PROJECT
SOUTHERNREGIONALCOLLEGE, BANBRIDGE
COLLEGE PROJECT GETS TOP MARKS FOR CONTRACTOR/CLIENT AND SUB-CONTRACTOR CO-ORDINATION... A LESSON IN GOOD RELATIONS
O HMG (Holdings) Ltd delivered a state-of-the-art £15m campus for Southern Regional College to provide an outstanding centre of learning and innovation for the region’s student body. The new campus at Banbridge is a designated Centre for Multimedia and Digital Design. Built on the previous college site, the approx. 4,500 sqm facilities include a dedicated Learning Resource Centre and an innovation hub fitted out with the latest technology and educational resources. Divided into three phases, the project began with the construction of a temporary access and car park to facilitate the existing college staff and students before construction of the new campus began. At the end of phase 1, the existing college decanted into the new build and demolition of the old campus took place. Finally, external works and external landscaping on the demolished campus
CHALLENGES “Covid-19 was a major challenge,” said Nigel. “Unfortunately, in late March 2020, we had to temporarily close the site for six weeks. Before recommencing on site, we had to prepare site-specific Covid-19 risk assessments, provide an enhanced completion programme, site logistic and resource schedules to demonstrate and provide a safe working environment. These documents provided the client with the confidence to recommence site operations. Those systems were maintained until completion. With good cooperation OHMG were able to work alongside the client to decant the existing college early. “The client allowed us early access and possession of the existing college building for demolition. This allowed us to accelerate an element of the external works, so despite having lost six weeks, we actually handed over the scheme as a whole on the planned project completion date.”
created a new main car parking area. Nigel Spratt, Project Manager described the project as a great success. “From the outset, the early engagement and coordination with the client, the end user and design teams generated good relationships,” said Nigel. “They were engaged early in the design meetings and workshops, which helped build relationships and good lines of communication. “At first fix stage, we set out all teaching space floor boxes on a room-by- room basis to suit the room furniture arrangements, this avoided clashes and created a work environment tailored towards the staff and students. The attention to detail and co-ordination was something that the client really appreciated. We enabled early access for the client IT team and supply chain fit-out which helped us to achieve milestone dates throughout the commissioning programme.”
“In terms of engagement with the client and the end-user thiswas the best project I’ve been involvedwith.”
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