PROJECT TITLE: New Social Housing. Ref: 6299-Residential

PROJECT DETAILS:

Location: Seward Way, Minehead, Somerset.

Client: Magna Housing Group.

Procurement Method: Selective Tenders based upon
Contractor's Design and Build.

Commencement Date: January 2000

Completion Date: February 2002

Contract Value: Over £2M

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:

The project was carried out in two phases. The works to phase one comprised the construction of seventeen social housing units for rent. The project was to construct the substructure and superstructure of the two storey houses and flats to provide a well laid out close. The buildings are a mixture of two and three bedroom units. The new buildings are constructed in a traditional nature with the use of piled foundations, beam and block floors, brick faced masonry cavity walls with upvc windows and external doors, timber pitched roofs clad in interlocking tiles. Ancillary works include raising the existing ground level above the flood plain, external services, drainage, play area and site works. Six of the properties also had eco enhancements.

The works to phase two comprised the construction of twenty six social housing units for rent. The project was to construct the substructure and superstructure of the two storey houses and flats to provide a well laid out close. The buildings are a mixture of two and three bedroom units. The new buildings are constructed in a traditional nature with the use of piled foundations, beam and block floors, brick faced masonry cavity walls with upvc windows and external doors, timber pitched roofs clad in interlocking tiles. Ancillary works include raising the existing ground level above the flood plain, external services, drainage, play area and site works.

CONSULTANT SERVICES PROVIDED:

The Pre-Contract Services carried out on this project involved the initial budgeting, the preparation of the Employer=s Requirements and the reporting and advising on the selection of the tenders received.

The Post-Contract Services carried out on this project involved the continual cost monitoring and reporting on the project, agreeing and certifying of monthly valuations, dealing with Contractual matters, chairing monthly meetings and overseeing the works and the agreeing of the final account.