UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | TEACHING SPACES 2022

TEACHING SPACES 2022

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
£300k
16 WEEKS
JCT INTERMEDIATE WITH CONTRACTORS DESIGN

TEACHING SPACES REFURBISHMENT

ASSIX were appointed after a successful tender for the strip out, installation, decoration and make-good of various existing components of chosen teaching and learning spaces within designated buildings owned and used by the University of Sheffield.

The works were completed concurrently across 13 teaching areas within 5 separate buildings. The buildings continued to be occupied during the renovations with ASSIX required to manage the shared access & material handling routes to avoid disruption and ensure safety.

The project required coordination with multiple stakeholders including the Audio Visual specialist & IT teams to ensure equipment deliveries were achieved on time. The project was also subject to late changes as the extent of the work often required investigation before designs could be finalised. This was particularly the case for the reconstruction of lecture theatre staging in rooms following asbestos abatement works.

Scope of Works:

Strip-out of existing containment and electrical, data/AV installations in multiple areas.
New electrical, data and AV service installations.
Making good existing walls, and decorations throughout and replacing floor finishes.
Fire stopping.
Joinery including construction of new lecture theatre staging.
Upholstery/installation of lecture theatre seating.
Installation of new suspended ceilings/replacement tiles.

Transferable Knowledge & Key Lessons Learnt:

Completion of the Teaching Spaces 2022 project provides key learnings to enable ASSIX to apply knowledge to successful 2023 project delivery.
Importance of testing of data installations before target dates.
Importance of establishing the role of the principal contractor and AV team in the installation of brackets, lecterns desks shelves etc.
Working in consideration of existing building users.
Works spread over multiple work areas require upfront agreement of subcontractor resource allocations.
Interface with the UoS AV team is essential to ensure lecterns/brackets etc delivered in line with programme dates.