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Cost analysis for a 4900 m2 supermarket
 Cost/m2 (£)% of total cost
Substructure655.91
Pad and ground beam foundations, reinforced insitu concrete slab on hardcore, service ducts etc  
Frame72.56.59
Steel frame to 8 x 10 m grid with lattice steel roof trusses and Z purlins. Columns protected. Steel frame to feature tower   
Roof (5900 m2)635.73
1.55 Trocal membrane or insulation on steel decking - 4800 m2 at £45.00  
Natural slating as edge treatment on felt and timber with profile cladding at rear and luxalon soffit - 1100 m2 at £84.50  
External walls (1306 m2)312.82
Facing cavity brick and blockwork - 750 m2 at £50.00  
Engineering brick splayed plinth below shopfronts etc - 90 m2 at £82.50  
Powder-coated aluminium glazed shopfront - 250 m2 at £350.00  
Metal cladding system to feature tower - 2:6 m2 at £90.00  
Windows60.55
Double-glazed powder-coated aluminium windows.  
Window blinds. Louvres to plant rooms - 118 m2 at £250.00  
External doors141.27
Main air-entrance door, double-glazed powder-coated aluminium escape and staff entrance doors. Metal rooler shutter doors  
Internal walls and partitions171.54
Blockwork partitions, Glazed powder-coated glazed aluminium screen to coffee shop. Toilet parititions  
Internal doors80.72
Solid core timber doors, some with laminate facing. Rubber doors. Steel fire and roller doors  
Wall finishes (3920 m2)141.27
Emulsion paint on fair face - 1000 m2 at £2.40  
Vinyl wallpaper or emulsion pait on plaster to offices etc - 1440 m2 at £10.00  
Ceramic wall tiles to sales/preparation areas etc - 1480 m2 at £35.00  
Floor finishes (4625 m2)302.73
Terrazzo flooring to sales areas - 2615 m2 at £35.00  
Ceramic floor tiles to toilets etc - 360 m2 at £55.00  
Carpet to office areas etc - 700 m2 at £26.00  
Epoxy resin flooring to storage areas - 900 m2 at £18.50  
Vinyl sheet flooring - 50 m2 at £16.50  
Ceiling finishes222
Emulsion paint on plasterboard. Metal panel suspended ceiling tiles in concealed/exposed grid sytems  
Furniture and fittings1059.54
Fitting out coffee shop, internal and external sign, shop fittings (except refrigerated units), checkouts, racking and shelving  
Sanitary appliances60.55
WCs, urinals and hand basins, showers etc  
Services equipment30027.27
Kitchen equipment, bakery equipment, sales refrigeration units and serving counter for coffee shop etc  
Disposal installations70.64
Rainwater and sanitary intstallations  
Water installations131.18
Low-temperature hot water, chilled water, domestic hot and cold water  
Space heating and air treatment11010
Full air-conditioning, gas heating and ventilating installation including central plant, roof units and insulation controls. Chiller equipment. Commissioning  
Electrical services958.64
Mains switchgear and cabling. Power installation, including busbars. Lighting, including display lighting, fire alarm, security installation and lightning protection   
Lift and conveyor installations4.50.41
2 dock levellers, pads and electrically-operated doors  
Protective installations171.55
Single-level sprinkler installation, comprising storage tanks, pumps and pipework  
Communication installations80.73
Sound and telephone installations  
Builders' work in connection with services2522.27
Sealing around service penetrations, associated builders' work etc  
Contractor's fees, site costs*676.09
Total1100100
Car parking, landscaping etc1513.6
Hard and soft landscaping, including roads, car parking for 400 cars, planting etc at £535 000  
Petrol filling station at £200 000  
*Excludes design team costs of 8-12%