£45million NRC campus investment out to tender
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The new build project will see the consolidation of the College’s current provision at Farm Lodge and Trostan Avenue sites in Ballymena into one, purpose-built campus at Farm Lodge.
Providing a significant boost to the local economy, the £45 million project forms part of a wider £85 million capital investment in the College estate.
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Hide AdIt is anticipated the successful contractor will be appointed in mid-2021, with new building construction works commencing on site in the spring of 2022.
Economy Minister Diane Dodds said: “This project is excellent news for Northern Regional College and for the Ballymena area. Combined with the new campus project at Coleraine for which I recently announced the appointment of the main contractor, this investment will enable the college to deliver a modern, economically-focused curriculum in new, state-of-the-art facilities.
“The projects will provide a significant boost to the economy at a very challenging time, sustaining hundreds of construction related jobs and ultimately enabling the delivery of quality training and skills essential to economic recovery.”
Professor Terri Scott, Principal and Chief Executive of Northern Regional College, said: “Our new Ballymena campus will result in a world-class learning environment, enabling the delivery of training, skills and transformational education not only for our students, but for the wider local community.
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