Bidders for 2012 rowing lake unveiled
- Published: 04 September 2008 15:21
- Author: David Rogers
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- Last Updated: 04 September 2008 16:08
Five firms have been lined up to bid for the deal to build the rowing facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The rowing regatta – which saw Britain top the medal table at last month's Beijing Olympics with half a dozen medals including two golds – will be held at the rowing centre of Eton College on Dorney Lake at Windsor in Berkshire.
Flatwater canoeing, which saw Team GB secure a gold last month as well, will also be held at the lake.
Big hitters Balfour Beatty and Carillion, which are building the aquatics centre and media centre respectively, have been joined by the two firms responsible for the clear-up of the main Olympic Park site in east London – Nuttall and Morrison. The fifth bidder is Norwest Holst.
Work will include building a 50 m span bridge for cars and pedestrians over an entrance to the warm-up lake as well as a cut-through to both the rowing and warm-up lakes.
The contract is due to be awarded early in 2009 with the work due to start later that year.
