CDS Wilman Harry Ramsden Blackpool

Client: CDS Wilman Ltd

Project: Harry Ramsdens, Blackpool. Refurbishment of existing restaurant and conversion of adjacent shop, £510K project value, 9 weeks project duration, completed May 2014.

The Harry Ramsdens project, Blackpool involved refurbishing the existing restaurant and converting an adjacent shop into a takeaway. The restaurant and takeaway was finished to a very high specification.

Construction work included:

• Strip out of existing restaurant, adjacent unit and shopfronts
• Forming opening in existing structures
• Raised timber floors
• M&E installations
• MF ceilings
• Decorative ceiling, wall and floor finishes to customer area and hygienic finishes to kitchen area
• Installation of all bespoke joinery items, fixtures and furnishings
• Installation of all kitchen equipment
• Installation of new shop fronts.

Project roles and responsibilities included:

• Interior design of the customer and kitchen area
• Creating real time visualisations of the customer and kitchen area
• Compiling take-offs, schedules of works, material schedules and subcontractor enquiries
• Pricing elements of works using agreed rates and star rates
• Compiling the tender and negotiating the works
• Reviewing design drawings, compiling RFI and variation schedules and conduct value engineering exercises
• Evaluating and negotiating subcontractor tenders
• Preparing order documentation for subcontractors, materials, labour and plant
• Compiling budgets and produce pre-tender CVR’s
• Producing programmes of work and cash flow statements
• Compiling the health and safety file, prepare the CPP and review all subcontractor RAMS
• Reviewing and agree subcontractor and client variations
• Assessing contractual disputes and prepare claims
• Evaluating subcontract valuations, prepare payment certificates and agree final accounts
• Preparing client valuations and compile final accounts
• Producing monthly CVR’s
• Coordinating subcontract works