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New build supermarket with 50,000 ft2 sales area
 element costcost/m2 gfa £% of total cost
Supermarket shell   
Substructure348,00046.215119.26
Pad foundations and ground beams 6960 m2 @ £15
150 mm reinforced concrete ground floor slab; 175 mm granular fill, powerfloated finish; including formation of below floor ducts to checkout areas only 6960 m2 @ £35
Frame362,30048.114220.05
Steel propped portal frame, cold rolled purlin sections, surface treatment, excluding decorations; allowance based on 41 kg/m2 286t @ £1,050
Fire casing to columns and beams under first floor, including cavity barriers 570 m2 @ £28
Structural steel frame to form first floor 50t @ £920
Upper floors28,5003.78491.58
Holorib decking and insitu concrete topping to first floor 570 m2 @ £50
Roof447,70059.455524.78
Standing seam aluminium roof, curved to 172 m radius, including inner liner tray 5500 m2 @ £40
Eaves detail to roof cladding 170 m @ £135
Single layer polymeric roof covering, built-up system including 85mm insulation board and inner liner tray to flat roof areas to front of store 1640 m2 @ £50
Allowance for rainwater goods, including syphonic drainage to standing seam roof Item @ £30,000
Allowance for mansafe system and hatches to flat roof Item @ £15,000
Profiled metal pvf2 coated cladding to form canopy, including secondary steelwork, flashings and decoration 210 m2 @ £370
Stairs20,0002.65601.11
Reinforced concrete stairs to first floor level; galvanised steel balustrade and handrails 2nr @ £10,000
External walls, windows and doors225,20029.907012.46
Profiled galvanised steel built-up cladding system, 120mm quilt insulation with white inner liner sheet; polyester powder coating 890 m2 @ £35
Feature cladding band to store front and customer restaurant, composite cladding system with bonded liner and insulation 675 m2 @ £20
Allowance for louvres, flashings and detailing 65 m2 @ £850
Allowance for column casings Item @ £10,000
Polyester powder coated aluminium shopfronts; double glazed with safety glass; including 4nr double manual doors and frames 300 m2 @ £310
Aluminium windows; polysester powder coated; sealed double glazed units 25 m2 @ £260
Softwood framed, metal lined external doorsets, including ironmongery and decoration 17nr leaves @ £750
Allowance for shutters to loading bay doors Item @ £3,000
Disposal installations125,30016.64016.93
Below slab drainage, manholes, covers, etc 6960 m2 @ £18
Protective installations4,0000.53120.22
Allowance for lightning protection Item @ £4,000
Preliminaries and contingency246,00032.669313.61
Contractor's site establishment and supervision @ say 6% Item @ £94,000
Contractor's overheads and profit @ say 4% Item @ £66,000
Contingency @ say 5% Item @ £86,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(Shell only, rate based on GIFA)
1,807,000239.98100.00
New build supermarket with 50,000 ft2 sales area
 element costcost/m2 gfa £% of total cost
Supermarket fit-out   
Internal partitions & doors237,00031.474.71
Internal metal stud partitions, including sundry metalwork 2160 m2 @ £55
Fire protection / stopping 2160 m2 @ £20
Carpentry and joinery including internal doors and frames and trucking doors Item @ £50,000
Security and fire shutters generally Item @ £25,000
Internal finishes338,20044.916.72
300 x 300 terrazzo flooring to sales area 5100 m2 @ £35
Checkout duct covers Item @ £25,000
Allowance for Aluminium access covers and frames Item @ £5,000
150 x 150 white wall tiles to bakery, including epoxy grout 440 m2 @ £32
150 x 150 ceramic floor tiles to bakery, prep areas, serveries and WC's, including epoxy grout, skirtings, angles, etc 540 m2 @ £45
Vinyl sheet flooring to back-up areas, including skirtings, trims, DPM 425 m2 @ £48
Allowance for other miscellaneous wall / floor finishes Item @ £25,000
Suspended ceilings to domestic areas and customer WC's 465 m2 @ £45
Allowance for insitu finishes, including screeding, etc Item @ £25,000
Fittings and equipment1,309,000173.8426.01
Allowance for internal signage Item @ £18,000
Allowance for trolley protection rails Item @ £20,000
Allowance for ATM / cash office Item @ £30,000
Specialist joinery to create front brand wall Item @ £20,000
Shopfitting to Pharmacy Item @ £30,000
Allowance for gondolas to sales floor generally 4,645 m2 @ £38
Servery, plant and equipment to bakery Item @ £260,000
Shopfitting to specialist areas including hot food, deli, meat and fish, salad bar, etc Item @ £130,000
Allowance for checkouts (not including service desk and kiosk) 30nr @ £3,000
Allowance for miscellaneous shopfitting/specialist items, etc Item @ £150,000
Fitting out to customer restaurant (excluding catering equipment) 300 m2 @ £835
Fitting out to staff WCs Item @ £16,000
Fitting out to staff dining room Item @ £45,000
Allowance for fit-out to staff offices / meeting room / training room Item @ £15,000
Allowance for racking to bulk stock areas Item @ £50,000
Compactor Item @ £8,000
Water installations30,0003.980.59
Allowance for plumbing and water installation Item @ £30,000
Services equipment734,80097.5814.60
Refrigeration distribution installation complete; including pipework and installation Item @ £150,000
Refrigeration plant, including packs and condensers (2nr 200kW dual temperature systems) Item @ £140,000
Refrigeration cabinets to shopfloor, including mixture of full height glass door cabinets, opentop cabinets, etc 4,645 m2 @ £85
Packaged coldstores including controls, etc Item @ £50,000
Space heating, air treatment and ventilation468,90062.279.32
Ventilation ductwork including insulation, grilles, diffusers, etc 7,530 m2 @ £26
Air treatment plant, air handling units and central boiler plant supplying 18 m2/s at 30degC 7,530 m2 @ £21
Pipework to heating system Item @ £95,000
Allowance for special attenuation Item @ £20,000
Electrical installation507,50067.4010.08
Mains and sub-mains 7,530 m2 @ £11
Trays and trunking 7,530 m2 @ £6
Small power 7,530 m2 @ £7
General lighting to sales floor (800-1,000 lux) 4,645 m2 @ £28
Allowance for feature lighting to sales floor 4,645 m2 @ £10
Back of house lighting 2,885 m2 @ £15
Power to services installations; containment Item @ £27,000
Allowance for electrical works to specific departments / customer restaurant Item @ £80,000
Lift installations100,00013.281.99
Allowance for 8 person goods lifts to first floor 2nr @ £30,000
Scissor lift to service yard Item @ £20,000
Dock levellers / shelters 2nr @ £10,000
Protective installations154,60020.533.07
Allowance for sprinkler installation 7,530 m2 @ £20
Earthing and bonding Item @ £4,000
Communications installation154,40020.503.07
Fire alarm installation 7,530m2 @ £8
Public address system 7,530m2 @ £1
Telephone installation Item @ £5,000
Structured cabling Item @ £20,000
Allowance for CCTV installation 19nr @ £1,400
Security Tagging Item @ £35,000
Special installations270,00035.865.37
BMS / controls Item @ £85,000
Allowance for catering equipment to customer restaurant (115 covers) Item @ £185,000
Builder's work150,00019.922.98
Allowance for builder's work in connection with services say @ 6% Item @ £150,000
Preliminaries and contingency578,00076.7611.49
Contractor's site establishment and supervision @ say 6% Item @ £267,000
Contractor's overheads and profit @ say 4% Item @ £189,000
Contingency @ say 2.5% Item @ £123,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(Rate based on GIFA of extended store)
5,032,400668.30100.00
New build supermarket with 50,000 ft2 sales area
 element costcost/m2 gfa £% of total cost
External works   
Site works797,000105.8428.98
Allowance for site preparation 22,000 m2 @ £9
Tarmac surfacing to car park and access road 13,000 m2 @ £20
Concrete surfacing to service yard 1,200 m2 @ £35
Paving to front of store 800 m2 @ £40
Signage and street furniture Item @ £50,000
Trolley bays Item @ £5,000
Allowace for soft landscaping, including topsoiling Item @ £140,000
Boundary fencing Item @ £70,000
Drainage132,00017.534.80
Allowance for drainage and sewer connections 22,000 m2 @ £6
External services331,00043.9612.04
BWIC underground services Item @ £61,000
External lighting installations including BWIC 15,000 m2 @ £8
Allowance for utilities supplies, directs and diversions Item @ £150,000
Minor building works1,165,000154.7142.36
Allowance for stand alone substation/pump house; complete Item @ £15,000
Allowance for 6 pump PFS, including car wash and jet wash Item @ £450,000
Allowance for kiosk Item @ £450,000
Allowance for section 106 / 278 works Item @ £250,000
Preliminaries and contingency325,000 43.16 11.82
Contractor's overheads, site establishment and supervision @ say 8% Item @ £194,000
Contingency @ say 5% Item @ £131,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(External works only, rate based on GIFA)
2,750,000365.20100.00
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(Rate based on GIFA)
9,589,4001,273.48 
Cost breakdown
 element costcost/m2 gfa £% of total cost
Supermarket extension   
Works to existing215,00028.334.20
Allowance for repairs and alterations to existing shell, including redecoration Item @ £215,000
Extension to shell1,241,300163.5424.26
Extension to rear sales wall including removal of equipment; demolition of existing; pad foundations and floor slab, steel frame, external walls and doors to match existing, tiled roof structure, incorporation of new M&E with existing systems, internal finishes 280 m2 @ £690
Ditto to non-entrance side extension 1,115 m2 @ £940
Fitting out2,575,800339.3750.35
Part refurbishment / part new shopfitting to existing sales area and new shopfitting to extended area including M&E works 4,365 m2 @ £535
Allowance for changes to back-up areas Item @ £175,000
Internal finishes, branding and signage 4,365 m2 @ £15
External works280,00036.895.47
Allowance for external works, including groundworks, foul and surface water drainage, services diversions, fencing, and street furniture Item @ £280,000
Preliminaries and contingency804,000105.9315.72
Contractor's overheads, site establishment and supervision @ say 13% Item @ £560,000
Contingency @ say 5% Item @ £244,000
TOTAL EXTENSION COST
(Rate based on GIFA of extended store)
5,116,100674.06100.00
Supermarket refurbishment   
Remedial works / finishes1,028,800823.0452.29
Removal of existing asbestos contaminated ceiling and replacement with metal tile suspended ceiling; to sales floor 1250 m2 @ £130
Repair and make good existing sales area floor finishes, including overlay with vinyl, 1250 m2 @ £85
Additional lighting to sales floor Item @ £45,000
Refrigeration plant / infrastructure costs Item @ £155,000
Upgrade / remedial works to M&E services Item @ £385,000
Internal finishes, branding and signage Item @ £60,000
Alteration works to existing customer entrance Item @ £50,000
Changes to back-up areas Item @ £65,000
Fitting out497,800398.2425.30
Refurbishment of store including new and reused shopfittings; associated M&E works 1250 m2 @ £305
Allowance for new checkouts Item @ £65,000
Allowance for new staff restaurant and other back of house works Item @ £50,000
External works25,00020.001.27
Allowance for limited external works  Item @ £25,000
Preliminaries and contingency416,000332.8021.14
Contractor's site establishment and supervision @ 10% Item @ £155,000
Additional cost of nightworks and 24hr working Item @ £50,000
Allowance for special attendances Item @ £40,000
Contractor's overheads and profit @ 4.5% Item @ £77,000
Contingency @ say 5% Item @ £94,000
TOTAL REFURBISHMENT COST
(Rate based on sales floor area)
1,967,6001,574.08100.00