Cost study: Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre | Features

Elemental cost analysis
	Final costs	(at March 1997 rates)
	£	£/m²	percent of total cost
Substructure	266 653	85.47	11.89
Superstructure
Frame	231 318	74.14	10.32
Roof	321 634	103.09	14.35
External walls	358 833	115.01	16.01
Internal walls and partitions	74765	23.96	3.34
Internal doors	51 250	16.43	2.29
Internal finishes
Wall finishes	32 969	10.57	1.47
Floor finishes	48 854	15.66	2.18
Ceiling finishes	1 516	0.49	0.07
Fittings	25 791	8.27	1.15
M & E installations
Sanitary fittings	8 516	2.73	0.38
Rainwater installations	10 683	3.42	0.48
Mechanical services	178 971	57.36	7.98
Electrical services	184 553	59.15	8.23
Lifts	18 497	5.93	0.83
Builder’s work in connection with services	18 541	5.94	0.83
Total building	1 566 691	502.14	69.89
Site works
Drainage	80 368	25.76	3.58
External works	169 043	54.18	7.54
Total construction	2 082 755	667.55	92.91
Preliminaries	159 045	50.98	7.09
Total cost	2 241 800	718.53	100
Notes
Gross floor area: 3120 m2; contract period: 36 weeks; tender date; 23 March 1997