ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Construction
While the last few months have been dominated by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic – which necessitated a short pause in construction following the announcement of social distancing measures – the site re-started very quickly, in line with government guidance to the construction sector. Sir Robert McAlpine Construction (SRM) is doing a great job, and is on programme in constructing the two much-needed mental health buildings (Figs. 8 & 9).
A project of this nature enables SRM to demonstrate its skills and commitment as the Estate Modernisation Programme is carried out in and around fully functioning mental health facilities, the operation of which cannot be disrupted. The planning and sequencing of the works has to ensure that the construction work can be carried out as efficiently as possible, and not at the expense of the other estate users, so the phasing of our activities at Springfield has been studied in detail so that we can be sure of providing a safe environment at all times, both to all of the users of the estate and other construction activities. Both buildings are coming out of the ground, three tower cranes have been erected, lots of concrete is being poured, and the buildings are becoming a reality based on significant effort in the pre- construction stage. A number of cost- effective and ‘buildability’ solutions were factored in and developed – for instance replacing the proposed piling with a raft foundation solution, while our rationalised car parking solution on the Springfield site places all below ground parking under the Forensic and Non-Forensic buildings, rather than under residential plots. This approach requires less earth to be moved into the wider estate, thus simplifying construction, providing greater value for money, and minimising disruption to those using the site.
Neighbourhood liaison
The construction site is within a live public area, with various neighbours that need to support the scheme. We are involving neighbours and stakeholders, in partnership with the Trust, and implementing appropriate processes throughout the various stages of the project, including neighbourhood liaison, two-way community engagement, and public relations. We are engaging with local employment agencies and training organisations, and working in conjunction with these agencies to promote local employment in all subcontractor packages.
The future
The transformation of the SUH site has started with mental health, infrastructure, and park construction, and further planning applications have been submitted. Barratt London will soon be building houses, and City & Country will be restoring the Main Building. A new care home is set to start construction in the autumn, and preparations are being made to sell further
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Figure 10: An artist’s impression of the pavilion in the park, providing café and toilet facilities for it.
parcels of land. The integration of one site of mental health services, new homes, parkland, and shops and a café (Fig. 10) for the whole community – including service- users, carers, local people, and Trust staff, will work to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions by bringing everyone together to benefit from these new facilities. All parties are incredibly excited about this project – it is set to provide a powerful future precedent for the redevelopment of other NHS sites and their surrounding communities. The Trust is looking forward to delivering in its ambition to provide care
to its service-users in truly fit-for-purpose 21st-century buildings.
l It is hoped that this will be the first in a series of articles in The Network over coming months on all aspects of this major development at the Springfield University Hospital site.
Further reading l Ian Lodge Patch: Springfield: A Short History; a short book first published in January 1999, and reprinted in 2006 by The League of Friends of the Morris Markowe Unit, Springfield Hospital.
Key team members (A-Z) • Bruce Duncan – Associate director, EMP, SWLSTG. • David Honeyman – Commercial manager, Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures. • Harriet Gladwell Phillips – General manager, STEP. • Jim Birse – Commercial director, Pinnacle Power. • Kirk Taylor – Director, Kajima Partnerships. • Matthew Neal – Estates Modernisation Programme Director, SWLSTG. • Richard Coe – Project director, Kajima Partnerships. • Robert Wotherspoon – Director, Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures. • Shane Kanabar – Development manager, Barratt London. • Simon Allen – Construction director, Sir Robert McAlpine Construction. • Simon Marner – Land & Property director, City & Country.
Richard Coe
Richard Coe BEng (Hons), CEng, MICE, MBA, CMgr, MCMI, FIHEEM, Project director, has worked for Kajima Partnerships since 2003. A chartered civil engineer, he has a wealth of experience of bidding, closing, and monitoring the construction process of development projects in collaboration with the public sector. Prior to working on mental health projects, he bid, closed, and managed, the Jack Copland Centre for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service in Edinburgh, which processes all donated blood in Scotland, and stores cells/tissues used for surgical operations. A graduate of Leeds University, he has an MBA from Henley Business School. STEP is a 50/50 joint-venture between Kajima Partnerships and Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures The author works for the Kajima element of the ‘JV’.
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