PFI Hospitals - Cost model, November 1996 | Features

Cost breakdown for day-care unit
	Element cost (£)	Cost/m2 gfa (£)	% of total cost
Substructure	136 600	56.92	5.22
Reinforced insitu concrete raft foundation
Frame
Included in roof and external wall elements
Upper floors	2000	0.83	0.08
Softwood joists, chipboard sheathing and mineral-fibre insulation to roof-level plant room
Roof	212 400	88.5	8.12
Concrete tiles, battens and underfelt, timber roof trusses, mineral wool insulation
Stairs	2000	0.83	0.08
Cat-ladder access to roof-level plant room
External walls	90 600	37.75	3.46
Composite external walling, timber frame, facing brick cladding, timber stud-framed inner skin faced with insulated plasterboard, timber-framed and faced gable ends
External windows and doors	68 500	28.54	2.62
PVCu double-glazed windows, softwood doors and framesets aluminium-framed glazed entrance screens and doors
Internal walls	95 500	39.79	3.65
Timber stud-framed plasterboard partitions to one-and-a-half hours' fire resistance
Internal doors	54 200	22.59	2.07
Hardwood veneers and plastic laminate-faced, solid-core doors to one-and-a-half hours' fire resistance, softwood and hardwood frames, vision panels, ironmongery
Wall finishes	28 400	11.84	1.08
Ceramic tiling to non-sterile wet areas, aseptic PVCu-based non-porous paint to clean areas, emulsion paint to public areas
Floor finishes	89 900	37.46	3.44
Cement sand screeds, vinyl flooring to circulation, wet and clean areas, carpets to public areas, skirtings, mats and matwells
Ceiling finishes	28 900	12.04	1.11
Plasterboard ceilings, emulsion paint finish, antiseptic, PVCu-based, non-porous paint to clean areas
Furniture and fittings	155 000	64.58	5.93
Signs, loose and fixed furniture and fittings
Sanitary appliances	39 200	16.33	1.5
White vitreous enamel fittings
Services equipment	320 000	133.33	12.23
Modular operating theatre units complete, fitting-out to endoscopy and treatment rooms and ancillary spaces
Disposal installations	45 700	19.04	1.75
Concrete tiles, battens and underfelt, timber roof trusses, mineral wool insulation
Water installations	86 500	36.04	3.31
Copper pipework to hot and cold water service, thermostatic controls to taps
Space heating and air treatment	305 700	127.38	11.69
Low-pressure, hot-water central heating with low-surface-temperature radiators, air-conditioning to operating theatres and endoscopy rooms, ventilation to technical spaces, heat recovery
Electrical installations	317 500	132.29	12.14
Low voltage distribution, lighting, emergency lighting and small power, standby generation
Protective installation	5000	2.08	0.19
Lightning protection
Communications installations	48 000	20	1.83
Data and telecoms distribution, fire- and intruder-alarm installations, nurse-call installations
Special installations	108 000	45	4.13
Medical gases, building management system
Builders' work for services	45 800	19.08	1.75
Preliminaries and contingencies	330 000	137.51	12.62
Contractor's management and staff, site accommodation and establishment (9%), contingency and design reserve (5%)
Total	2 615 400 1	89.75	100

External works	40 000
Limited paths, landscaping and signage. Drainage and external services

Cost breakdown for multistorey car park
	Element cost (£)	Cost/m2 gfa (£)	% of total cost
Substructure	145 000	19.33	10.72
Reinforced insitu concrete raft foundation
Frame and upper floors	304 500	40.6	22.51
Precast concrete frame, prestressed precast concrete upper floor units and ramps, structural topping
Roof	98 600	13.15	7.29
Proprietary waterproofing system to exposed deck, concrete tiles on softwood joists to stair towers
Stairs	22 300	2.97	1.65
Precast concrete stari units, powder-coated, mild-steel balustrades and handrails
External walls	224 000	29.87	16.56
Composite cavity walling with machine-made facing bricks, decorative feature grilles. Parapets, balustrading and crash barriers
Windows and external doors	30 800	4.11	2.28
Solid-core, external-quality doors, glazed screens to stair towers and entrances, security grilles to vehicle entrance/exit points
Internal walls and partitions	14 800	1.97	1.09
Insitu concrete and blockwork walls
Internal doors	8000	1.07	0.59
Solid-core, half-hour fire-resistant flush doors, hardwood frames, vision panels, ironmongery
Wall finishes	32 500	4.33	2.4
Anti-graffiti paint, ceramic tiles on render to staircases
Floor finishes	27 500	3.67	2.04
Surface hardener to car decks, non-slip ceramic tiles on screed to staircase areas
Ceiling finishes	12 900	1.72	0.95
Emulsion paint to concrete soffits
Fittings	95 700	12.76	7.07
%22Pay-on-foot%22 equipment and exit controls, parking barriers, capacity monitoring system, deck markings and signage
Disposal installations	11 300	1.51	0.84
Rainwater disposal and slab drainage
Electrical services	78 300	10.44	5.79
Mains supply, lighting, emergency lighting to exits and staircases
Lift installations	25 000	3.33	1.85
Eight-person passenger lift serving three levels
Protective installations	8000	1.07	0.59
Lightning protection, dry-riser installation
Communications installations	34 800	4.64	2.57
Fire alarms, closed-circuit televsion
Builders' work for services	7 900	1.05	0.58
Preliminaries and contingencies	170 800	22.77	12.63
Contractor's management and staff, site accommodation and establishment (9%), contingency and design reserve (5%)
Total	1 352 700	180.36	100
External works	50 000
Entrance/exit roads and pathways, landscaping, drainage, external lighting and service connections

Regional Variations
All costs in this model are based on a scheme in the South-east and should be adjusted by the following location factors for schemes in other areas:
Inner London	1.09
Outer London	1.03
East Anglia	0.94
East Midlands	0.91
North	0.94
Northern Ireland	0.79
North-west	0.96
Scotland	0.95
South-east	0.95
Wales	0.91
West Midlands	0.92
Yorkshire and Humberside	0.93