Refurbishment and Construction of Apartments at Thorn Close, Wednesbury

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a contract to SWG Construction (Build & Renovate) Ltd for the refurbishment of 12 one-bed single-storey apartments and 16 three-bed two-storey apartments, plus the construction of 4 new one-bed single-storey apartments at Thorn Close, Wednesbury.

The scope included asbestos survey and strip, minor demolitions, entrance porches, communal area and staircase/balcony works, internal flat works, remedial structural works, new pitched roof, fascia, soffits and rainwater goods, full-height rain screen cladding, replacement external windows and doors, and mechanical and electrical installations.

New apartment works covered reinforced foundations and floor slab, infill openings for new external walls, windows and doors, internal partitions, ceilings, doors, finishes and decoration, kitchen and bathroom fittings, mechanical and electrical installations, and builders work in connection with services.

External works included site strip and demolitions, hard and soft landscaping, fencing, railings and gates, planting, bin and cycle stores, bollards, drainage, adoptable roads, bell mouth, turning head, pavements and car parking, new incoming services, and associated builders work.

The contract value was £3,735,007.04.