Education | Construction Cost Consultants and Project Managers

Wakemans have provided Contract Administrator and Building Surveying services for the Sixth Form College, Solihull, and we continue to be retained by them on a series of schemes. Our recent projects have included:

Internal Refurbishment, space planning and new suspended ceilings to facilitate improvements to M&E Services including additional data provision and air conditioning. Wakemans provided a Contract Administration Service.
Solar Gain Assessment and energy efficiency options – Hampton Building.
Art and Design Building classroom reconfiguration.
CIF Funding Proposal.
Hampton Building Solar Gain Project.
Blythe Building, Classroom refurbishment.
New Build Feasibility Proposals.

Client:

Wolverhampton Girls High School

Role:

Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Wakemans were employed on this project as Quantity Surveyors and assisted the school to develop a cost efficient solution to providing additional facilities at the school in order to satisfy the growing demand for places. The project began with the production of full bills of quantities, itemising the requirements of all elements of the project, thus enabling accurate analysis of the design during its development and aiding the tender process, with less risk to the Contractor.

The project involved the construction of a new teaching block comprising of six classrooms plus remodelling works in two locations within the existing school infrastructure.

To maximise the available space Seymour Harris Architecture’s design involved the reconfiguration of the existing dining room to provide a larger facility and building a new staff room. The fitness room was modified and the existing art facility underwent remodelling to create a new science laboratory. A flexible two-storey galleried link between the dining room and teaching facilities opens up opportunities for art exhibitions and events.

The completed project has a contract value of £2.1m.

Photographs courtesy of Manton Building Contractors.

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Client:

Worcestershire County Council

Role:

Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Wakemans undertook this project on behalf of Worcester County Council, whilst engaged on their professional services framework as Quantity Surveyors.
The £2.8 m new build facility provides the school with eight state of the art laboratories, a science preparation room, a professional development room for staff and student teachers, offices and independent learning spaces for Post 16 students.

–The professional team included: Architects Jacobs and Main Contractors Kier Construction.

Client:

Joseph Leckie Academy Trust

Role:

Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Wakemans were retained on this project in the role Quantity Surveyor by the Joseph Leckie Academy Trust. This new build development provides new community and teaching accommodation over three floors.

Designed by Seymour Harris Architecture the building is sited in the grounds of the existing Joseph Leckie Academy in Walsall and provides the Academy with an additional 16 classrooms and 6 IT rich classrooms, enabling the school to offer additional places to serve the local community.

The project has a contract value of £3.3m. Wakemans have been retained to work on further phases of the scheme.

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Warwickshire College, Rugby

Client:

St Modwen Key Property Investments (No 2) Limited

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyors and CDM Coordinators

Description:

Wakemans were employed on this £19.3m project as Employer’s Agents, Cost Consultants and Wakeman Harris were employed as CDM Co-ordinators to provide new facilities for Warwickshire College located in Rugby.

With approximately 15,409m² of floor space, the new development has been designed in a single structure varying from one to four storeys, and housing an enclosed courtyard. The new facilities include: library, sports hall, theatre, nursery, refectory, kitchens, workshops for teaching construction and engineering, conference suite, laboratories, general IT teaching spaces and external artificial sports pitches.

Particular attention was given to the energy efficiency and integration of the M&E services in the design and the general use of natural ventilation.

The development is built on a brown field site, and work began with the demolition of industrial structures and remediation followed by a 75 week construction period. The project also includes a £2m infrastructure works package to provide a link spine road to the College.

As part of the overall development of the College site an existing factory building was reduced by one third. It was imperative the factory remained operational throughout the works, this was achieved by the insertion of an insulated and sealed white wall which will remain in situ permanently, the new wall protected the existing factory and its occupants during the demolition and rebuild of gable end of the building.