PROJECT TITLE: Reckleford Children's Centre Ref: 7142-Education

PROJECT DETAILS:

Location: Reckleford Infants/Nursery School, Yeovil, Somerset

Client: Somerset County Council

Procurement Method: Selective Tenders based upon Bills of Quantities, Drawings and JCT Contract.

Commencement Date: 24 October 2005

Completion Date: 19 June 2006

Contract Value: £500K - £1M

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:

The project involved the construction of a new single storey extension to the existing main school building, plus demolitions, alterations and re-modelling works to an adjacent part of the existing school to form a new Children's Centre.

The extension has a total internal floor area of 218m5 and accommodates a Multi-Function Room, Family/Group Room, a new Lobby/Foyer and Reception, a number of offices and stores plus new toilet facilities. The building is of traditional construction with trench fill foundations and a ground bearing concrete floor slab, with radon protection features. The walls are load-bearing masonry with a facing brickwork outer skin (including contrast brick courses and feature cills, etc.) plus areas of cedar cladding and aluminium windows and external doors. The roof is part flat roof and part monopitch roof with a timber structure, including glulam beams, and a single ply roof covering to both parts.

The re-modelling works to the existing building formed new rooms for age groups 0-2, 2-3 and 3-4 years. The works included the removal of existing internal partitions to combine areas, the formation of openings for new aluminium windows and doors within the existing external walls and the construction of new toilet and kitchen facilities, cloakrooms and stores.

The building was completed and fitted out ready for use by the school including all finishes and decorations. The building incorporated electrical installations including telephone and computer wiring plus mechanical installations including heating and ventilation. All service supplies, fire alarm installation, telephone and computer systems were connected back to the adjacent main school building.

Ancillary works included simple landscaping, paving and drainage installations to the new extension, plus improvements to the existing entrance to the schools car park.

CONSULTANT SERVICES PROVIDED:

The Pre-Contract Services carried out on this project involved the initial budgeting, the preparation of the Bills of Quantities, advising on the selection of tendering contractors and reporting on the tenders received.

The Post-Contract Services carried out on this project involved the continual cost monitoring and cost reporting on the project, the agreeing and certifying of monthly valuations, dealing with all Contractual matters and the preparation and agreement of the final account. Cost information was provided to the BCIS.