Project summary
 

• Region: Dorset
• Value: £10,900,000
• Contract terms: ECC Option C
• Contract length: 61 weeks
• Procurement: Design + Build
• Completed: October 2010
• Awards: Midas Project Operations Manager nominated and highly commended for CIoB (Chartered Institute of Building) PM of the Year
• Customer Satisfaction: 93%
• Site features and challenges: Service diversions, high level of design involvement
• Community: The M+E contractor on the project employed two work experience students from a local college

As main contractor Midas assisted the client with assessing four potential re-development options, considering design, programme and cost. The project, agreed by the Cobham board, comprised the construction of a bespoke fuel pod test rig, fuel farm facilities and a 4,000m² office block (UK Headquarters), plus the renovation of a factory to provide 3,635m² of production and office facilities. The refurbishment works comprised the demolition of a first floor office, creating an area of the factory at the full building height. All M+E services were replaced. The completed facilities are served by new / adapted car parking and covered cycle stands, and surrounded by landscaped areas. Several project elements were handed over early to facilitate the client’s occupation of the buildings. A project partnering charter was signed by Midas and the client.