, which will deliver long-term, sustainable improvements to our schools, community facilities, offices and depots across the Highlands.鈥澛�
Convener of the Council, Cllr Bill Lobban, said: 鈥淭he HIP is a ground-breaking and innovative long-term infrastructure investment programme, which will create transformative change over the next decade, With these contractors now appointed, we can move to the next phase of our planning, including further engagement with our communities and design and pre-planning activities.鈥�
The preferred main contractors join HIP project teams that include architects NORR, Holmes Miller and the in-house Highland Council Design & Construction team, along with consultants including Currie & Brown, Doig & Smith, Turner & Townsend, DSSR, Goodson Associates, Brown & Wallace, Atkins Realis, Fairhurst, Rybka, Harley Haddow and Etive.
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