Cost study: Warwick University International Manufacturing Centre | Features

Warwick University International Manufacturing Centre, phase three: elemental cost plan
Gross internal floor area 4372 m2
Works package	estimated final cost £	cost/m2	% cost	Outline specification
substructure and drainage	245,000	56.04	5.63%	excavated deep-pad foundations
demolition	19,700	4.51	0.45%
superstructure	492,800	112.72	11.33%	steel frame with exposed Tarmac Spirol precast concrete plank upper floors and roof
intumescent paint to steel frame	22,000	5.03	0.51%
screeding	137,500	31.45	3.16%	structural screed toppings to floors and roof
roof cladding	88,600	20.27	2.04%	Rigidal Ziplok Aluminium Roofing system
asphalt	8900	2.04	0.2%
stairs	49,900	11.41	1.15%	steel prefabricated staircases with tile/vinyl finishes
masonry	310,700	71.07	7.14%	Baggeridge Blue engineering bricks externally, medium-density blockwork internally
sealants and diamond drilling	15,000	3.43	0.34%
eternit cladding	74,000	16.93	1.7%	Eternit Alucomat white cladding panel system
Kalwall fenestration	88,400	20.22	2.03%	Kalwall translucent insulated curtain walling system
louvres	25,700	5.88	0.59%
windows and curtain walling	305,000	69.76	7.01%	W40 steel windows and curtain walling
joinery and internal finishes	485,000	110.93	11.15%	plaster to blockwork; Gyproc metal-framed system suspended ceilings and Hunter Douglas C-Grid Access Ceiling
bridge link and metalwork	118,000	26.99	2.71%
electrical Installation	539,000	123.28	12.39%
mechanical installation	472,000	107.96	10.85%	heating, ventilation and cooling by four distributed air handling units; space heating by campus combined heat and power system
lift installation	35,000	8.01	0.8%
external works	70,000	16.01	1.61%
minor building works	15,000	3.43	0.34%
roller shutter doors	3500	0.80	0.08%
scaffolding	86,000	19.67	1.98%
tower crane	80,000	18.30	1.84%
works contracts total	3,786,700	866.13	87.03%
Management contractor
preliminaries and fees	563,300	128.84	12.97%
Estimated construction costs	4,350,000	994.97
Additions to original scope of work
work to plant room, column casing and etched glass	38,000
Original contract cost plan total	4,314,000	986.73