{"id":5854,"date":"2025-06-09T07:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2025-06-09T07:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:47:04","slug":"laing-orourke-wins-920m-animal-health-super-lab-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/laing-orourke-wins-920m-animal-health-super-lab-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Laing O\u2019Rourke wins \u00a3920m animal health super-lab job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"238\">Laing O\u2019Rourke has secured the \u00a3920m main works contract to deliver an animal diseases super-lab at the government\u2019s flagship Weybridge biosecurity campus in Surrey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"432\">The job, awarded by the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs, will see O\u2019Rourke take the project, consisting of two main buildings, through detailed design and construction.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"750\">The hub forms the centrepiece of the government\u2019s \u00a32.8bn Science Capability in Animal Health (SCAH) programme, a 12\u201315 year redevelopment of the 93ha Animal and Plant Health Agency site near the M25 at New Haw.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"750\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"497595\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pragmatic-consulting.co.uk%2Fcourses%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Construction Enquirer - Pragmatic C MPU.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"750\">Around 1,000 staff work at the site, which has been a base for animal health science for over a century.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1079\">O\u2019Rourke will lead a full multidisciplinary supply chain including MEP, biocontainment, and design specialists.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_498522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-06-09-at-01.19.22.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-498522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-06-09-at-01.19.22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1244\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masterplan for full facility rebuild<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1079\">The project is the first major capital phase of the wider NBC redevelopment, which includes demolition of outdated stock, site-wide infrastructure upgrades, and the construction of new state-of-the-art laboratories.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1079\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu 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resilience against major animal disease outbreaks, many of which can jump to humans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1633\">Mace is acting as programme delivery partner overseeing masterplanning, commercial strategy and delivery logistics, while Arup has been advising across the development phases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1633\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"431748\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvacukltd.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VACUK_V4.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1668\">The full SCAH programme includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1856\">\n<li data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1705\">\n<p data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1705\">Enabling works to 2027<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1754\">\n<p data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1754\">Site-wide infrastructure to 2037<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1804\">\n<p data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1804\">Science Hub capital works to 2035<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1856\">\n<p data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1856\">Estate rationalisation from 2032\u20132037<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"2015\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The B951 Science Hub will be a central piece of the national effort to protect animal welfare, farming, and public health against future biosecurity threats.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"2015\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"487503\" 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The job, awarded by the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs, will see O\u2019Rourke take the project, consisting of two main buildings, through detailed design and construction. 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