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| Cruciform Building refurbishment cost analysis | |||
| Total gross internal floor area = 13 000 m2 | |||
| Description | Total cost (£) | £/m2 | % of total cost |
| Works packages | 6 173 850 | 474.91 | 21.76 |
| Demolition works | 678 684 | 52.21 | 2.39 |
| Substructure | 680 472 | 52.34 | 2.4 |
| Structural alterations | 978 919 | 75.3 | 3.45 |
| External fabric | 2 255 430 | 173.49 | 7.95 |
| External cladding | 162 236 | 12.48 | 0.57 |
| Slate, lead and felt roofs | 603 985 | 46.46 | 2.13 |
| Rainwater goods | 117 590 | 9.05 | 0.41 |
| Windows | 696 534 | 53.58 | 2.46 |
| Internal finishes packages | 5 305 735 | 408.13 | 18.7 |
| Floor finishes | 678 558 | 52.2 | 2.39 |
| Wall finishes | 1 372 874 | 105.61 | 4.84 |
| Carpentry/internal doors | 807 817 | 62.14 | 2.85 |
| Internal partitions | 358 756 | 27.6 | 1.26 |
| Suspended ceilings | 515 010 | 39.62 | 1.82 |
| Metalwork | 203 473 | 15.65 | 0.72 |
| Terrazzo/marble refurbishment | 64 728 | 4.98 | 0.23 |
| Fixtures, fittings and equipment | 1 304 519 | 100.35 | 4.6 |
| M&E installations | 9 013 404 | 693.34 | 31.77 |
| Electrical | 1 763 060 | 135.62 | 6.21 |
| Fire alarm and communications | 509 770 | 39.21 | 1.8 |
| Security systems | 187 421 | 14.42 | 0.66 |
| Heating and ventilation | 3 601 913 | 277.07 | 12.7 |
| Building management system installation | 874 399 | 67.26 | 3.08 |
| Medical gases | 348 491 | 26.81 | 1.23 |
| Above-ground drainage | 190 928 | 14.69 | 0.67 |
| Sanitaryware | 66 335 | 5.1 | 0.23 |
| Lift installations | 202 560 | 15.58 | 0.71 |
| Cold rooms and lab equipment | 945 793 | 72.75 | 3.33 |
| Builder’s work for services | 322 734 | 24.83 | 1.14 |
| Total construction | 20 492 989 | 1 576.38 | 72.23 |
| Preliminaries | 4 283 913 | 329.53 | 15.1 |
| Design fees | 1 657 252 | 127.48 | 5.84 |
| Contingency | 774 677 | 59.59 | 2.73 |
| Overheads | 1 162 014 | 89.39 | 4.1 |
| Total cost | 28 370 845 | 2 182.38 | 100 |
| Projected FM costs over 25-year PFI contract | |
| FM services | £/year |
| Life-cycle or sinking fund | 350 000 |
| Building and engineering maintenance | 140 000 |
| Security and messenger services | 180 000 |
| Cleaning, including laundry and pest control | 185 000 |
| Total, including helpdesk and management services | circa 1 000 000 |