Project: Tait Building Refurbishment, Northampton Square, London

Client: City University

Value: £1,200,000

Role: Full pre- and post-contract service

Sector: Education

Contract: Design and Build Contract 2005

The project involves internal re-modelling of existing engineering space to provide new  learning spaces, lecture and seminar rooms. The works comprise strip out of existing engineering facilities, partition removal and formation of new room layouts, raised flooring to facilitate new services and IT installation. Modify existing services to provide new or upgraded heating, lighting, power, ventilation and IT facilities. 

The work was carried out as a “fast track” fit out during the summer vacation to minimise disruption to learning activities. It was part of an overall “masterplan” approach to refurbishing the University’s facilities on a rolling programme and, as such, issues of timing and decanting were critical to the project’s success.

The Woodley Coles LLP was appointed to provide full pre- and post contract service including initial budget estimates, assistance in the preparation of tender documentation, evaluation of tenders and post contract cost control through to agreement of the final account. 

This scheme involves working in an occupied University building and the contractor will be required to maintain services to other floors whilst carrying out both the service and infrastructure changes. Parts of the scheme will have limited access periods within the overall programme. The contractor will be expected to manage his operations around these restrictions.