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Project: The Junction, Young Persons’ Unit

 

Client: North Lancashire PCT

 

Architect: JMP

 

PM: Cox Project Management

 

Quantity Surveyor: Thornber & Walker

 

Engineer: RG Parkins

 

Location: Lancaster

 

Contract: NEC 3 Option C (Open Book)

 

Value: £1.2M

 

Duration: 32 Weeks

 

Briefly, the works comprised separate new one storey and two storey extensions at each end of the building and alterations and refurbishment of the existing areas to convert the property from a child psychiatry unit into an inpatient unit for young people aged 12-16 years with acute mental health needs.  The internal areas feature many specialist products and design work, including anti-ligature and high security areas, that give full consideration to the patients’ needs and their protection.


The contract utilised the NEC Form of contract, which promotes a non-adversarial approach and supports partnering principles.

 

Further works packages were negotiated following the success of the initial project.