Builders/developers contractor price help.

[JOETHETOE]

I have purchased a pub in Cambridge with Tesco Express on pre let, we obviously build the new unit to shell and core from the ground up after demo of existing pub for them to take on lease thereafter.

Does anyone have any thoughts on pricing per sqft for this type of work, I have had a few quotes but there is a large disparity so interested to see what you guys think.

Cheers

Joe

[sleep envy]

JOETHETOE said:

I have purchased a pub in Cambridge with Tesco Express on pre let, we obviously build the new unit to shell and core from the ground up after demo of existing pub for them to take on lease thereafter.

what is the store name? I have access to the drawings so could have a look

[mk1fan]

Depends on what standard / level of fit out you're going to leave the shell in. Budgeting sq ft or m costs vary so much because you have know idea what to include and omit. If you want a MORE accurate budget cost then you write up a brief spec listing what works are to be done and what the contractors responsibilities are then ask them to have another look at their prices.

A Spon's sq m budget cost will vary by about £500 a sq m to account for different levels of fit-out.

[JOETHETOE]

Thanks guys and appreciate what you are saying re varying, know it depends on spec etc and am currently having a schedule drawn up so it was always a bit finger in the air, had prices from 60p.s.f to 111 p.s.f so arge disparity.

Most likely down to lack of detail though.

[dafydd2008]

Get a spec together and then you will have a greater fixed price for the works.

I am currently engaged in a contract to a central London apartment where the cost is almost £1000 psf!!!

[sider]

I work in shopfitting - and we typically allow between 80-110 per sq ft for fitout alone - inclusive of a/conditioning too - that's to small grocery stores of a similar size to the little Tescos.

[paul0843]

dafydd2008 said:

Get a spec together and then you will have a greater fixed price for the works.

I am currently engaged in a contract to a central London apartment where the cost is almost £1000 psf!!!

thats what i like to see,spending money to help us out of the credit crunchh... what kind of stuff they doing for 1000 psf ?

[dafydd2008]

Central London apartements for one of the most unqiue designers in the world.
These apartements are all singing and dancing, touch screens turning on lighting, plasmas, blinds you name it, it can do it.

[paul0843]

they must be amazing...have worked on a few houses in the last couple of years where the spend was about 700 psf.... one of them sold for 38milion