BAM limbers up for £25m Bedworth leisure hub

BAM Construction has signed a pre-construction deal for the planned Bedworth Physical Activity Hub in Warwickshire.Construction works will be carefully planned and phased around the existing leisure centre’s operation and public activities in Miners’ Welfare Park.Construction works will be carefully planned and phased around the existing leisure centre’s operation and public activities in Miners’ Welfare Park.The leisure centre plan includes a 25m swimming pool, a teaching pool, a new fitness suite, and a four-court sports hall. Outside there will be a 3G sports pitch, plus a new ‘all wheels’ skate park and learn to ride facility.Delivering not only construction but also facilities management, design and property development, BAM’s team is now working alongside Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council’s appointed project team to develop the design, technical details and logistics.This includes examining the process to achieve net-zero carbon de-risking the project.The scheme is expected to be completed in 2024 and will commence later this year.The council has the option to enter a building contract for the delivery of the full £24.7m project upon completion of pre-construction services, including ground investigation surveys and an extensive ‘cut and fill’ exercise.The Procure Partnerships Framework was used for the competitive procurement process, enabling excellent access to a range of wet leisure contractors most suitable to deliver such a scheme.The consultant team includes Hadron Consulting, GT3 Architects and Faithful & Gould, with whom BAM worked to deliver the award-winning Dover Leisure Centre in 2019.