Mace Plus is principal contractor on St Paul's School rebuild project
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10/03/2009
Mace Plus has been appointed as management and principal contractor on the first phase of a five phase project to extensively refurbish and rebuild part of St. Paul's School in South West London. The scheme has been designed to create a 21st century learning environment that will set the standards for all future school developments.
The £30m management contract will see Mace Plus undertake an wide-ranging programme of works including:
- Construction of new school entrance and road including parking, drop-off and turning circles for cars and coaches
- Demolition of a number of school buildings to create space for the new development
- Construction of a new science block, library, junior music and racket sports centre
- Refurbishment of the existing Centenary Building
- Extensive external works and landscaping
Preconstruction works are now underway with main works due to start in early August 2009. There will be five sectional completion dates for this first phase of works and the last completion is scheduled for April 2011.
Mace Plus won the commission in open competition against six other companies. Project manager Nick Abbey said: "Mace Plus was chosen as the management contractor due to our proven expertise and record of delivery in the education market. We were also considered best suited to the management form of contract thanks to our main contracting experience and because we're part of the Mace Group with a heritage in construction and project management."
In order to achieve a BREEAM 'excellent' rating, the design incorporates greed roofs, grey water recycling, natural ventilation, CHP and ground source heat pumps.
The school has a budget of £150m for the entire programme of works which are expected to take between five and seven years to complete.
Founded in 1534 in the grounds of St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's is one of the oldest boys schools in the country and was moved to its current location early in the 20th Century. The school was one of the key sites in the planning of the D-Day landings and is partially funded by the Mercer's Company.
