Design & Build of a New Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), Plas Coch Campus, Wrexham

This project, the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales).The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government.

The Growth Deal builds on the Growth Vision for North Wales, adopted in 2016: “a confident, cohesive region with sustainable economic growth, capitalising on the success of high value economic sectors and our connection to the economies of the Northern Powerhouse & Ireland.”

The budget for this Design & Build contract was 8.350m GBP(exclusive of VAT),10.02m GBP(including VAT). The estimated build cost was 7.5m GBP(excluding VAT),9.0m GBP(including VAT). The Actual PCSA stage cost is 235,799.50 GBP (excluding VAT), with the total cost for the Design & Build stages being 8,202,568 GBP (excluding VAT).

The main Works building project has been be procured using a two-stage Design and Build approach with a JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) as well as a JCT D&B 2016 Full Form of contract.

The scope of the works include:

Carry out design process for a new 2,187m2 building at Wrexham and produce costs and all other necessary information to reach financial close

Demolish two small sections of the adjacent engineering building to facilitate the new build

Construct a new low carbon building with net zero operational carbon

Install incoming cables and other services and potentially install PV panels on buildings to meet the operational next zero targets

Move engineering equipment from adjacent buildings, and from St Asaph and Broughton sites, and commission to bring the building operational

The indicative targeted contract dates will commence from 6th June 2023 until 24th October 2023 for the Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) stage. The Design & Build contract is estimated to commence in November / December 2023 with construction build to start on site no later than 19th of February 2024.