The client on a major Sir Robert McAlpine gigafactory job is looking for a contractor to build a ring road around the facility.<\/p>\n
Agratas \u2013 part of Indian multinational Tata \u2013 released a \u00a360m prior information notice (PIN) yesterday for a ring road around its \u00a34bn battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset.<\/p>\n
Sir Robert McAlpine<\/a> was named as main contractor on the site\u2019s first building<\/a> \u2013 known as Building One \u2013 last July. The 22,700 square metre gigafactory is set to be the largest of its kind once it has been built, and could provide 40 per cent of the batteries needed by the domestic car industry by the early 2030s.<\/p>\n Initially, it will supply related companies Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors, though Agratas hopes to open it up to other companies after that.<\/p>\n The \u00a360m job will include the construction of roundabouts, groundworks, and culverts and foundations. The selected contractor will also be responsible for surface water drainage systems, signage, and lighting and landscaping systems.<\/p>\n Agratas is holding a market engagement session in Bridgewater at 2pm on 25 February.<\/p>\n Agratas will be the contracting entity, according to the PIN, but Somerset Council has the option of funding the road contract.<\/p>\n Agratas said last year that the development of Building One will need around 2,100 construction workers at its peak.<\/p>\n