Uni of southhampton submission

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Combined School of Medical and Dentistry Building

Expression of Interest for the provision of Architectural Design Services February 2006

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Introduction

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Quality Design and Sustainability

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Relevant Experience

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Curricula Vitae

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Co-ordination of Design Development

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Quality Control

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Insurance Policies

The Atrium and Library at the Clinical Education Centre for Keele University

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References

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Health & Safety Policy

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INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION Introduction

Photographs of the Main Entrance and Meeting Area at the Plymouth Medical School

Nightingale Associates have established a major international reputation, particularly in the fields of healthcare, education and science.

The practice was established in 1989 and has expanded steadily since then.

Our aim is to be recognised as the top international education, science and healthcare practice by keeping well in the forefront of developments in learning environments, scientific breakthroughs and patient care worldwide.

A recent World Architecture survey ranked us first in Europe in terms of numbers of architects specialising in education, science and health.

Nightingale Associates operates from eleven UK centres and Cape Town, with a total of 287 staff in our Harwell - Oxfordshire, London, Brighton, Cardiff, Rochdale, Exeter, Liverpool, Blackburn, Dartford, Bristol and Leeds offices.

Our expertise embraces strategic planning in support of SOC’s for Clients and PFI’s for contractors as well as the detailed design of buildings large and small.

We have wide experience of Development Control Plans and Site Rationalisation studies. Many of these are in support of Outline and Full Business Case submissions and sometimes they will form the Public Sector Comparator in a PFI. Our project portfolio not only includes multi-million pound commissions, but also small clinics and individual departments.

These may be new build or refurbishment, where we have had notable successes in phasing contracts to keep buildings fully operational.

All our projects are designed to high standards and within tight cost and programme schedules.

Nightingale Associates are part of the Tribal Group of Companies which provides a wide range of consulting services to the UK Public sector and Private clients.

If successful with this bid, we are proposing to manage the project from our Harwell Office

Telephone: 01235 820222 Fax: 01235 820145

Total staff in Harwell: 62 Managing Director:

Terry Sullivan

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HARWELL The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Oxon OX11 0EY

INTRODUCTION Chief Executive:

Richard Harrington

Chairman:

Mike Nightingale

Operations Director:

Paul Hewes

Regional Executive for London & South East:

Chris Sherwood and Stewart Paine

Regional Executive for Wales, Central and South West:

General Information

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LONDON 87-91 Newman Street, London W1T 3EY Telephone: 020 7079 9900 Fax: 020 7079 9901

Total staff in London: 50

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DARTFORD Riverside Office.

Block A Littlebrook Business Park, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5PZ Telephone: 01322 627888 Fax: 01322 290155

Regional Executive for North:

John Knape

Finance Director:

Colin Smith

Business Development Manager for Health:

Rick Bowen

Business Development Manager for Education:

Diana James (Tribal Property Services)

Total staff in Dartford: 36

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BRIGHTON Ridgeland House, 165 Dyke Road, Hove, Sussex BN3 1TL Telephone: 01273 560920 Fax: 01273 560930

Total staff in Brighton: 34

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CARDIFF The Old Convent, The Walk, Cardiff CF24 3AG Telephone: 02920 448900 Fax: 02920 448901

Total staff in Cardiff: 27

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EXETER Curzon House, Southernhay West Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS Telephone: 01392 270322 Fax: 01392 288280

Total staff in Exeter: 6

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BRISTOL 1-4 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8RR Telephone: 0117 311 5251 Fax: 0117 311 5422

Total staff in Bristol: 4

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LIVERPOOL The Observatory, 1 Old Haymarket, Liverpool, L1 6LA Telephone: 0151 709 2249 Fax: 0151 709 7927

Total staff in Liverpool: 42 ROCHDALE Unit 2, Blueberry Business Park, Kingsway, Rochdale OL16 5DB Telephone: 01706 647765 Fax: 01706 647770

Total staff in Rochdale:16

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INTRODUCTION ■

PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL Architects: 150 Technicians: 90 Interior Designers: 10 Please feel free to visit our website at: www.nightingaleassociates.com

Telephone: 01254 611 449 Fax: 01254 611 601

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Total staff in Blackburn: 2

2004 2003 2002

BLACKBURN Suite 2A The Saturn Centre, Greenbank Technology Park, Challenge Way, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5QB

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(287) (242)

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LEEDS Tribal House, Hawthorn Park, Coal Road, Leeds, LS14 1PQ Telephone: 0113 306 0206 Fax: 0113 306 0203

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Total staff in Leeds: 7 Total Staff Numbers

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CAPE TOWN PO Box 15395,VLAEBERG, 8018, South Africa Telephone: 0027 21426 4776 Fax: 0027 21426 5869

Total staff in Cape Town: 16 Research and Development

St. Marys Hospital

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We aim to maintain the highest standards for our clients. A key component in our drive for quality is to ensure that all projects, while being designed, benefit from past expertise and the best current standards. We have therefore set up a Research & Development Unit, which concentrates on this highly important aspect of our operation.

We have a Director dedicated to producing user-friendly practice guidelines for the key building elements and design considerations. For example, we now have our own comprehensive guidance on the design of internal hospital partitions.

We have Practice Guidance for acoustics energy, environmental and disabled design and these are available upon request.

We are also doing research and producing guidance on Laboratory and Sense Sensitive Design.

By building in systematic mechanisms for capitalising on past successes and avoiding known pitfalls, we are able to give clients an enhanced service, while our architects have more time to refine their project designs.

We aim to be at the cutting edge of current thinking and where possible helping to form the edge. As examples we have been members of 2 steering groups at the Building Research Establishment Centre for Sustainable Construction helping to develop:

INTRODUCTION ■ A sustainable checklist for development ■ NHS Environmental Assessment Tool NEAT.

Computer Aided Design

And we recently set up and held an NHS Workshop to discuss with the NHS ways of Modernising their Design Guidance.

Nightingale Associates have consistently invested in leading edge technology. The practice has employed computer aided design since inception, enhancing our ability to respond to our clients’ needs with accuracy and speed. We use the world-beating Microstation software for both 2D and 3D techniques in all areas of our healthcare work. The flexibility of Microstation’s unique Reference File System allows us to harness the power of CAD to all types of project, large and small, new build and refurbishment.

The practice has more than 280 networked work stations in its Harwell, London, Brighton, Cardiff, Rochdale, Exeter, Cape Town, Liverpool, Blackburn, Bristol, Dartford and Leeds Offices and we are committed to increasing this resource in line with demand.

Research and Development Director: David Rowley Investors in People In March 2002 we achieved accreditation with Investors in People.

Construction Line Nightingale Associates are registered with Construction Line.

Registration No. 49457

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Computer Generated Image of Peterborough Hospital PFI

3-D MODELLING

We are developing a growing capability to design in 3-D on the computer in parallel to our 2-D work.

This allows for very early visualisations of spaces, as a direct design tool, which can also be used to give clients an early view of the spaces being designed on their behalf.

The practice can generate still or animated video presentation material from 3D models: a vital benefit to clients or planning authorities who can see realistic visualisations of proposed developments.

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INTEGRATED SYSTEMS

We believe that technology is a tool for achieving better designed and better managed projects. We have introduced systematic and co-ordinated procedures across the practice, including the National Building Specifications’ “Specification Manager” which, combined with our existing database, will provide a body of information which few architectural practices can match.

Information Technology: Guy Kildonan

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Computer Generated Image of Coventry New Hospital Clinical Sciences Building

INTRODUCTION Financial 2004/05 2003/04 2002/03 2001/02

5.25

8.63

11.42

12.2

Turnover in millions of pounds

The practice’s turnover figures show a steady growth year on year. Our forecast turnover for 2005/06 is £16 Million.

The table left highlights our recent performance in more detail. Full audited accounts are available on request.

Nightingale Associates are part of the Tribal Group of companies which provides a wide range of consulting services to the UK Public Sector and private clients.

Parent Company accounts can be downloaded from www.tribalgroup.co.uk.

Awards and Competitions Western Morning News Building of the Year award. Plymouth Peninsula Medical School

2005

Building Quality Award for North Staffordshire Hospital & Keele University, Integrated Clinical Education Centre PG MS Phase 3

2004

Architectural Design Award for the Citizen of the Year Award.

North Staffordshire Hospital, Integrated Clinical Education Centre PG MS Phase 3

2004

Best Designed Operational Project (all sectors) Public Private Finance Award won

by Golden Jubilee Wing of King's College Hospital, London

2003

Oxford Preservation Trust Award for the new Sir Michael Sobell House Hospice on the Churchill Hospital site, Oxford

2002

The Building Better Healthcare Awards for Meadowfield Mental Health Unit - Highly Commended for Delivery Excellence in the Patient Environment

2002

The Building Better Healthcare Awards for St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight - Highly Commended for Excellence in the Design of Mental Health Accommodation

Banker’s Reference Letter

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QUALITY DESIGN & SUSTAINABILITY

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QUALITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY High Quality Design

Innovation

Nightingale Associates are well known within the construction industry for the emphasis we place on design quality, and our commitment to

The innovation is rare, and indeed it is hard to obtain appraisals and buy-in from both client and construction consortia who are risk converse, and wary of being guinea pigs.

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Excellent functional design, achieving both the functional requirements and a high degree of technical excellence.

Sense Sensitive Design, and all it encompasses, including natural light and outlook to almost every occupiable room.

The ‘Wow’ Factor including landmarked entrances, and dramatic design.

The well-being of building users, staff and visitors.

The concept of an Education & Healthcare building as a ‘good neighbour’ in its impact on the local, national and global environment.

Examples of Nightingale Associates innovations in Education & Healthcare buildings can be categorised as follows: a) b)

Nightingale Associates place a very strong emphasis on design quality, in functional, aesthetic, environmental and technical terms. We have constantly endeavoured to bring architecture and design quality to the top of the agenda in construction project procurement and this approach has been rewarded and evidenced by the fact that our buildings have been nominated for a number of awards for design excellence, particularly in healthcare buildings. The Jubilee Wing of Kings College Hospital won the award for Best Design Operational Project (All Sectors) for the Public Private Awards 2004.

Innovation in design approach e.g.

Sense Sensitive Design; Innovation in design solutions: time and time again, ‘out of the box’ solutions to major construction projects have been the catalyst for a winning solution. Examples include our Integrated Education centre for Keele University, our site selection, atrium design and ETFE roof at Kings College University Hospital (before the Eden project popularized ETFE), and our single phase all new campus concept at Peterborough.

Our approach is epitomised by the NHS publication ‘Better by Design’, co-written

by Mike Nightingale, Chairman and founder, of Nightingale Associates, and our aim is to provide something considerably more than merely an ‘envelope’ in which to deliver the buildings functions. Richard Mazuch who is currently authoring the Sight Sensitive Design and Sound Sensitive Design documents for NHS Estates has continued our involvement with the formulation of Guidance in Education and Healthcare Design.

This has resulted in a consistent output from the practice that balances • King's College Hospital, Golden Jubilee Wing

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Design Flair, evidenced by our award nominations and our success in the competitive PFI process, with Technical Excellence

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QUALITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability / Environment Nightingale Associates regard energy efficiency and sustainability as not only morally desirable in a public building that should be a ‘good neighbour’, but also good economic sense in the long term for the building’s owners and users.

Accordingly, it has been our aim in this issue, as in many others, to lead rather than follow, but with knowledge and understanding, so that our position is an informed one.

We have acted upon this aim by dedicating one of our Directors, David Rowley, who has post-graduate qualification in Environmental Design to this aim. His work with Nightingale Associates has included the following: •

The preparation of a comprehensive ‘environmental policy’ and ‘environmental design and sustainability’ document for the practice covering a wide range of issues such as thermal performance, natural ventilation and daylighting, embodied energy, and other energy conservation measures.

This has been issued to all staff and has been incorporated into our practice guidance / standards.

Key factors for consideration of products would include: • • • • • • • •

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However it is the responsibility for all the staff working on projects, to work towards environmental issues.

Nightingale Associates have also been part of the steering group with BRE to help develop a ‘Sustainability Checklist for Developments’ that was published in 2002.

For further information on our approach and examples of this in practice, we have produced both a ‘Sustainability and Environmental Design document and Environmental Policy which are available upon request.

Nightingale Associates believe it is important to agree the environmentally sustainability aim of each education project with a client and then put in place the appropriate and procedures to achieve it.

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Energy efficiency; Sustainable construction/ sustainable strategy of materials used; Resource efficiency; Pollution prevention or minimisation; Environmental and ecological issues addressed in the design and specifications; Harmonisation with the environment; An integrated approach.

Consideration of the use of recycled materials such as crushed aggregate or masonry in sub-base – ground slabs, roads, etc.; Consideration of the use of timber for key elements, including structural timber, carcassing, internal joinery and fittings from sustainable managed sources; Where appropriate providing materials which have an ‘A’ rating from the BRE ‘Green Guide to Specification’, such as for: hard landscaping materials, windows, upper floor slabs, external walls, roofs, flooring finishes and internal walls;

Construction activities will also help in delivering improved environmental performance and we would ensure that we would reduce wastage and increase reuse of materials.

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Nightingale Associates provide a fully integrated architectural service, including interior design and landscape architecture.

We generally act as lead consultant of the design team, taking the responsibility of co-ordinating the services of the design team on behalf of the client.

Our key goals are to provide high quality architecture that is delivered within the agreed budget and programme.

The PFI has been a key factor in the UK Government’s strategy for modern hospitals. We have deliberately sought commissions covering all aspects of PFI: our main role is lead designer on consortia.

We also act as Advisors to NHS Trusts, and members of “due diligence” teams for financing.

This strategy has given us an unusually broad-based and deep experience in this form of hospital procurement. Our key contributions to the process are design innovation and technical competence.

We have a long-established reputation in the areas of site rationalisation and development control planning. Building on this, we have extended the practice’s expertise to include a range of related services, both in-house and Consultancy, to suit each client’s particular requirements.

Please refer to the following pages for project sheets of relevant projects carried out over the last five years.

Photographs of Keele University

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Keele University

The underlying theme of the project was to create an environmentally friendly learning environment which encourages interactions between the Users. Hence, all the facilities such as the multi media centre, the tutor led rooms and the hospital ‘dummy’ facilities were arrayed along the three storey high structurally glazed circulation spine where the eclectic mix of daylight, colour and artwork generates a stimulating and uplifting learning environment.The theme is further developed in the two storey library rotunda where a cylindrical lightwell diffuses daylight into the ground study areas and to the state-of-art conference facilities. The footbridge will link the new building to the existing UGMS1 and the hospital, to enable easy access to the 24 hour library open for NHS Staff.

The flexibility created within this project will facilitate the ever changing needs of the Clinical Education Centre.

Actual & Achieved Programme: Original Contract Programme - 68 WeeksActual Contract Programme - 70 weeks (Laing were granted two weeks extra to complete the additional road works, so technically they completed on time) Planned & Outturn Cost: Original construction cost £12.652.000 final construction cost £13.200.000 Evidence of quality standards Achieved: Staffordshire Building Control Services, “Built in Quality Award”, award presented to Laing O’Rouke as winner of Public Buildings over £2m

Photograph of Main Entrance

Details of Awards: Bridge award: the Milne medal for design excellence 2005 Architectural award, Stoke on Trent & north Staffordshire citizens of the year award 2004, architecture design award, presented to Nina N Vainer Details of Personnel: Terry Sullivan - Executive Director Tom Crilly - Project Director Edmund Choi - Project Architect Nina Vainer - Project Architect Client: Mr Andrew Underwood – Project Director, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Royal Infirmary, Princes Road, Hartshill, Stokeon-Trent, ST4 7LN Tel: 01782 554860

Keele University, Photograph of Completed Atrium and Perspective of Proposed Atrium

University of Oxford, Teaching Spaces, Nuffield Department of Surgery

The University of Oxford appointed Nightingale Associates to upgrade the Nuffield Department of Surgery in order to meet the needs of a modern research environment. The refurbishment of 400m2 on Levels 5 & 6 within the existing John Radcliffe Hospital created open-plan office space with 38 workstations for MSc students, including a lockers area and a glass-fronted interaction & meeting pod on Level 5, some office accommodation for clinical fellows and administrative staff, an archive with rolling storage, vascular lab, irradiator room and liquid nitrogen storage area were provided on Level 6.

Existing space constraints were overcome by introducing continuous glazed screens to all rooms along the main adjacent corridor. The interaction and meeting space within the openplan office on Level 5 was designed as a full-height curved glazed pod. This transformed the original layout, maximising the space by giving it a light, airy and transparent feel.

Colour and geometry have been used to add depth, contrast and interest to spaces - for example, by introducing ribbons of manifestation, coloured feature walls and surface materials. The result is a modern, welcoming, invigorating research environment that breaks away from standard office and laboratory design.

Actual & Achieved Programme: Completed September 2004 on time.

Planned & Outturn Cost: £805,000 on budget.

Evidence of quality standards Achieved: A reference is available from the Client.

Details of Awards: No Awards.

Photograph of Internal Corridor

Details of Personnel: Claire Stenton - Executive Director Adrian Gainer - Director Leslie Ohomele - Project Architect Client: Rob Atkinson - Project Manager, Oxford University Estates Directorate The Malthouse, Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford OX1 1NQ

University of Oxford, Teaching Spaces, Nuffield Department of Surgery, Photograph of Locker Room and Teaching Area

Peninsula Medical School Plymouth

Designed as a bridge over the valley between the Derriford Hospital and Tamar Science Park, PMS building allows natural habitat to flow underneath and is a symbolic and physical connection between the Tamar Science Park and Derriford hospital, providing a focal point and a ‘melting pot’ for students and their teachers, scientist and researchers to promote and advance science, medical profession and healthcare in a pleasant and stimulating environment. This building incorporates as many principles of environment conscious design as it was possible for the building which provides not only the teaching and admin office space, but also the research laboratories and simulated hospital accommodation. Features include extensive use of daylight and solar shading, natural ventilation, night cooling and retaining walls and walls rising from the ground, combining traditional materials and architectural elements with the glass and metal cladding.

Actual & Achieved Programme: Actual programme 92 Weeks Achieved Programme 96 Planned & Outturn Cost: £16,044,000 inlcuding VAT. On budget Evidence of Quality Standards Achieved: A reference is available from the Client Details of Awards: This project was awarded the Building Of The Year 2004 accolade at the Michelmores / Western Morning News Annual Commercial Property Awards

Main Entrance Photograph

Details of Personnel: Matt Audinwood - Executive Director Milorad Vucinic - Director Leslie Ohomele - Project Architect Alex Van Den Berg - Project Architect Client: Mr Martin Berkien, Director of Learning Facilities, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA Tel: 01752 232021

Peninsula Medical School Plymouth, Photograph of Concourse

Peninsula Medical School Exeter

The building is organised over three floors with a shallow plan block to the east of the atrium space and a deep plan block against Barrack Road. The main reception, student common room, locker rooms and lecture theatre are located at ground level. The learning Resource Centre, (IT workstations and library) are accommodated in the deep plan space at first floor level with the staff offices directly above at second floor level. The seminar rooms are accommodated in the shallower block and are split equally over between the first and second floor. The central Atrium space is crucial to the organisation of the building. It forms the social hub of the building and acts as a focus for impromptu meetings between students and staff. It is important from an environmental point of view by ventilation. The atrium, running north-south forms an axis against which future expansion will take place. It is currently aligned with the central north-south corridor of the PGMC and it is proposed to form a physical link between the two buildings to facilitate interaction between the post graduate and under graduate students and staff.

Actual & Achieved Programme: Completed August 2004 on time.

Planned & Outturn Cost: £4.5 Million on budget.

Evidence of quality standards Achieved: A reference is available from the Client.

Details of Awards: Not yet submitted

External Photograph

Details of Personnel: Matt Audinwood - Executive Director Milorad Vucinic - Director Tom Goldthorpe - Project Architect Client: Mr Nigel Walsh - Director of Planning, Royal Devon & Exeter Trust, Wonford Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW Tel: 01392 402364

Peninsula Medical School Exeter, Photograph of Atrium

Walsgrave Hospital, Clinical Sciences Building

New 1200 bed Acute Teaching Hospital with over 50 clinical department. Clinical Sciences Building, including a teaching mortuary with 8 post-mortem tables, an isolation room with dedicated viewing gallery and body storage for 120 bodies. A 250 seat lecture theatre, library, clinical skills & research laboratories, classroom & teaching facilities for 300 students. A 142 bed Mental Health unit, Centre for Reproductive Medicine & Computer Centre.

Actual & Achieved Programme: Finanical close was achieved in December 2002, with the 1st phase (Clinical Sciences above), handed over on programme in october 2003.

The 2nd phase (Mental Health) was handed over on programme in March 2005 and the Acute Hospital is due for completion in June 2006, and is currently on programme.

Planned & Outturn Cost: The capital cost is believed to be in the region of £340 Million. However, being a PFI project the client does not release information of a commerically sensitive nature.

Evidence of quality standards Achieved: Quality of these buildings are second to none, assisted enormoulsy by the extensive use of offsite prefabrication.

Photograph of Main Entrance

Details of Awards: Not yet submitted Details of Personnel: At its peak the project had over 40 architects and technicians working on it, the key individuals.

Richard Harrington - Executive Director David Cannon - Director Ginny Cook - Director Simon Boundy - Project Architect Tony Wyer - Project Architect Client: Mr Paul Wright – Construction Director, Skanska & Coventry Joint Venture, Site Offices, Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV3 2DW Tel: 02476 701400

Walsgrave Hospital, Clinical Sciences Building, Photograph of Atrium

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CURRICULA VITAE Please ďŹ nd Curriculum Vitae for the following proposed members of staff overleaf: Terry Sullivan - Managing Director Claire Stenton - Executive Director Nicola Hewes - Project Architect

Keele University, External Photograph and Main Atrium

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

Terry Sullivan

Position

Managing Director

Professional Qualifications

BA (Arch) ONC (Building Technology) Dip.Arch ARB

Date of Birth:

18th June 1957

Years of Experience

25

Resume

Over the course of his architectural career, Terry has built up a wide range of experience. From early projects such as designing Funfair installations through to commercial, retail, social housing and recreational buildings such as the west grandstand at The Oval cricket ground.

Throughout there has been a prevailing thread of healthcare which has come to the fore in recent years at Nightingale Associates. Terry has a love of design tempered with a strong practical streak which has been characterised by the ability to take projects from the initial briefing stages through to completion on site.

Terry now has over 25 years experience in the Healthcare sector and for the last few years has specialised in major PFI Hospital developments for Nightingale Associates.

As Managing Director of the Harwell office Terry has overall responsibility for managing the business capabilities of the office; including a team of 40 + architects, interior designers and technicians.

Relevant projects North Staffordshire NHS Trust and Keele University Peterborough PFI London Clinic RAF Lakenheath Royal Berkshire Hosp, Reading

Integrated education centre incorporating Undergraduate medical school and Nurses education centre, Project Executive Integrated Care Centre and Mental Health Unit - £30, Project Executive. Preferred Bidder.

Quantum leap project in collaboration with Terry Farrell partnership - £90m, refurbishment of exclusive private London hospital, Project Executive Medical group combined projects, Project Partner Consolidation of Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals on to a single site - £77m, Project Partner, administration

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

Claire Stenton

Position

Executive Director, Interior Design Executive Director

Professional Qualifications

Diplomas of Architecture and Town Planning from Institut Saint Luc and Institut Superior d’Urbanisme et de Renovation Urbaine (Bruxelles, Saint Gilles) Belgium.

Member of Belgian Ordre des Architectes (1978)

Date of Birth:

8th November 1953

Years of Experience

28

Resume

Since joining Nightingale Associates, Claire has had responsibility for all forms of healthcare and science projects, from refurbishment to the construction of major new buildings, and has been involved in every stage of the architectural process, from feasibility study and initial design to site supervision and management. Since her start at Nightingale Associates, she has risen from senior project architect to executive director, working on large, prestigious developments. The ability to work with expert consultants and in partnership with the clients, public and private organization users, trusts, consortia and contractor is paramount in achieving a successful project.

Recent science and education commissions have attracted her skills in formulating challenging briefs due to development of new technologies and methods of working.

Claire is also the Executive Director responsible for Human resources, training and Investor In People and was Chair of Governors in a Special Needs School in Oxford.

Relevant projects Old Road Campus Nuffield Department of Surgery Rathgael Secure Care Unit Bangor, Nth Ireland Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital New Islet Isolation Facility for Oxford Consortium

Research Building, Executive Director Refurbishment of research laboratory and teaching accommodation. University of Oxford, Project Director Executive Director Pembury Hospital Redevelopment Scheme, Technical Advisor, Executive Director Feasibility Study on Pathology Laboratories, Executive Director New Islet production laboratories within existing building for Islet Transplantation and the University of Oxford, Project Director

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

Nicola Hewes

Position

Architect

Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Dip Arch ARB

Date of Birth:

6th March 1963

Years of Experience

17 Nicola’s design and construction experience is broad and includes diverse projects ranging from new-build primary care hospitals to refurbishment of listed college buildings.

Nicola has worked for several high-profile architectural practices and she has experience at all RIBA work stages in varying procurement routes. Her experience includes coordination of total building interiors, brand prototype development, detailed conservation work and post-project client control and feedback.

Specialities

PFI projects

Relevant Projects Peterborough New Hospitals Hatfield New Hospital Coventry New Hospitals Radley College, Oxford Radley College. Oxford

PFI project, New Integrated Care Centre- £25m Co-ordinating Architect PFI project, New Acute Hospital- £550m Project Architect PFI project, New Acute Hospital- £350m Architect Refurbishment of Grade II listed mansion - contract value £400,000, Project Architect New Science Building – contract value £3m, Architect

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CO-ORDINATION OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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CO-ORDINATION OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Design Management Process A framework for managing the design process will be established in conjunction with the Design Team. Central to this is the “Project Control Plan”, setting out in detail, the framework, including checking procedures, for every aspect of the process.

Generally, a proactive approach will be to taken to cost issues, utilising our extensive experience with the procurement of complex buildings, generating imaginative and value engineered solutions to potential problems.

Layout plans will be developed, usually at a scale of 1:200, indicating all the spaces and their relationships and the consultation programme agreed for approval of these layouts. Also at this stage conceptual ideas for three dimensional space, interior design and architectural approach will be formed and the consultation will include all of these components, not just plans.

During this stage, the design development process will incorporate increased regular in depth consultation with client representatives, providing constant feedback from the users. This will involve the following sequence of steps: • • •

Verifying and re-testing the brief as the design develops.

Revising plans if necessary and Creating a checklist of needs for patients, staff and visitors, including the unique emotional mapping process developed by Nightingale Associates.

We will then progress the 1:200 plans to sign off by the use of workshops and / or user group meetings involving all necessary parties.

Consultation Consultation and interaction with the client will continue to have the highest priority in the design development process.

Photographs of the Main Atrium and Library at Keele University

Nightingale Associates will initiate and coordinate an end-user consultation process during the design stage. A programme will be agreed with the clients user groups for the design reviews, which will identify key milestone dates.

User group meetings will be held to discuss and agree the 1:200 scale sketch plans and following the completion of any necessary revisions to the 1:200 drawings these will be signed off.

Our plans are generally based on:

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Operational Policies; Departmental Schedules of Accommodation; Cost and Affordability parameters; Draft ADB Data (Room Data Sheets);

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CO-ORDINATION OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT The true potential of user consultation can only be achieved by genuinely placing the users’ requirements, priorities and feedback, at the centre of our design proposals.

This will ensure that the consultation process is real and not simply a ‘public relations’ exercise.

As the 1:50 drawings process develops, the Codebook system will ensure that Room Data Sheets evolve to provide a record of any changes and, at sign off stage, a detailed identification of the agreed elements of the brief for development into construction information.

Our approach to achieving this objective is as follows: •

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‘The customer is always right’ - It is our policy not to reject users’ views. We will utilise our extensive experience to make suggestions and suggest options to users, and to relate what has worked well in previous projects – but in the end we will never forget that it is the clients staff that will occupy and operate in the facility; We will “move mountains” to incorporate users’ comments. It is absolutely critical that the second issue of user drawings reflects their comments on the first; Deadlines are sacrosanct; We will work hard to build rapport with the users, as the relationship will be a long one with many meetings. It therefore helps if everyone involved can look forward to these meetings as reasonably interactive occasions and not something to dread.

Our sophisticated CAD capability, which extends to virtual reality means that 3D or video presentations can be generated where appropriate, providing the means to visualise proposals.

Room Data Sheets The Room Data sheets (ADB), together with the operational policies document, are the main briefing tools for the production of the 1:50 fully loaded drawings. Our experience has shown that the strict discipline of achieving a signed off Room Data Sheet before progressing to the next stage avoids issues arising from changes.

Close liaison will be maintained between those responsible for the specification of the equipment, to ensure that the design team has accurate information about space, maintenance and service requirements of the equipment. This information, together with cost data will provide an accurate record of the financial implications of the design development.

Detailed Design/Production Information Having successfully completed and agreed the detailed design, the design team will progress the detailed design and production information in accordance with the Project Control Plan to ensure that fully co-ordinated and complete information is available in accordance with the detailed procurement and construction programme.

In recognising the desirability of providing a complete set of drawings, we have highlighted below the key elements of our drawing planning and management process: •

1:50 Loaded Plans • Generally, as with the 1:200 plans, user group meetings will be held to discuss and agree the 1:50 scale sketch plans and following the completion of any necessary revisions to the 1:50 drawings these will be signed off.

The Codebook software will generate a comparison for each room to enable easy comparison and the drawing and resultant schedule will be adjusted to ensure a match. In addition to this feature, the Codebook software will generate wall elevations, which assists the understanding of the drawn information in conjunction with other techniques.

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Checking the completeness of the design and co-ordination of services and structure; Preparing a schedule of drawings, definitions of the purpose and content of each drawing and a plan for use of copy negatives of CAD; Monitoring the production of the drawings against the programme;

Each design discipline will plan the production of its own drawings as set out above and in the context of the overall design team programme.

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Co-ordination is a crucial element in “built” design. Regular co-ordination meetings will be held for each element of the scheme involving structural and services engineers, architects, and the Contractor where appropriate.

CO-ORDINATION OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Specific services co-ordination can be divided into four main elements: •

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Co-ordination of major plant spaces i.e. plant rooms, risers, etc, including necessary access and maintenance requirements.

Co-ordination of the distribution system, i.e. rise ducts, ceiling voids, etc.

Co-ordination of the individual services Co-ordination of the structure, e.g. columns, beams with the above.

All drawings, architectural, services, and structural, will be reviewed and checked by senior staff in the design team.

During the preparation of construction information and during construction itself modifications may be required. These will be recorded on the Room Data Sheets and will be subject to the project change control procedures.

During the construction stage, we will hold monthly site/progress meetings, and also interim co-ordinated site inspections, in which all consultants will attend, so that issues can be discussed, together, eliminating the need for a “communications” chain.

Handover/commissioning is a critical stage, and we will liaise between the hospital and the Contractor ensuring minimum disruption, and stressing the delivery of the Operations Maintenance Manual as a prerequisite to completion.

Photographs of the Main Entrance and reception area at Clinical Sciences Building, Coventry

Finally, we will monitor the building in use during the defects liability period and ensure that any defects emerging that have Health and Safety or Security implications are dealt with immediately, and the remainder completed within reasonable time at the end of the period. We believe the project requires a careful analysis of the work deemed relevant by the Trust and a robust testing of “givens” to fully test the brief.

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QUALITY CONTROL

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QUALITY CONTROL ■

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Nightingale Associates maintains a quality system that has achieved full accreditation to ISO9001. See left for a copy of our Certificate of Registration. This certificate is valid untill 21st December 2006.

We have taken particular care to ensure that our QA systems are specifically relevant to the process of designing and monitoring the construction of projects. We have our own Quality Manager who has overall responsibility for maintaining quality management systems supported by all partners and associates.

A Project Control Plan is established for each project at the commencement, setting out a framework of checking procedures for every aspect of the project.

The PCP format has been given the official seal of approval, by our Quality Assurance assessors.

We have also undergone an external audit on 3rd February 2005 conducted by Mr. Trevor Axford of IMS International. No non-compliances had been raised (a hard copy of the audit report is available upon request).

Our internal audit procedures and policy documents are implemented through the Nightingale QA Manual, rev. 27/5/04, (a copy of the QA Manual is available upon request).

Quality Assurance Director: Bruce Fairbairn

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INSURANCE POLICIES

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INSURANCE POLICIES Professional Indemnity Insurance We are insured for £10 Million each and every claim.

See left for our certificate for June 2005 - May 2006.

Public & Products Liability We are insured for £5 Million each and every claim.

Employer Liability We are insured for £10 Million each and every claim.

See below for our certificate for June 2005 - May 2006.

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REFERENCES

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REFERENCES References may be sought from the following Clients:Rob Atkinson, Project Manager Oxford University Estates Directorate The Malthouse Tidmarsh Lane Oxford OX1 1NQ Tel: 01865 288586 Andrew Underwood, Project Director University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust Royal InďŹ rmary Princes Road Hartshill Stoke on Trent ST4 7LN Tel: 01782 554860 Martin Berkien, Director of Learning Facilities University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA Tel; 01752 232021

Photographs of the Libraries at Clinical Sciences Building, Coventry and Keele University

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HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

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