Willmott Dixon has secured an £11.7m contract to build a new integrated social care and health centre in Sandwell, West Midlands
Sandwell Council selected Willmott Dixon to deliver the social care and health centre in Sandwell via the Constructing West Midlands Framework.
The three-storey property to provide supported independent living provision in Rowley Regis will include 80 individual bedrooms and resident facilities such as a hairdressing salon, a physiotherapy facility, agile working spaces, locker rooms, large communal areas, kitchen space, laundry facilities, treatment rooms and resident lounges.
The social care and health centre, which is being designed by Sandwell Council, will make up part of its wider regeneration vision – ‘Sandwell Vision 2030’ and five-year business plan ‘Big plans for a great place’ – to create a healthier, more successful future for local people.
‘Leave a lasting legacy’
Nick Heath, operations director at Willmott Dixon, said: “We are very excited to be expanding our relationship with Sandwell Council, where we are currently on-site at three of their education developments.
“As with all our projects, we aim to leave a lasting legacy and have therefore committed to investing £575k back into the local community during this development.
“Our teams will be working in partnership with Sandwell Council to support its employment and skills plan.
“With a key focus on youth unemployment, we will be running a variety of community initiatives, including career mentoring, mock interviews, CV advice, careers guidance, virtual school and college visits, careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support and safety talks.
“Our community engagement specialists will also be working with and donating to local community projects.”
Mark Drake, Constructing West Midlands representative and strategic lead design manager for Sandwell Council, commented: “The procurement of this project via the CWM framework has already delivered significant cost and time savings for the council and its residents.
“We look forward to building upon this legacy and to working in partnership with Willmott Dixon to deliver a unique social care and health centre for the residents of Sandwell Council.”
The integrated social care and health centre facility will be complete by summer 2022.
