The firm will now go-ahead and build new facilities for the City of Wolverhampton College, Adult Education Wolverhampton and Central Library.

The City Learning Quarter main facility will be situated around the Old Hall Street and St George’s Parade area of the city centre, incorporating a site on the corner of Garrick Street and Bilston Street, where the former Faces nightclub building once stood.

The council and college have been progressing final design work  and site preparations with McLaughlin & Harvey under a pre-construction agreement.

The main contract paves the way for  McLaughlin & Harvey to mobilise on the city centre site around the end of the year, with the aim that the scheme is completed by September 2025. 

Planned works on Central Library will also be announced in due course as part of the City Learning Quarter investment.

McLaughlin & Harvey Senior Project Manager, Shane Greer, said: “The project, which is being delivered under the Crown Commercial Service Framework, will benefit the area of Wolverhampton with a state-of-the art learning facility.

“We will be undertaking initial enabling works such as utility diversions, welfare construction and hoarding installation in advance of demolition and piling commencing in the new year.”

The proposals were initially supported by investment from the council with a further £5m from the Towns Fund, £20m from the Levelling Up Fund and £22m from the Department for Education, plus additional government grants and contributions from the college and council.