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Package plant room
OSM (£)Conventional (£)
Enclosure 71,50047,500
Heating plant; boilers, pumps, etc., total 600 kW 44,00044,000
Chiller plant; chiller, pumps, external condenser, total 550kW112,500112,500
Pipework generally91,000109,000
Airhandling unit, extract components only21,50021,500
Gas installation5,0005,500
Crane hire19,500no extra cost
TOTAL365,000340,000
Services to four pipe fan coil units
OSM (£)Conventional (£)
Fabrication and delivery of multi-service modules 40,000n/a
Heating and chilled water pipework inc. above14,000
Primary ductwork31,00031,000
Busbar/basket tray7,5007,500
On site labour 13,00055,000
Access equipment1,0002,500
TOTAL92,500110,000
Costs at 4th quarter 2004 price levels based on a central London location. Costs are for the building services installation only and exclude builders’ work, main contractor’s preliminaries, overheads and profit, professional and statutory fees and VAT.
Modular operating theatre and recovery wards
OSM (£/m2)Conventional (£/m2)
Theatres & recovery wards  
Enabling works406 406
Theatre & recovery wards, complete1,7501,534
Interface with existing buildings1010
External services connections6767
Preliminaries345375
Contingencies77118
Allowance for construction inflationn/a50
Total construction costs2,6552,560
Costs at 4th quarter 2004 levels based on a Midlands location. Costs exclude decant and temporary accommodation, services interfaces with other buildings, equipment, professional fees, statutory fees and VAT.