Design & build contract for Imperial College – Chemistry Department
Background
- Broad range of Mechanical & Electrical Services
- 3 Floors of Laboratories & 3 Plant Rooms
- Chemical Fume Stacks & 50 Fume cupboards
- Chilled water fan coil units & direct expansion
air conditioning systems
- Steam to water heat exchangers
- Nitrogen generation system providing nitrogen at
99.998% purity to laboratories
- Lighting & lighting control
- Power to mechanical services & general power
requirements
- Control wiring and data & security wiring
Approach
- Framework agreement with client
- Our in-house mechanical & electrical teams worked
closely to deliver a co-ordinated package of services to programme
- Clear definition of roles, responsibilities, key
personnel and reporting matrix
- Service requirements were derived from design & build concepts
Benefits
- Improvements to design concepts, practical implementation of design and
response to on site problems benefited from a combined M & E team
- Flexibility to respond quickly to design changes
- Business needs of the client clearly understood
- Framework agreement allowed cohesive partnership between client and
services teams