University of Manchester – WC facilities

University of Manchester – WC facilities

Manchester

Recom Solutions were commissioned to undertake the Directorate of Small Works scheme, as Programme and Project Manager, which consisted of the upgrade of 6no WC facilities across campus. Recom appointed a full design team following various stakeholder engagement reviews and undertaking an in depth assessment of the requirements from various end users across campus. Recom took this project from RIBA stage 0 to RIBA stage 5 completing the scheme in July 2016.

Key issues, managed by Recom Solutions
Procurement – Recom led the design team to review different procurement routes for the desired finish within various WCs across Campus. This was a result of managing lessons learnt from previous WC schemes and following stakeholder engagement, ascertaining the best finish for each WC.
Exam time table – Due to the requirements for completion of the project in July 2016, Which meant that all buildings were occupied by students. Recom had to structure the programme of works around the various exam timetables.