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prices and rate of exchange, at £24.2 million: this was in line

with estimated cost of the other competition schemes and within the

October 1991 PES settlement figure of £24.8 million.

Farrell's

original design provided for two separate ten rey buildings for

...rey

the Consulate-General and British Council, linked internally, plus a

flate staff Residential block of 9 units of accommodation - and a small

swimming pool and fitness room to cater for the residents: the

latter two facilities are included in the majority of Residential

complexes which we lease in Hong Kong. Farrell produced in late

September 1992 their Preliminary Sketch Designs (PSDs) which fully

met the requirements efficiently and securely. However the first 1492 detailed estimate of the cost was not available until November (and, at₤32.15m, was unacceptably high even when taking account of

sterling's devaluation in October 1992.

to

5.

We therefore looked at ways to substantially/reduce the costs

of the Preliminary Sketch Designs. We have changed some of the

specification levels, for example, changing the precast concrete

cladding proposed by. Farrell for a good quality natural stone, and

reduced and/or omitted some of the original requirements e.g. the

omission of the British-Council's multi-purpose hall, the deletion

of an enclosed link between Consulate and British Council

buildings, deletion of two staff flats, reduction of car parking,

and reduction of British Council's classrooms from 30 to 23.-

As a result, the size of the buildings has now been reduced from 10

to 9 storeys and the revised total estimated cost now stands at

27.55

£ M. (The estimate has been prepared by the Consultant Quantity

PCAS3.784

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