Construction World December 2022

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PROJECT INFORMATION

• Company entering: WBHO Construction • Client: Capital Propfund • Start date: 17 September 2021 • End date: 1 March 2023 • Main Constractor: WBHO Construction • Architect: ICM Architecture • Principle Agent: Barrow Brown & Altini • Project Manager: Barrow Brown & Altini • Quantity Surveyor: Quanticost • Consulting Engineer: Sotiralis Consulting Engineers

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