Oda Unveils Velodrome Shortlist Of Six

The Olympic Delivery Authority has announced a shortlist of six construction
companies to build the Velodrome in the Olympic Park which will host the cycling
events at the London 2012 Games.

The 6,000 seater Velodrome, to be based in the north of the Olympic Park,
will host the Olympic and Paralympic indoor track cycling events and will be one
of the ‘Big 4’ permanent venues in the Olympic Park.

A contract notice inviting companies to bid to construct a permanent
Velodrome for London 2012 was posted in May.

The following shortlist of six companies will compete for the Velodrome
contract: Alfred McAlpine Major Projects; Carillion Construction; FCC
Construccion; ISG InteriorExterior; Shepherd Construct Limited; and Wates.

The chosen contractor is expected to be announced in early 2008 and will then
be joined by the winning Velodrome designers, announced in July as a team led by
Hopkins Architects, to develop detailed designs before construction starts on
site in early 2009.

A separate contract notice will follow at a later date to build a temporary
BMX circuit in the Olympic Park to host Olympic BMX events.

After the Games, the BMX circuit will be repositioned next to the Velodrome
with a road cycle circuit and mountain bike course added to create a legacy
VeloPark that will be unique worldwide in combining cycling facilities across
all disciplines in one cycling ‘hub’.

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority will own and operate the VeloPark after
the Games.