Reading SEN

Overview

The Reading SEN scheme was originally envisaged as a £4.75M standalone special school, however, due to a major problem that the initial site identified was found to contain ancient woodland, an alternative site needed to be found. The solution resulted in a special school being built, with an office block and training areas above to house education related facilities.

Specific features of this scheme included:

• Special school facility.
• Air tightness of less than 3m³/hour/m².
• Integrated office and training facility.
• Fully funded from mixed income streams including identification and sale of surplus land.
• Scheme awarded a BREEAM Excellent.
• Sustainable construction including ground source heating, photovoltaic panels and wind turbines.
• Complex highway adjustments.
• Building adjacent to an existing sport complex.
• Demolition of existing facilities.
• Collaborative working with all parties under the PPC 2000 contract.
• Integrated design team appointed by the contractor but all working to the common goals of the project.
• Operation of detailed risk registers and associated allocation of risk.
• Integrated data and telecommunications by framework provider.
• Scheme delivered under budget.

Client
Reading Borough Council

Project
Reading SEN

Value
£17.7 million

Role
Quantity Surveyor

Procurement
PPC 2000

Duration
18 months