City Legacy Identified As Preferred Bidder To regenerate the East End and Build 2014 Commonwealth Games Village
Glasgow City Council announced today (Tuesday 23rd June 2009) that the City Legacy Consortium has been recommended as preferred bidder to build the Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow. City Legacy is delighted to have been identified as preferred bidders, beating off the other bids for this prestigious project. The Consortium stated:
“This innovative project will not only showcase the new face of the East End of Glasgow to a world-wide audience during the Commonwealth Games, it will also transform Dalmarnock to become a much sought-after riverside residential area. The regeneration of the East End is a long term objective of Glasgow City Council. The Commonwealth Games and City Legacy’s proposals will act as a catalyst to create an excellent new neighbourhood with well placed community facilities, attractive open spaces accessible to existing and new residents of the East End.”
The City Legacy consortium has been formed by several companies who have a strong track record of residential development and job creation in Glasgow. Members of the consortium bring a range of skills and have worked closely with Glasgow City Council in a participative dialogue process since October last year. The Consortium includes:
- Developers and contractors, CCG, Cruden, Mactaggart & Mickel, and W H Malcolm
- Bid Management, Project Management and Cost Management, Davis Langdon LLP
- Masterplanners and Design Champions, RMJM
- Engineers, WSP Group Plc
- Community Benefit and Town Planning advice, Turley Associates
- Legal advisors, Burness LLP
- Utilities infrastructure and sustainability, Scottish and Southern Energy
- Property Development advice, JLL
The proposals for the Games phase of this project have been prepared in discussion with the Organising Committee of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The project will employ 620 people and will include the development of 700 riverside homes and related accommodation for the Games Village. Work is planned to begin next year and will be completed six months before the Games start in 2014.
Glasgow based international architectural company RMJM has already been awarded a key contract at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games to be the expert planning consultants for six key venues there, including the Delhi Athletes Village, Media Centres and International Airport. Their experiences with the Delhi Games will be hugely advantageous towards the design and feel of a successful Games Village for Glasgow.
Calum Murray, managing director of CCG Homes commented:
"As a business with its roots in the East End of Glasgow, CCG are absolutely delighted to be associated with the City Legacy consortium and the inspiring vision which it has conceived. The challenge for the team now is to deliver this vision – to match and hopefully exceed the City and Scotland’s expectations. "
City Legacy will employ 620 people directly as a result of the Games phase, including 84 new apprenticeships. City Legacy will also construct a 120 bed care home as part of the project.
The planned mix of homes incorporates a diverse range of sizes and types of properties that will be important in creating a balanced community and will aid sales of the homes. There are three core house types with permutations which will result in around 21 types in total to suit the needs of every buyer.
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