The Government Property Agency has signed Kier to deliver its civil service office hub at the Darlington Economic Campus.
Kier has signed a pre-construction deal in readiness to deliver the project, earmarked for Brunswick Street, after the planning application was lodged with Darlington Borough Council last month.
The Hub building would be home to 1,450 civil servants and represents a £118m investment into the town.Construction of the building is scheduled to begin ar the end of this year