The West London Free School Palingswick House Update

Introductions

Anthony Petrilli Education Funding Agency Project Manager Amy Levick Mace Project Manager

Organisation

The Project

Purpose of Today’s Presentation To bring parents fully up to speed with the latest status of the build To share plans and confirm key project milestones To help answer any questions and address any concerns

Project Overview

Existing Building

The Plan The new build will accommodate 600 pupils aged years old Existing Palingswick House will be refurbished The forecourt will become the main playground A four storey extension will be built to the rear of the site Gross internal area will be 4323m2 Full plans available on school website shortly

Progress

The building contract was signed by both parties on 9 th December 2014

Ground works immediately followed contract signature

Ground remediation works began prior to contract signature on 1 st September 2014 We continue to work closely with LBHF, The EA and Specialists in Land Contamination (SiLC) throughout the remediation process

Work Undertaken in Last Period Dec 23 rd – Jan 23rd GROUND WORKS – Piling – Fabrication of pile cages and pile cap cages – Cutting down piles and blinding pile caps Scaffold erection to Palingswick House Window and brick repair surveys of PH Soft Strip of Palingswick House

Works Undertaken in This Period Jan 23 rd – Feb 23rd Complete scaffold erection to existing building Internal strip and demolition including temporary works of existing building Pile trimming and pile cap construction Drainage Ground floor slab preparation Palingswick window and brick repair

Contracted Milestones The new building at rear is contracted to complete 2 nd Dec 2015 Earliest date for occupation of new build is 18 th Dec 2015 The principal contractor is contracted to provide temporary accommodation (10 classrooms) at Palingswick House by the 1 st Sep 2015 if needed to accommodate 240 pupils The contract programme currently shows that the refurbishment of Palingswick House will complete by 26 th October 15 However, the team is currently looking at ways to accelerate the refurbishment works so Palingswick House itself can provide some or all of the required accommodation and be occupied by 1 st Sep 15 The contingency plan for temporary accommodation is discussed on the following page…

Temporary Accommodation If necessary, 240 pupils will be accommodated in temporary accommodation on the Palingswick House site from 1 st Sep 2015 to Dec pupils will remain at Bridge Avenue until Dec pupils will be on the Cambridge Grove site until Dec 2015

8 Titan Units will be installed at Palingswick House, including science labs Early delivery of the lodge in the forecourt of Palingswick House will provide two additional classroom spaces The contractor hopes to accelerate the refurbishment of Palingswick House so it’s ready by by 1 ST September 2015 The temporary solution may be a combination of Titan units, the lodge and some classrooms in Palingswick House Temporary Accommodation