South West Trains

Project

  • Provision of traincare and berthing facilities for trains at various depots.
  • Overall project value: £50M over 5 years.
image of a train arriving at a platform

The approach

  • Quantity surveying services from project feasibility to final account for each depot
  • Cost planning and monitoring
  • Cost reporting of overall scheme costs to client and third party funding agencies
  • Procurement of construction works including sub-contract packages
  • Analysis and recommendation of tenders
  • Valuations and final accounts

The challenge

  • Specialist equipment and suppliers
  • Demanding programme to provide facilities for introduction of new trains and timetables
  • Works on operational railway property

Outcome

  • Phases 1 to 4 were completed within overall budget and on programme, in January 2007
  • Benchmarked within given tolerances