Cost study: West Lothian College | Features

West Lothian College elemental cost plan
Gross internal floor area 14,867 m2
Element	Total cost £	£/m2	% of total cost	Specification
Substructure	1,241,119	83.48	6.98	Driven piles, ground beams and groundbearing slab
Superstructure
Frame	1,446,909	97.32	8.14	Structural steel frame, 7.5 m grid
Upper floors	335,296	22.55	1.89	Composite decks
Roof	553,766	37.25	3.11	Aluminium interlocking profile sheet system
Stairs	90,934	6.12	0.51	Internal metal feature and precast concrete fire escape stairs
External walls	1,029,597	69.2	5.79	Facing brickwork and aluminium cladding with brise soleil
Windows and doors	1,026,655	69.06	5.77	Double glazed aluminium framed system
Internal walls and partitions	638,374	42.94	3.59	Dense blockwork and metal stud partitions
Internal doors	327,316	22.02	1.84	Full height door sets
Internal finishes
Wall	364,992	24.55	2.05	Paint finish
Floor	613,579	41.27	3.45	Raised floor system and carpet tiles
Ceilings	246,736	16.60	1.39	Suspended metal ceiling tiles
Fittings and furniture	910,137	61.22	5.12	Various
Services
Mechanical	2,509,014	168.76	14.11	Five independent plant rooms servicing each of the buildings
Electrical	1,528,743	102.83	8.60
Lift installation	112,926	7.60	0.64	Five two-storey lifts
Communications installation	209,940	14.12	1.18	Telecommunications including cabling and equipment
External works
Landscaping and car parks	2,529,499	170.14	14.23	Greenfield site requiring groundwater control
Main contractor costs
Preliminaries	641,261	43.13	3.61
Consultants’ fees	1,423,123	95.72	8.00
Total construction cost	17,779,916	1,195.93	100.00