Housing association seeks bidders for largest UK demolition job of the year.
Leading UK construction news portal Construction Enquirer is reporting that Glasgow Housing Association is searching for a demolition contractor to tear down one of the most notorious estates in the city.
The £8 million job will see the demolition of six, 31-storey blocks, once reckoned to be the tallest flats in Europe. The demolition of around 720 flats is expected to be the biggest demolition job to go out to bid this year and presents a huge challenge because of high levels of asbestos both inside and outside the buildings.
The successful contractor will be promised a steady work stream with the complex task expected to take around four years to complete.
The deal is part of a £60 million transformation of the area that was started by Safedem, the former Demolition Contractor of the Year.
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