Lendlease gets first dibs on more Birmingham Commonwealth Games work

By Jordan Marshall2019-02-12T06:00:00

Council plans to roll infrastructure job into firm’s athletes’ village scheme

Lendlease is set to be handed a contract to deliver a major infrastructure project needed ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games – unless the contractor does not want the job.

A report prepared ahead of a meeting of Birmingham council’s cabinet later this morning (12 February), says Lendlease, which is already working on the £350m athletes’ village (pictured), has its contract remit extended to include infrastructure work that will connect the village with nearby retail areas.

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