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George Eliot Hospital - Community Diagnostic Centre - Phase 2

Client: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Project: Community Diagnostic Centre – Phase 2

Main contractor: William Gough and Sons Limited

Procurement route: Competitive tender.

Contract type: Pre designed, JCT Contract.

Contract Period: 32 weeks

Contract value: £ 1,102,000.00

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  • Project Overview:
  • Extension of LPHW heating services from exiting centralised system to serve external mechanical ventilation Air Handling Units (AHU’s), internal ductwork mounted re heat batteries and internal ceiling mounted radiant panel heaters.
  • Extension of Domestic Hot, Mains cold and Boosted cold water services from existing external systems to outlets and equipment comprising wash hand basins, WC’s, slop hopper, macerator, chilled water system and Ventilation Humidification systems.
  • Mechanical Ventilation systems comprising 2No externally positioned heat recovery AHU’s. 1No as a general ventilation system to serve the clinical and public spaces and 2nd separate and dedicated ventilation system to serve the MRI and CT Scanner rooms.
  • Installation of packaged humidification units for mechanical ventilation.
  • Smoke Damper installation to ventilation ductwork systems.
  • MRI Scanner unit helium quench pipework installation.
  • DX cooling installation to each AHU.
  • DX local split cooling systems to MRI control, CT control, CT Equipment and 1st Floor Clean Utility Rooms.
  • Chilled water installation with 2No externally positioned chiller with distribution pipework systems above and below ground dedicated to serve MRI Scanner equipment.
  • Extension of Medical Gases distribution systems to clinical areas with new AGSS system.
  • Above ground drainage for sanitaryware appliances.
  • Roof Rainwater drainage installation.
  • BMS installation comprising 5No panels to operate and coordinate the operation of the various services.
  • Thermal insulation to pipework and ventilation ductwork systems.
  • Water treatment, Chlorination and water sampling.
  • Testing, regulation, balancing and commissioning of all applicable services.
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Greenhill Health Centre

Client: NHS Properties

Project: Greenhill Health Centre, Lichfield Health Centre – Boiler room refurbishment and improvements to installations.

Main contractor: L Darby and Son Ltd

Procurement route: Competitive tender.

Contract type: Pre designed, JCT Contract.

Contract Period: 16 weeks

Contract value: £158,000.00

Overview:

This project was completed for NHS Properties under a JCT Contract, and was a fully pre-designed scheme by the nominated Consulting Engineers.

The scheme involved the total refurbishment of the Boiler room area during the winter of 2023 / 2024 and required a temporary boiler plant to be installed to provide heating and hot water services to the Health Centre while the works were undertaken.

L Darby and Son Ltd were the Principal Contractor on the project.

  • General Scope Of Works:
  • Set up site compound, provide shared access arrangements and area for temporary boiler plant.
  • Connect natural gas, heating and hot water services from temporary plant to existing systems out of normal working hours.
  • Read and record existing systems.
  • Remove all redundant plant.
  • Install new natural gas fired condensing boilers and flue system.
  • New pipework headers, shunt circuit, pressurisation unit, dirt and air separator, various compensated and constant temperature heating pumped circuits.
  • Rationalise hot water pipe layouts and installation of new balancing valves.
  • Remove cold water storage tanks and convert to mains unvented supply.
  • Thermal insulation.
  • BMS controls and field wiring.
  • Small electrical power and lighting
  • Undertake general remedial works to existing heating and hot water circuits to improve circulation and modify systems to current standards.
  • Testing and commissioning.
  • Chlorination and water sampling.
  • As installed drawing and manuals.

University of Warwick, Gardeners Compound

Client: University of Warwick

Project: Gardeners Compound

Main contractor: Chiel Construction Ltd

Procurement route: competitive tender

Contract type: Design & Build  

Contract Period: 18 weeks

Contract value: £95,000.00

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  • Project Overview:
  • Full design & build of mechanical services, technical submissions, design drawings and design calculations.
  • Removal of existing and installation of new suitably sized MCWS connecting onto site ring main.
  • New internal domestic hot and cold-water supplies to serving the WC areas, wash hand basins, showers, sinks, water heaters and over sink water boilers
  • Trace heating of all pipework services outside the thermal envelope of the building for frost protection.
  • Installation of dirty extract system serving the toilet block
  • Installation of heat recovery supply and extract ventilation system to the office areas
  • Installation of fusible link fire dampers to suit the buildings fire strategy.
  • New dehumidification system to the drying room
  • Installation of new BMS controls system including new control panel
  • Installation of new comfort cooling/ heating systems
  • Full testing and commissioning, chlorination, and water sampling
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University of Warwick, Unitemps

Client: University of Warwick

Project: Unitemps office refurbishment  

Main contractor: Chiel Construction Ltd

Procurement route: competitive tender

Contract type: Design & Build

Contract Period: 12 weeks

Contract value: £40,000.00

  • General Scope Of Works:
  • Full survey and condition report prior to construction.
  • Complete design of mechanical services.
  • New domestic hot and cold-water supplies including local unvented electric water heaters and over sink water boilers.
  • Installation of new chilled drinks dispenser
  • Replace existing sanitaryware
  • Heat recovery supply and extract ventilation to the office and meeting rooms.
  • Dedicated dirty extract ventilation system to the WC’s.
  • Installation of fire dampers in accordance with the fire strategy drawings Routine servicing of existing DX Comfort heating/ cooling to office spaces
  • Full testing and commissioning, chlorination, and water sampling

Warwick Hospital_ Endoscopy

Client: Warwick Hospital 

Project: Endoscopy Unit

Main contractor: Speller Metcalfe Ltd

Procurement route: competitive tender

Contract type: JCT minor works  

Contract Period: 18 weeks

Contract value: £320,000.00

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  • Project Overview:
  • New domestic hot and cold-water supplies to serve clinical wash hand basins, sinks and beverage bay
  • Flat pack delivery & onsite assembly of HTM compliant Air Handling unit c/w DX cooling & LTHW heating/ re-heat coils.
  • Installation of Nuaire Heat Recovery Unit c/w electric heater battery
  • Installation of dedicated dirty extract system to bin store
  • New LTHW heating pipework to serve AHU including future connections for phase 2
  • New supply & extract ventilation system c/w action air mode 6 smoke dampers and associated LNS smoke damper panel
  • Installation of new medical gases including new manifold room and provision of temporary supplies
  • DX comfort cooling & heating
  • Installation of new BMS controls system including dedicated, external control panel
  • Full testing and commissioning, chlorination, and water sampling
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Client: University of Warwick 

Project: Volker Lab Refurbishment

Main contractor: William Gough Ltd

Procurement route: competitive tender

Contract type: Design & Build  

Contract value: £145,000.00

  • Project Overview:
  • New domestic hot and cold-water supplies to serve wash hand basin and eye wash.
  • Installation of CAT 5 break tank & booster set to serve lab sink.
  • Installation & onsite assembly of new supply air handling unit.
  • LEV systems.
  • DX comfort cooling & heating.
  • Full testing and commissioning, chlorination, and water sampling.
  • Installation of new DX fan coil unit’s c/w bespoke swirl diffusers and ‘wing’ arrangement to promote the Coanda effect.
  • Room pressure stabilisers.
  • LTHW heating modifications.
  • Chemical resistant above ground drainage installation.
  • Installation of new BMS controls system including dedicated control panel.
  • 2no fume cupboards, fume extract fans and associated welded ductwork systems.

Sport England - Lilleshall Archery Centre

Client: Sport England

Project: Lilleshall Performance Archery Centre 

Main contractor: Speller Metcalfe Ltd

Procurement route: competitive tender

Contract type: Design & Build

Contract value: £260,000.00

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  • Project Overview:
  • Design of complete mechanical services systems.
  • Installation of new air source heat pump system to generate domestic hot water supplies with c/w storge vessels.
  • New domestic hot and cold-water supplies distributing throughout the building to serve appliances.
  • Heat recovery supply and extract ventilation systems.
  • Dedicated dirty extract ventilation system to the WC’s.
  • Installation of fusible link fire dampers.
  • Installation of electric wall mounted radiators.
  • Installation of electric high level radiant panels.
  • Installation of natural ventilation systems.
  • Design, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of the complete BMS control systems.
  • New above ground drainage and sanitaryware systems.
  • Full testing and commissioning, chlorination, and water sampling.
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Leamington Spa Hospital, CERU

Client: Leamington Spa Hospital

Project: Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU)

Main contractor: Speller Metcalfe Limited

Procurement route: Competitive tender.

Contract type: Pre designed, JCT Contract.

Contract value: £ 1,100,000.00

  • Project Overview:
  • Extension of Domestic Hot, Mains cold and boosted cold water services from existing distribution systems.
  • Mechanical Ventilation systems comprising 2No externally positioned HTM compliant heat recovery Air Handling Unit’s and interconnecting supply & extract ductwork systems.
  • Adaption and modification of 1no internally located heat recovery Air Handling Unit.
  • Installation of new actuated combined fire/ smoke Dampers
  • Installation of air source heat pump systems providing both LPHW heating and chilled water serving underfloor heating/ cooling systems to new ground floor and existing first floor areas.
  • Installation of acoustic Above ground drainage for sanitaryware appliances.
  • BMS installation comprising 3No panels to operate and coordinate the operation of the various services.
  • Thermal insulation to pipework and ventilation ductwork systems.
  • Water treatment, Chlorination and water sampling.
  • Testing, regulation, balancing and commissioning of all applicable services.
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