Hospital construction costs
Hospital construction costs
Keywords: Construction costs, NHS
The current average cost of building a general hospital is £954/m2of gross internal floor area (GIFA), according to The BCIS Surveys of Tender Prices published by the Building Cost Information Service.
Figure 6 shows that, although the mean cost of general hospitals is £954/m2GIFA, the cost can vary between approximately £370-£2,250/m2GIFA based on 3rd quarter 1999 tender prices. This is just one example taken from the £/m2 study within the BCIS Surveys of Tender Priceswhich also includes information on:
percentage additions for preliminaries, nominated subcontractors and suppliers and dayworks;
functional price study;
pricing adjustment factors for location, size of contract, form of procurement, type of work, number of storeys and building type.
Figure 6. General hospitals, GP hospitals, cottage hospitals - generally
The £/m2 GIFA prices provide a means of preparing quick preliminary estimates of the cost of a proposed building for the client. They can subsequently be used as a benchmark for more detailed estimates at a later stage in the design process.
