Derby-based contractor GF Tomlinson has signed a £15.9m contract with the University of Nottingham to design and build a new engineering research building.

Above: The Advanced Manufacturing Building

Construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Building on Jubilee Campus will connect the campus to Derby Road and the adjacent Gatehouse Lodge. The building comprises office space, laboratories and seminar space for the Faculty of Engineering.

The architect is Bond Bryan, with Arup acting as structural and services engineer. Turner & Townsend is project manager and Sweett Group is the cost manager.

Scheduled construction period is 16 months.