Dartington Primary School

October 16, 2018/in Education: Primary Block, Brick, Council, School, Steel/by Gabby Stevens

Dartington Primary School

Dartington, Devon

Project Details

Client
Devon County Council

Contractor
Kier

Value
£6.9 million

Contract Period
17 weeks

Procurement Type
NEC3 Option A

Apprentices Employed
6 no. (2no with GT & Trac and 4 no. with supply chain – Roe, Halsion, PJE)

SME spend
85% and within LA catchment area 84%

Total added value benefits
£253,758

Following the completion of the demolition, the new build consisted of a new single storey building. The facility is completed with external landscaping and hard surfaces. The steel frame construction on a piled and concrete ground beamed foundation covers 2050m².

The external appearance consists of cladding and coloured rendered panels with the internals being constructed of metal stud partitioning and plasterboard to leave a decorative finish.

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“One of the best projects we’ve ever received, if not, the best.”

Devon County Council

Community Engagement

Events

CR Manager, Kate Ellis, worked with the Client team to organise numerous events at Dartington, including a mental health awareness workshop where Mates in Mind discussed the effects of stress in the workplace.

Learning Experiences

A time capsule was given to the school and a burial took place at the main entrance. The time capsule included hand print art work and poems about the pupils’ futures.
A local placement of two students were undertaken with a week’s work experience on site shadowing the site managers.
Two work experience places were provided on site with a female bricklaying apprentice and site engineer.
Sustainability was achieved on site through water butt harvesting rainwater for boot and tool cleaning purposes. Furthermore, a mock up spill incident was undertaken where students from Dartington were in.

Key Challenges

Live Primary School

The logistics were carefully managed and planned due to the works taking place on a live primary school.

Limited Vehicle Access

The vehicle access through the main gates were used by school users. To ensure that there was no disruption to the school or its users the access was carefully managed to ensure school users moved throughout the site safely by keeping it exclusive for school use between 8am and 9am and 3pm and 4pm.

Project Takeaways

Our Success

The heating strategy of the scheme is underfloor heating which is placed on insulation with a screed placed over the top. Despite the project being a traditionally procured scheme, the majority of the packages were CDPs therefore the site team and the supply chain worked over and above to deliver high-quality design solutions. The design was constantly monitored and reviewed, ensuring timely sign off was achieved. Good IRS and short-range design programmes kept the consultants and client informed of failings. The change control process was well managed by the team and they were able to make a good return on the changes.
The programme was driven by the client and the requirements of the school. For example, school opening dates were taken into consideration as well as the key milestone date of the removal of the temporary village – which Kier did and reinstated the ground back to existing / agreed levels.
£87,000 of VE was offered throughout the project, including the roof design and the attenuation tank construction, with a total of £72,000 being accepted by the client.

Our Learnings

The design for the roof changed due to value engineering from perforated liner construction to a solid roof sheet design. A man safe system is fixed to part of the roof allowing access to designated areas as per the Atkins design.

Value Added

KPI’s & Statistics

Contractor team performance: 10/10
Health and safety: 10/10
Quality of workmanship: 10/10
Progress in making good defects: 10/10
Collaborative approach: 10/10
Overall contractor performance: 10/10

Contact: James Parr
Email: james.parr@kier.co.uk

St Peter’s School RC Academy

September 17, 2018/in Education: Primary Block, Brick, Extension, School, Steel/by Gabby Stevens

St Peter’s School RC Academy

Bournemouth

Project Details

Client
Bournemouth Borough Council

Project Manager
Baqus

Architect
Cube Design

Contractor
Wates Construction

Value
£8.0 million

Contract Period
57 weeks

Procurement Type
Design & Build

Form of Contract
JCT 2011

Apprentices Employed
1 new start technical with SWSA

Project Brief

Phase 3C was part of an overall project that comprised 5 phases. St Peters School is a Roman Catholic Academy divided into 2 sites. The Iford site accommodates year 7&8 and the Southbourne accommodates the remainder of the school. The aim of the overall project was to merge year 7&8 into the Southbourne site so the overall secondary school is then located on one site.
Phase 3C New Build located in an existing school site, located on the schools existing sports field consisting of:

3300sqm of teaching accommodation
16 classrooms
Two art studios
Two science labs/classrooms
Dining hall and kitchen
Main hall
Changing facilities
Staff offices
Four multi use games area (MUGA) pitches
Associated landscaping
Staff car park

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“The Wates team provided a superb service from start to completion of the project.”

Peter Booth, School Govenor, St Peter’s Secondary School

Community Engagement

Education

Wates adopted St Peters School as part of Constructing Excellence Adopt a School initiative

Careers

Wates held a Building Futures employability programme
One new start technical apprentice with SWSA

Key Challenges

Design and budget not aligned

It was apparent at Mini Comp 2 that the budget was insufficient to meet the design aspiration so Wates carried out a full design review and redesigned the scheme to achieve the brief within budget. In addition, rationalisation of sport England requirements enabling significant savings.

Operating within school term times

The programme was extremely tight and was also dictated by school term times, therefore a clear schedule was planned and followed carefully.

Project Takeaways

Our Success

Works in existing school buildings were carried out outside school term to avoid disruption
Site logistics developed to ensure that the new construction works were completely isolated from the school operation and access to minimise disruption

Our Learnings

Cut and fill exercise carried out resulting in revised building levels minimising cart-away and omitted retaining wall by moving the building 3 metres.

Value Added

£8 million value building
Teaching facilities to accommodate 480 secondary school pupils

KPI’s & Statistics

Contact: Neil Channon, Framework Manager

Email: neil.channon@wates.co.uk

Thorn Turn Highways Depot

August 29, 2018/in Civic and Community Block, Brick, Council, Office, Roads/by Gabby Stevens

Thorn Turn Highways Depot

Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire

Project Details

Client
Central Bedfordshire Council

Project Manager
Central Bedfordshire Council

Architect
Atkins

Contractor
Morgan Sindall

Value
£18.7million

Contract Period
71 weeks

Procurement Type
Traditional

Form of Contract
JCT 2011 SFC / CDP

Size
2,795 square meters

Apprentices Employed
Two

Project Brief

The project consisted of the construction of a highways and waste disposal depot to service the maintenance requirements across the council’s highways whilst relieving pressure on the existing household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) nearby.

A new modular office was built to accommodate approx. 100 highways staff, a large tension fabric salt barn, a Highways Maintenance Dry store warehouse which enables the ongoing maintenance of fleet vehicles, whilst providing a suitable storage area for high value materials. The building was also fitted out with a small office provision for up to 10 staff. A refuelling area was also provided on the site.

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“I am delighted that this ambitious project continues to progress so positively. We went through a highly competitive exercise to appoint them [Morgan Sindall] and were impressed with their ambitious vision for the new highways depot and household waste recycling centre.”

Marcel Coiffait, Director of Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council

Community Engagement

Careers

Two apprentices employed through the project

Key Challenges

The initial cost plan from the client was below the proposed project value aspiratise therefore causing issues to the Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC).

At Gateway 2, we presented a very open and honest cost plan to give CBC sight of the initial deficiencies. We then worked closely with CBC on an extensive Value Engineering exercise, resulting in all four main buildings being taken on as CDP’s. By doing so, we were able to deliver the project in line with the Employers Requirements whilst offering considerable savings on the initial design. The VE exercise resulted in a saving of nearly £2m.

Commencing works on site in time to avoid the bird nesting season (March to September), despite the budgetary issues.

We provided accurate forecast figures for the main contract sum, which gave CBC confidence to issue a notice to commence for £3m to undertake initial earthworks ahead of bird nesting season – without this, the project start date would have slipped by six months.

Liaison with Ringway Jacobs for the S278 highways works and the various interfaces between the two project.

Early engagement and involvement with CBC and Ringway Jacobs throughout the design phase of the S278 works enabled the programmes to run concurrently without causing delay to the programme.

Project Takeaways

Our Success

Employment and skills plan targets were exceeded
Full team collaboration from appointment to completion
Early and continued engagement with CBC fostering a good relationship with the client

Our Learnings

Interpretation of the end user requirements has meant that some areas of the site are not being utilised to their full extent, e.g. the vehicle wash bays and the vehicle maintenance store.
The project would have benefited from buildability input from Morgan Sindall during the design stage.

Value Added

KPI’s & Statistics

Contract	Gateway 2 Planning	Gateway 3 Contract Agreement	Gateway 4 Completion
Cost	£24,284,755	£16,952,854	£18,714,980
Time	63 weeks	63 weeks	71 weeks

Value Engineering	Saving
Change construction of Salt Barn	£300,000
Use alternative supply chain partner for Highways Depot	£500,000
Change construction of Maintenance Shed	£450,000

Apprentices: 2

Average AIR: 0

Average CCS score: 46 (out of 50)

Waste diverted from landfill: 99.95%

Contact: Tom Martin, MS Project Manager
Email: Thomas.Martin@morgansindall.com

Woodmansterne Secondary School

July 6, 2018/in Education: Secondary Block, Brick, Council, School, Volunteers/by Gabby Stevens

Woodmansterne Secondary School

Streatham, Lambeth

Project Details

Client
Lambeth London Borough Council

Project Manager
Faithful and Gould

Architect
Peter Taylor Associates Limited

Contractor
Willmott Dixon

Value
£21.3 million

Contract Period
48 weeks

Procurement Type
Two Stage Open Book Design and Build

Form of Contract
Jct 2011 Minor Works

Apprentices Engaged
5

BIM
Level 2 Construct

New 5 full education secondary school with 150 pupil sixth form. Works to be undertaken within the demolition area and consist of an RC Frame / Gebrik Cladding system and Glazing to the envelope, associated MUGA Pitches and external works and include the installation and removal of temporary classrooms.

Urban Beach Programme for Inner City Schools

Due to the temporary loss of access to the schools’ ecological area, the site team have developed an Urban Beach Programme to bring the coast to city pupils, raising their awareness of the coastal environment and the need to protect it. Woodmansterne school is the pilot for the Urban Beach Programme, and is partnered with the Marine Conservation Society, with Willmott Dixon fully funding the pilot programme by providing resources, staff and funding the coach trip to the Grain Coastal Park.

It is based on the Wildbeach programme developed by the wildlife Trusts and has been fully adapted to be delivered in inner city schools with the aim to get the children to the beach by the end of the programme. A new topic is introduced each week covering areas such as species ID, tides, human impact, food webs, marine processes and more.

The programme began with two year 3 classes of 30 and ran for 6 weeks, culminating in a field trip to the beach. The majority of the sessions are delivered in the school field to promote outdoor learning.

Local volunteers were sought through the Marine Conservation Society, providing an opportunity for anyone looking for a career in marine education.

The programme will continue with one of the volunteers taking over the project to deliver to the next year group selected by the school. The Marine Conservation Society is also looking out for the right candidate so this can be rolled out to other schools.

Contract	Gateway 2 Planning	Gateway 3 Contract Agreement	Variation
Cost	£2,553	2,412	2 (£141.00)
Time	48 weeks	48 weeks	0

KPI Graphs

Apprentices 5

Average AIR NIL

Average CCS score 47(out of 50)

Waste diverted from landfill 99%

Cost/m2 £3,1K/m2

Collaborative KPI 10/10

Contacts:

Guy Dawes
Framework Manager
Email: Guy.dawes@Willmottdixon.co.uk

Erika Buckenham
Framework Coordinator
Email: Erika.buckenham@Willmottdixon.co.uk

Heathfield Academy

July 5, 2018/in Education: Primary Block, Brick, School, Steel/by Andrew Real

The Challenge

Heathfield Academy had plans on being the “school of choice” for parents and children in the near future following our work to create its new home. Prior to the team building their new school home, Heathfield Academy was on a temporary site before moving to its new purpose built facility in Aberdeen Road. Extremely tight and built up surrounding residential property meant detailed planning was needed for just in time deliveries of materials and plant. Willmott Dixon meticulous logistical planning ensured zero harm and delivered on time.

The Solution

Early supply chain engagement ensured Willmott Dixon Technical Programme Manager was able to increase productivity to the benefit of LB Croydon. Having a tight site significantly reduced site storage putting pressure on timeline. Engaging a logistics-led solution throughout preconstruction and then into construction significantly reduced construction risks. The project went smoothly and was completed to budget and on time.

Kings Hill Primary School

Kings Hill, Kent

Project Details

Client
Kent County Council

Project Manager
Donald Farquharson

Architect
Burns Guthrie & Partners

Contractor
GallifordTry

Value
£6.1 million

Contract Period
49 weeks

Procurement Type
2Stage

Form of Contract
Develop and Build

Project Brief

Construction of a new 1FE primary school for Kent County Council (KCC). External works comprised of a new car park, hard landscaping around building including MUGA pitch (MUGA is a sports surface which can be used for multiple different activities) and soft landscaping for sports pitches and temporary covering where future phases are planned. Installation (and removal) of temporary accommodation for school to occupy September 2015.

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“I just wanted to pass on my thanks for all your help and care with our building. I feel very lucky to have worked with Dave and his team at Galliford Try – their kindness and consideration at every level has been fantastic and we are now privileged to have a just amazing building and space for the children! It is like winning the lottery!”

Maurice Swain, City of London Corporation

Community Engagement

Education

Site team engaged with the school for a number of events. These included assemblies, numerous site visits for the school staff, site visits for the school children, and issuing virtual reality headsets for the periods when access on to site would be too hazardous.

Additional Support

A sand pit was constructed from surplus materials and issued to the school as was furniture and pin boards following hand over of the building.
Site Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was issued for the schools use and “goody” bags were handed out at handover.

Community

Regular newsletters were issued to the surrounding properties (commercial buildings).

Labour

Local labour included technical apprentice.
Labour was locally recruited.
Six apprentices employed – two with GT & Trac and four with supply chain

Key Challenges

Inclusion of fully functioning kitchen.

Late change accommodated by site along with the management of the client’s contractor.

Projecting steels to roof and 1st floor levels – missed on the design stage.

Worked through with the various contractors.

Clash with steel frame and render finish/build up.

We held early workshops with the façade contractor to manage this and alter the design at an early stage.

Change to ceiling finishes in the hall.

Change from clients requirements and signed off design.

External canopy - derogated to achieve budget requirements but client didn’t understand the necessity for both areas.

Worked with consultants and client to agree on finishes within budget.

Roofing works.

Design developed with contractor and architect to ensure best possible solution.

Acoustic and air testing.

Worked through design with early engagement with Stroma (accredited certification). Site visit beneficial and assisted with project achieving required levels at first attempt.

Clashes with pop ups and steel columns.

Early intervention allowed for issues encountered with locations of soil vent pipe and base plates to be resolved.

Project Takeaways

Our Success

Excellent relationship with KCC but also the end user.
Aligned supply chain members performance.
Early engagement with supply chain for design input with consultants.
Proactive team approach all pulling in the same direction.
Regular engagement with the school for assemblies.
Newsletters to residents and local parish council.

Our Learnings

Value Added

KPI’s & Statistics

Contract	CTB Gateway 4
Cost	£6,173,736
Time	296

Average CCS score: 39

Contacts: Chris Nickolls
Email: Chris.nickolls@gallifordtry.co.uk

The Solution

Contract	Gateway 2 Formation	Gateway 2 Final Account	Variation
Cost	£9.68m	£9.68m	0
Time	Phase 1 – 63 weeks Phase 2 – 21 weeks	Phase 1 – 63 weeks Phase 2 – 21 weeks	0

Site Conditions: BAM established a link with a local waste centre just 3.3 miles away. The material was removed from site and delivered to the centre as capping material, on return, these lorries delivered recycled aggregates for use on site. To reduce disruption to local communities, BAM used precast piles instead of traditional continuous flight auger piling. Traditional piling would have needed an additional 80 lorry movements for the concrete deliveries and soil removal. Using the alternative BAM reduced this to just 16 deliveries keeping our impact on the community to a minimum.

Budget: Redesign led to the omission of the basement and the relocation of the substation saved significant cost and 4 weeks on programme. Fortnightly design and cost review meetings were held and early engagement with BAM on the MEP package meant that we could optimise the ventilation design, changing it to cross-ventilation. As well as saving over £100k, combining this solution with CO2 sensors and control units throughout the building, enabled the management team to create a better and fresher indoor environment for the user.

The Results

The Dover leisure project team (led by Dover District Council) developed into a strong and organised group working towards the common goal – the opening of the leisure centre – on time, to budget and the right quality.
The building represents a major investment in the health and well-being of the district that is fit for the 21st century that sets new standards in facilities, access, and sustainability. The new leisure centre is accessible to all, providing easy access to the swimming pools, and wheelchair accessible gym and changing facilities.
Fully transparent cost management built trust and confidence early on. BAM were instrumental in delivering £1.4m of added value benefits during the design development process.

The Challenge

In 2009, Buckinghamshire Council adopted a sports facility strategy that recommended the support of a new stadium and sports hub, along with the development of a new sports centre for High Wycombe, replacing a facility that had served the local community for four decades. Over the years the centre expanded, and many hundreds and thousands of people used it.

One of the issues with the existing gym was that there wasn’t much room to fit many people in, which would make them feel cramped and was limiting membership growth.

The existing leisure centre continued to operate throughout this project which meant the new one had to be delivered without impacting the operations. There were access difficulties at the original leisure centre’s existing car park and to reduce the loss of parking capacity at the existing site, works accelerated on the car park which helped release 100 spaces four months early.

The Solution

In order to make the project a success, it was essential that the design and construction teams worked collaboratively, particularly when building the Olympic size swimming pool.

The new design for the gym has been a significant improvement, providing lots of natural light due to the high ceilings and open spaces which also creates more room for people to exercise in.

The Results

Since opening the centre in 2016 opened there has been a real sense of excitement in the local area. The 10,750m2 rectangular sports centre is one of the biggest sports facilities in the South East

Members and staff can enjoy the exciting new facilities such as a 150 station gym, indoor cycling studio, 50 metre competition pool, 12 badminton court sports hall, steam room and sauna and more. Since opening, the centre doubled its number of memberships from 2000 to 4000.

Contract	Gateway 3 Contract Formation	Gateway 4 Final Account	Variation
Cost	£8,813,488	£9,912,651	£1m – change in glazed screens with integral blinds
Time	3/2/17	24/2/17	3 weeks due to a large void being found during enabling works.

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Dartington Primary School

Dartington, Devon

Project Details

“One of the best projects we’ve ever received, if not, the best.”

Community Engagement

Key Challenges

Project Takeaways

KPI’s & Statistics

St Peter’s School RC Academy

Bournemouth

Project Details

Project Brief

“The Wates team provided a superb service from start to completion of the project.”

Community Engagement

Key Challenges

Project Takeaways

KPI’s & Statistics

Thorn Turn Highways Depot

Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire

Project Details

Project Brief

“I am delighted that this ambitious project continues to progress so positively. We went through a highly competitive exercise to appoint them [Morgan Sindall] and were impressed with their ambitious vision for the new highways depot and household waste recycling centre.”

Community Engagement

Key Challenges

Project Takeaways

KPI’s & Statistics

Woodmansterne Secondary School

Streatham, Lambeth

Heathfield Academy

London Borough of Croydon

£10.2m

October 2017

The Challenge

The Solution

The Results

Apprentices

SME Spend

Added Value

Client Satisfaction

Client Testimonials

“This beautiful new school is a brilliant addition to Croydon’s ever-growing number of places where parents can choose to send their children. Croydon has invested hugely in ensuring every child has a place, and as a result every parent who applies on time is assured of getting an offer.“

Contractor Performance | Commitments

Fair

Sustainability

Safe

Legacy

Aftercare

James Wright

Guy Dawes

Kings Hill Primary School

Kings Hill, Kent

Project Details

Project Brief

Community Engagement

Key Challenges

Project Takeaways

KPI’s & Statistics

Middle Row Primary School

Kensington

Project Details

Project Brief

“This is well deserved recognition for BAM, the project and the site. Everyone I have spoken with who has visited the site (not least of all the Client) has commented on how tidy, well run and maintained it is overall.”

Community Engagement

Key Challenges

Project Takeaways

KPI’s & Statistics

Dover Leisure Centre

Dover District Council

£20.5m

February 2019

The Challenge

The Solution

The Results

Apprentice weeks

SME Spend

Added Value

Client Satisfaction

Client Testimonials

Contractor Performance | Commitments