1. Remodelling Education Spaces
University of Manchester
13 – 14 September 2010
Reality Check – Plan A (new build) to Plan B (refurbishing)
Andrew Chauvin – Director Gleeds Advisory
3. Contents
•Reviewing budgets and timelines – A look at Value for Money
•Cost Models and Changing Budgets – Reacting to a changing environment
•Examples – Some (not so) nice pictures
•New Build to refurb - the issues
4. Reviewing budgets and timelines
•Why do we need to reconsider budgets and timelines
•Less money to go around
•Shift in policy
•Did programmes like BSF deliver value for money?
8. Reviewing budgets and timelines
New build and Refurb - What are the Economics?
•To summarise the economic case for refurbishment has a tipping point
•The decision on strategy is usually a balance of other issues, such as:
•Listed and loved buildings
•Reduced planning risk?
•Disruption
•Intended life of buildings
• Programme times
•etc
9. Reviewing budgets and timelines
•What might the new VFM criteria look like?
•Fixing backlog maintenance
•Basic need
•Template versus bespoke (Back to BB98)
10. Reviewing budgets and timelines
•Other cost reduction strategies
•Build less area – smart timetabling
•Pupil place planning
•Free school standards
19. Examples – Heavy refurb
£882/m2
•Substructure works resulting from frame amendments
•Localised adaptions/strengthening to structural frame
•New roof construction and covering
•Introduction of additional staircases
•Amendments to door and window openings
•New external doors and windows
•New internal walls and partitions
•New doors
•New finishings
•New m&e
23. Examples - Enhanced Refurb
£701/m2
•New roof covering
•Amendments to door and window openings
•New external doors and windows
•25% new internal walls and partitions
•New doors
•New finishings
•New m&e
26. Examples – Minor Refurb
£415/m2
•External doors and windows - defined localised
repair/replacement
•Internal walls and partitions - alterations to existing
•Finishings - localised making good plus some new
•Adaptations to existing services