A major contract is up for grabs to carry out the biggest revamp of one of the Granite City’s most historic music venues.
Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) is searching for a company to take on the redevelopment of the Music Hall as it pushes ahead with plans for a £7million revamp of the building.
A public notice asking interested companies to apply said they want to make the site “more accessible, integrated, inclusive and cohesive” to make it a “dynamic” environment and experience for “customers, clients, artists and employees”.
The deadline to apply is January 11.
The category A-listed building will close in 2016 as work begins on the transformation, which includes a range of changes from installing new heating to creating a new studio.
Plans also include sprucing up the auditorium with new flooring, seating staging and lighting, and restoration of the Willis organ.
The vision is to have a new education and community space for music, community and youth arts and to make the 155-year-old building more environmentally friendly and accessible.
According to APA, work should start on site in May next year with the Music Hall ready for relaunch in November 2017.
The arts body said it has secured pledges of £4.8million so far which include £1million from Aberdeen City Council and £1.5million from Creative Scotland.
APA is contributing £1,250,000 from its own reserves and is looking to trusts, foundations and partners to raise the final £2million.
It plans to launch a public giving campaign early next year for people to contribute to the project.
APA chief executive Jane Spiers said: “We’re delighted to be at the stage of inviting bids from contractors for the Music Hall £7million transformation.”
Other APA venues – His Majesty’s Theatre and The Lemon Tree – will step in to host events during the closure.