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Projected refurbishment costs
     
  capital cost,
1-10 years (£)		  capital cost,
10-30 years (£)
Superstructure      
Total   319 600 301 700
Internal finishes      
Total   129 200 171 000
Fittings      
Total   25 000 34 800
M&E installations      
Total   599 900 249 500
Servicing      
Total   99 200 198 400
Total expenditure   1 172 900 955 400
Total expenditure   333/m2  
Gross floor area: 3518 m2
Number of pupils: 3360.0
Projected refurbishment costs
     
  capital cost,
1-10 years (£)		 capital costs,
10-30 years (£)
Superstructure      
Total   242 600 102 100
Internal finishes      
Total   50 100 100 500
Fittings      
Total   9 000 21 800
M&E installations      
Total   394 000 232 600
Servicing      
Total   49 600 99 200
Total expenditure   745 300 556 200
Total expenditure   666/m2  
Gross floor area: 1119 m2
Number of pupils: 243
Construction Costs
Gross floor area: 11 791 m2          
Number of pupils: 1450 (by 2004)          
    total costs (£) cost/m2 (£) cost/pupil (£)
Demolition          
Total     300 000 25.44 206.90
Substructure          
Total     764 625 64.85 527.33
Superstructure          
External walls     451 021 38.25 311.05
Internal walls     450 969 38.25 311.01
Upper floors     336 987 28.58 232.40
Stairs     33 000 2.80 22.76
Roof     567 984 48.17 391.71
Frame     590 493 50.08 407.24
Completion          
External wall openings     846 135 71.76 583.54
Internal wall openings     90 711 7.69 62.56
Balustrading     42 145 3.57 29.07
Finishes          
Internal wall finishes     318 440 27.00 219.61
Floor finishes     548 046 46.48 377.96
Stair finishes     15 606 1.32 10.76
Ceiling finishes     299 256 25.38 206.38
Roof finishes     617 496 52.37 425.86
Mechanical services          
Total     1 430 248 121.30 986.38
Electrical services          
Total     1 187 927 100.75 819.26
Fixed fittings          
Total     48 000 4.07 33.10
Siteworks          
Total     1 516 496 128.61 1 045.86
Total direct costs          
Total     10 455 585 886.75 7 210.74
Total     17 000 000    
including school equipment, preliminaries, consultants’ fees, contingency, overheads and profits
 
What a typical primary school should cost to maintain
Typical occupancy costs*    
school 1
£/100m2		 school 2
£/100m2
Decorations 344 329
Internal 302 222
External 42 107
Fabric 526 579
External walls 21 20
Roof 107 163
Internal walls 6 0
Windows and external doors 5 13
Internal doors 7 2
Wall finishes 20 0
Floor finishes 238 207
Ceiling finishes 5 0
Fittings 48 57
Fabric wear and tear 70 117
Services 1 266 1 523
Sanitary appliances 32 35
Disposal installation 22 28
Water installation 42 55
Heating and ventilating 530 630
Electrical installation 205 274
Communications installation 126 168
Special installations 290 306
Services wear and tear 20 26
Cleaning 978 1 259
Windows 19 92
External services 46 92
Internal 912 1075
Utilities 421 421
Gas 179 179
Electricity 133 133
Water rates 62 62
Effluent/drainage charges 47 47
Administrative costs 1 020 1 337
Laundry 24 32
Porterage 216 287
Rubbish disposal 86 115
Property management 647 862
Structural inspections 47 40
Overheads 1 153 1 153
Property insurance 152 152
Rates 1 001 1 001
Total occupancy cost 5 707 6 601
External works 129 147
Repairs and decoration 35 22
External services 20 19
Cleaning 35 75
Gardening 36 27
Wear and tear 2 4
Total including external works 5 836 6 748
*Data from the RICS Building Maintenance Information report
Occupancy Costs for Typical Primary Schools.