Balfour Beatty, the infrastructure group, has been appointed preferred bidder for the University of Edinburgh's post-graduate student accommodation project.
The 50-year concession contract, worth £110m, involves the design, build and maintenance of student accommodation facilities for 1,160 students, as well as an out-reach centre which will become the focal point for the University's "community-based" teaching activities.
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