Cost study: Holiday Inn Express | Features

Elemental cost analysis

Gross floor area 2597 m², 78 guestrooms	Total cost (£)	£/m²	£/guestroom	% of total cost

Substructure	109 722	42.25	1 406.69	4.5

Superstructure
Frame	160 379	61.76	2 056.14	6.5
Upper floors	123 025	47.37	1 577.24	5
Roofs	70 529	27.16	904.22	2.9
Stairs	27 000	10.4	346.15	1.1
External walls, windows and doors	199 596	76.86	2 558.92	8.1
Internal walls and partitions	111 884	43.08	1 434.41	4.5
Internal doors	61 170	23.55	784.23	2.5

Internal finishes
Wall finishes	30 166	11.62	386.74	1.2
Floor finishes	7 015	2.7	89.94	0.3
Ceiling finishes	19 781	7.62	253.6	0.8

Fittings	400 000	154.02	5 128.21	16.2

M&E installation
Bathroom pods	256 970	98.95	3 294.49	10.4
Plumbing and disposal	72 168	27.79	925.23	2.9
Heating and ventilation	46 500	17.91	596.15	1.9
Electrical	108 217	41.67	1 387.40	4.4
Lifts	23 211	8.94	297.58	0.9
Protective installations	36 598	14.09	469.21	1.5
Fire alarm and communications	45 707	17.6	585.99	1.9


Total building	1 909 638	735.32	24 482.54	77.5

Site works
Site works	67 350	25.93	863.46	2.7
Drainage	62 000	23.87	794.87	2.5
External services	33 824	13.02	433.64	1.4

Total construction	2 072 812	798.16	26 574.51	84.1

Preliminaries	168 211	64.77	2 156.55	6.8
Design fees	97 631	37.59	1 251.68	4
Overheads and profit	126 013	48.52	1 615.55	5.1

Total cost	2 464 667	949.04	31 598.29	100