Client: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Period: 3 year initial contract extended to four years

Four year Measured Term Contract covering client works ranging from £100 to £1,350,000. Through close working relationships with the estates team and their consultants, the Read site team (comprising 2nr site managers, 2nr quantity surveyors and a contracts manager) have successfully completed over 210 works orders under the MTC contract. Testament to the fulfilment of the client expectations by the Read team is the fact that the client has recently exercised their option to extend the MTC contract for a further 12 months

• Management of various live sites spread over whole hospital campus.
• Working in live hospital environment.
• Working within patient and public areas e.g. corridors and wards.
• Sequence of external works to maintain access for works and hospital.
• Strict noise and dust limitations.
• Strict hygiene and infection control requirements.

Client: NHS Wirral and Cheshire Trust

Period: 42 weeks

Complete demolition and strip out of former mental health day therapy unit and remodelling / refurbishment to form new Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit complete with contractors designed front entrance and rear conservatory. The project included the full mechanical and electrical installation. Protection of the works from accidental or intentional unauthorised access was paramount. Successful completion has led to the award of a further (£1.8+M) contract which commenced January 2009.

• Contractors design elements
• Working in live hospital environment
• Working in close proximity to mentally unstable patients
• Sequence of external works to maintain access for works and hospital
• Diversion of high voltage main whilst maintaining hospital functionality
• Sectional handover to maintain access and reception facilities
• Strict noise and dust limitations

Client: North East Wales NHS Trust

Period: 42 weeks (completed early 2007)

A negotiated contract for the North East Wales NHS Trust for the construction of new build offices and surgical areas. With the original contract sum being £390,000 over budget, a collaborative value engineering exercise was undertaken to deliver the project within budget and to the satisfaction of all other client criteria. The early appointment of proven supply chain partners for both the mechanical and electrical work packages added significant value to this process. Aided by the introduction of weekly planning and mid term constraint scheduling, the project was completed 2 weeks early.

• Working within a live hospital environment
• Tight site, bounded on 3 sides by existing hospital buildings
• Sequence of external works to maintain access for works and hospital
• Integration of M&E systems whilst maintaining existing functionality
• Strict noise and dust limitations
• Integration of “new” planning techniques introduced by CLIP

Client: Wrexham Hospice & Cancer Support Centre Foundation

Period: 31 weeks

A traditional contract for the construction of a three storey extension to the existing hospice providing additional administration space including offices, 4 new consultation suites, new lift and staircase. Included within the scheme were external works to provide outdoor landscaped areas, and additional car parking spaces, to facilitate which, an existing time capsule had to be relocated. A new plant room was housed on the third floor to serve the new provision with mechanical and electrical provision.

• Working within the live hospice environment
• Sensitive site requiring considerate construction practices
• Interesting eccentric design
• Felling of mature trees
• Compact site with constrained entrance
• Value engineering throughout contract