Case Study — Industrial & Logistics Unit 30, Hartlebury Trading Estate
Quantity Surveyor, Employer’s Agent and Project Manager for a new-build 30,000 sq ft warehouse and office facility near Kidderminster, built to suit a pre-let tenant for an institutional property fund.
The challenge
A new facility built around its tenant
An institutional property fund agreed a 15-year pre-let with Etac, a developer and provider of assistive devices and patient handling equipment, relocating its operation to Hartlebury Trading Estate in Worcestershire. The fund needed a new 30,000 sq ft building designed and built around Etac’s needs.
The scheme combined warehouse, assembly, office and training space, with fitted offices finished to Etac’s own specification, a service yard with level access doors and a loading dock, and car and HGV parking, all to BREEAM Very Good.
Delivered by Ollie Thompson MRICS in a previous role at Trinity Property Consultants.
Project facts
At a glance
A built-to-suit new-build unit on a JCT Design and Build contract with amendments, from RIBA Stage 0 to handover.
Client
Institutional property fund
Tenant
Etac, on a 15-year pre-let
Location
Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Contract
JCT Design and Build with amendments
Our role
Quantity Surveyor, Employer’s Agent and Project Manager
RIBA stages
0–6, from inception to handover
Building
New-build 30,000 sq ft warehouse, assembly, office and training space, BREEAM Very Good
Yard & offices
Five level access doors and a dock, with fitted offices to Etac’s specification
Project team
Quantum Construction (contractor), Stephen George + Partners (architect)
Our approach
Balancing landlord and tenant requirements
Brief & Budget
Turning the landlord’s and tenant’s requirements into a clear brief and budget that supported the pre-let terms.
Employer’s Requirements
Working with the architect, Stephen George + Partners, on Employer’s Requirements covering the shell, yard and Etac’s fitted office specification.
Tender & Contract
Running the tender, agreeing the amendments and appointing Quantum Construction under a JCT Design and Build contract.
Project Management
Leading the project team and keeping the fund and Etac informed on programme and progress.
Contract & Cost Control
Administering the contract as Employer’s Agent, with valuations, cost reports and change controlled before instruction.
Completion
Handing over a building ready for Etac to move straight in.
The outcome
A built-to-suit home for Etac
Sq ft new build
Warehouse, assembly, office and training space.
Year pre-let
Secured for the fund before construction began.
Roles in one
QS, Employer’s Agent and Project Manager, one point of contact.
Photos taken on site by Ollie Thompson during construction. See also our other Hartlebury case study, or our Employer’s Agent and Project & Programme Management services.
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