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Keep up to dateIndicative costs of stadium development | ||
£/m2 gross floor area | £/seat | |
Regional stadium: back-of-house facilities, WCs, concession areas and hospitality: | 850 – 1,200 | 1,000 – 1,700 |
Regional feature stadium: high quality design, back-of-house facilities, retail, hospitality and conference facilities: | 1,200 – 2,000 | 1,500 – 3,000 |
National iconic stadium: landmark design, full facilities including retail, hospitality and conferencing: | 2,000 – 3,000 | 2,800 – 5,000 |
Costs are at 2nd quarter 2004 based on a South East England location. Costs exclude: fitting out, external works, professional fees and VAT. | ||
Gross floor area is calculated by adding the area of seating tiers to the gross internal floor area of the building. |
Location Factors | |
Inner London | 1.07 |
Outer London | 1.02 |
South East | 1.00 |
South West | 0.91 |
East Midlands | 0.90 |
West Midlands | 0.93 |
East Anglia | 0.95 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 0.89 |
North West | 0.91 |
Northern | 0.91 |
Scotland | 0.88 |
Wales | 0.89 |
Northern Ireland | 0.74 |
REGIONAL STADIUM COST MODEL | |||
element cost | cost/m2 gfa £ | % of total cost | |
Substructure | 1,592,200 | 44.47 | 5.10% |
Excavate and fill site generally to an average depth of 500 mm; disposal; allowance for breaking out 20,000 m2 @ 7.00 | |||
Ground bearing slabs; excavate to reduced levels; blinding; polythene DPM; hardcore; variable thickness concrete slab with mesh reinforcement; ground beams and lift pits 10,600 m2 @ 50.00 | |||
Piling and pile caps: 600 mm diameter piles; 15 m deep; complete 10,600 m2 @ 57.00 | |||
Excavation for column bases / pile caps; 1.5 m deep including reinforced concrete; blinding; reinforcement; formwork; etc. 10,600 m2 @ 30.00 | |||
Frame | 3,798,000 | 106.09 | 12.17% |
Main fram, structural steel columns, beams, rakers and bracing; tonnage based on allowance of 50 kg/m2 1,800t @ 2,000 | |||
Intumescent paint / fireboard and architectural finishes, 18,000 m2 @ 11.00 | |||
Upper Floors | 2,073,000 | 57.91 | 6.64% |
In situ upper floor slabs to concourse areas; waffle construction with perimeter beam strips 14,000 m2 @ 45.00 | |||
Precast concrete seating units: supply and erection of precast concrete L units; 15 m long with 875 mm x 475 mm section; stainless steel locating pins; waterproofing 11,100 m2 @ 130.00 | |||
Roof | 4,136,000 | 115.53 | 13.26% |
Steel frame; grade 50 structual steel main roof structure; high performance paint system; tonnage based on allowance of 68 kg/m2, 1,080t @ 2,500 | |||
Roof access cat ladders 2 nr @ 1,500 | |||
Roof access stairs 2nr @ 3,000 | |||
Latchway systems and walkways 680 m @ 115.00 | |||
Camera gantries Item @ 12,000 | |||
Safety balustrades / handrails 560 m @ 170.00 | |||
Roof coverings; roof cladding system to main bowl comprising aluminium standing seam roofing; clear sections and overhangs; complete 15,800 m2 @ 70.00 | |||
Allowance for canopies Item @ 25,000 | |||
Roof drainage: rainwater installations generally 15,800m2 @ 7.00 | |||
Stairs | 680,000 | 18.9 | 92.18% |
Allowance for reinforced insitu concrete stairs and landings with power float finish and non-slip inserts to nosings; rates exclude finishes, balustrades and handrails 1,000 m2 @ 250.00 | |||
Allowance for precast concrete step units; bolted to precast concrete seating units; forming gangway steps Item @ 30,000 | |||
Stair balustrades and handrails 2,000 m @ 200.00 | |||
External walls, windows and doors | 1,352,000 | 37.77 | 4.33% |
Facing quality blockwork cavity wall to external elevations and bowl elevations to box areas 3,100 m2 @ 100.00. | |||
Aluminium profiled sheet cladding including secondary steelwork & insulation 3,300 m @ 170.00 | |||
Extra over sheet claddding for double glazed aluminium framed, facetted cladding sysem to walls; structural mullions 250 m2 @ 230.00 | |||
Extra over sheet cladding for openable single glazed units in metal frames 250 m2 @ 300.00 | |||
Glazing and glazed doors to executive boxes; aluminium framed double glazed units 450 m2 @ 340.00 | |||
Galvanised steel weld mesh; 8m x 4m panels, including support steel 1,700 m2 @ 115.00 | |||
Windows and external doors | 200,000 | 5.59 | 0.64% |
Main entrances: single pane laminated glazed screens; doors and ironmongery 30 nr @ 3,500 | |||
Escape doors; double escape doors and frames; ironmongery 20 nr @ 3,500 | |||
Shutters; allowance for: power operated security shutters Item @ 25,000 | |||
Internal walls and partitions | 1,427,000 | 39.86 | 4.57% |
Insitu concrete walls; 200 mm thick to lift and stair core walls 1,500 m2 @ 115.00 | |||
Insitu concrete parapets to seating area 700 m2 115.00 | |||
Insitu concrete walls; 200 mm thick to vomitories 40 nr @ 3,500.00 | |||
Blockwork division walls; average 190mm; including reinforcement and head restraint 15,000 m2 @ 50.00 | |||
Proprietary vandal resistant metal faced toilet cubicles 300 nr @ 450.00 | |||
Allowance for full height glazed screens generally, including screens to hospitality areas and media boxes 150 m2 @ 300.00 | |||
Front screens and privacy side panels to executive suites/boxes 26 nr @ 4,000 | |||
Internal doors | 470,000 | 13.13 | 1.51% |
Single doors and framesets; fire resisting; ironmongery 200 nr @ 900.00 | |||
Double doors and framesets; fire resisting; ironmongery 100 nr @ 1,400 | |||
Fire shutters to concession/bar fronts 20 nr @ 6,000 | |||
Rolling shutters generally 10 nr @ 3,000 | |||
Wall Finishes | 536,500 | 14.99 | 1.72% |
Render and tiling 4,000 m2 @ 60.00 | |||
Plaster and paint 14,400 m2 @ 10.00 | |||
Plaster and decorative coverings 100 m2 @ 85.00 | |||
Paint finish on concrete or block walls 36,000 m2 @ 4.00 | |||
Floor Finishes | 439,000 | 12.26 | 1.41% |
Vinyl sheeting/tiling; levelling screed; skirtings 3,500 m2 @ 30.00 | |||
Contract grade carpet, levelling screed; skirtings 4,500 m2 @ 30.00 | |||
Stone/ high quality ceramic tile; levelling screed; skirtings 500 m2 @ 110.00 | |||
Paint and epoxy finish to concrete slabs; skirtings 16,000 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Tiled ceramic flooring, levelling screed; skirtings 800 m2 @ 60.00 | |||
Ceiling finishes | 465,500 | 13.00 | 1.49% |
Suspended ceilings; mineral fibre 5,100 m2 @ 40.00 | |||
Plasterboard ceilings; skim cost and decorations; edge trims 3,300 m2 @ 30.00 | |||
Spray insulation 16,250 m2 @ 10.00 | |||
Furniture and fittings | 1,115,000 | 31.15 | 3.58% |
Padded upholstered seats; fixed units 21,000 nr @ 20.00 | |||
Padded upholstered seats; club seats 4,000 nr @ 25.00 | |||
Safety rails and barriers; to fixed seating bowl 1,750 m @ 150.00 | |||
Allowance for signs; generally 1 Item @ 100,000 | |||
Security and crowd control gates; generally 150 m2 @ 750.00 | |||
Turnstiles 40 nr @ 3,000 | |||
Sanitary appliances | 340,000 | 9.50 | 1.09% |
Sanitary fittings; generally 850 nr @ 400.00 | |||
Disposal installations | 413,200 | 11.54 | 1.32% |
Below slab foul drainage; complete system, including allowance for suspension of services below ground slab (area based on Building Footprint) 10,600 m2 @ 25.00 | |||
Sanitary fittings; IPS; above ground soil and waste installation to toilets, concession areas, locker rooms etc. (area based on gross internal floor area excluding area of seating tiers) 24,700 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Water Installations | 332,000 | 9.27 | 1.06% |
Water supply; mains connection; booster set; storage tanks Item @ 85,000 | |||
Cold water service; distribution to toilets, concessions, etc. 24,700 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Hot water services; local electric heating; service to toilets, concessions, boxes, etc 24,700 m2 @ 4.00 | |||
Heating with air treatment | 1,733,600 | 48.42 | 5.56% |
Space heating; boilers, flues, pumps; plant room and riser distribution 24,700 m2 @ 12.00 | |||
Space heating; LTHW heating to public areas generally 10,600 m2 @ 20.00 | |||
Localised cooling to hospitality areas; DX units Item @ 160,000 | |||
Air treatment and ventilation installations; tempered air distribution only; air handling; supply and extract installations 10,600 m2 @ 70.00 | |||
Extract installations; extract fans and ductwork to kitchens, toilets etc 2,500 m2 @ 70.00 | |||
Smoke extract Installations: 24,700 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Electrical installations | 2,586,500 | 72.25 | 8.29% |
HV/LV; mains connection; high voltage switchgear; mains switchboard & busbars 24,700m2@9.00 | |||
Sub mains distribution; switchboards/distribution boards; mains cabling 24,700 m2 @ 5.00 | |||
Small power installation 24,700 m2 @ 15.00 | |||
Power supply to mechanical plant Item @ 50,000 | |||
Lighting and luminaires 24,700 m2 @ 40.00 | |||
Emergency lighting 24,700 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Under Roof Lighting 15,800 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Seating Bowl Lighting 11,100 m2 @ 10.00 | |||
Illuminated signs Item @ 50,000 | |||
Allowance for external %22feature%22 lighting Item @ 170,000 | |||
Containment installations 24,700 m2 @ 6.00 | |||
Diesel standby generator Item @ 110,000 | |||
Gas Installations | 30,000 | 0.84 | 0.10% |
Gas installation to boilers and kitchen Item @ 30,000 | |||
Lift installations | 240,000 | 6.70 | 0.77% |
13 Person Lifts 2 nr @ 85,000 | |||
Goods Lifts 1 nr @ 70,000 | |||
Protective installations | 125,000 | 3.49 | 0.40% |
Hose Reel Installations Item @ 20,000 | |||
Dry Riser Installations Item @ 20,000 | |||
Lightning protection; earthing installations: Item @ 85,000 | |||
Communications installations | 1,013,300 | 28.30 | 3.25% |
Public address and voice alarm system; complete; main bowl PA 24,700 m2 @ 15.00 | |||
Fire alarm system 24,700 m2 @ 12.00 | |||
CCTV / security installations 24,700 m2 @ 12.00 | |||
Allowance for card access and intruder alarm installations Item @ 50,000 | |||
Special installations | 1,397,000 | 39.02 | 4.48% |
Floodlighting installaton Item @ 300,000 | |||
Playing surface; Fully heated pitch with drainage, irrigation, service ducts etc Item @ 850,000 | |||
BMS installation complete 24,700 m2 @ 10.00 | |||
Builder's work in connection | 170,000 | 4.75 | 0.55% |
Pads, bases, holes, chases, motices, cat ladders, supports, walkways and painting to pipework Item @ 170,000 | |||
Preliminaries and contingencies | 4,534,000 | 126.65 | 14.53% |
Contractor’s site establishment and site supervision | |||
Allow 8% Item 2,133,000 | |||
Allowance for commissioning management Item 50,000 | |||
Contractor’s overheads and profit allow 3% Item @ 865,000 | |||
Contingency sum allow 5% Item 1,486,000 | |||
Total building costs | 31,198,800 | 871.47 | 100% |