Case Study — Sport & Leisure Winterfold House School Hockey Pitch & MUGA
Quantity Surveyor and Employer’s Agent for a c. £1.2m full-size sand dressed hockey pitch and floodlit multi-use games area at an independent school in Worcestershire, delivered on programme and to budget.
The challenge
New sports facilities in a live school
Winterfold House School wanted to give its pupils first-class outdoor sports facilities: a full-size sand dressed synthetic grass hockey pitch with a spectator area, and two floodlit porous macadam courts for tennis and netball, with new access paths and an access road.
The works involved importing and spreading around 20,000 tonnes of sub-base aggregate, all while the school stayed open, on a 14-week design and build programme.
Delivered by Ollie Thompson MRICS in a previous role at Mace.
Project facts
At a glance
Appointed from RIBA Stage 0 through to handover, on a design and build contract.
Client
Winterfold House School
Location
Worcestershire
Value
c. £1.2m
Contract
Design and build
Our role
Quantity Surveyor and Employer’s Agent
RIBA stages
0–6, from inception to handover
Hockey pitch
Full-size sand dressed synthetic grass, floodlit, with spectator area
MUGA
Two floodlit porous macadam tennis and netball courts
Contractor
O’Brien Contractors
Our approach
From first brief to handover
Brief & Budget
Cost advice from the outset helped the school set a realistic budget for the pitch, courts and associated works.
Employer’s Requirements
The Employer’s Requirements set out the pitch, court, fencing and floodlighting specification for the design and build contractor.
Tender & Contract
The works were tendered and O’Brien Contractors appointed under a design and build contract.
Live School Site
Works were planned around the school day, with close communication between the school, contractor and project team.
Cost Control
Valuations and cost reports kept the school informed of the forecast final cost through the 14-week programme.
Handover
The new hockey pitch and courts were handed over within the 14-week programme and to budget, ready for use.
The outcome
Delivered on programme and to budget
Week programme
Completed within the 14-week programme and to budget, on a live school site.
Full-size hockey pitch
Sand dressed synthetic grass, floodlit, with spectator area.
Floodlit courts
Porous macadam tennis and netball courts with twin bar fencing.
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