Glasgow City Council have awarded a £29.5million contract for the Glasgow to Partick bridge to Farrans (Construction) Ltd, creating over one hundred jobs.
Ten contractors submitted bids for the contract and those scored in the top five were invited to submit a tender. Three tenders were received and Farrans has been selected as the highest scoring on a criteria which included price, quality, design and construction impact.
It is expected 143 construction jobs will be supported through the project, including starts for 11 new employees and five new apprentices.
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There will also be school mentoring and work placement opportunities.
The £29.5million project includes the construction of a new pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Clyde between Water Row in Govan and Pointhouse Quay in Partick, a connection that will re-establish the historic link between the two areas.
The bridge will be economically, environmentally and socially important as it will create a link between communities, visitor attractions and institutions of national economic importance, and is a key part of the active travel route between the University of Glasgow’s campus at Gilmorehill and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
It is thought that once the bridge has been built there will be 23% increase in jobs that are accessible within a 20-minute walk of Govan Cross and an 87% increase in the number of jobs within a 10-minute cycle of Govan Cross.
Works are expected to begin on-site in January 2022, with project completion towards the end of 2023.
Councillor Susan Aitken, Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet, said: “The award of this contract will mark a key stage in a project which will be transformative for the Clyde waterfront and the city region.
"The Govan - Partick Bridge will not only provide an active travel connection between the West End and the South Side of the city, but will directly create new jobs, apprenticeships, training and other opportunities, as well as complementing a number of other ongoing or forthcoming major regeneration projects that stretch all the way from the University of Glasgow to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.”
Final approval of the contract will be considered at the Glasgow City Region Cabinet on 7 December.
