1. Croughton Pocket Park Boulder Project

2. Design Brief Climbing structure which is free standing
No more than 4 to 4.5m high
Complement the values and ongoing development of the park
A fun activity for all ages and abilities
Easy and inexpensive to maintain
Fit for purpose
No ongoing insurance liability
Conforms to UK & EU std. for climbing walls i.e.EN

3. Proposed Location
Croughton boulder

4. Proposed Project Timing – 1st draft

5. Potential contractors:-
Bendcrete climbing walls Bendcrete Climbing Walls Ltd - Built By Climbers For Climbers
( designed and installed the Oxford and Standlake Boulder)
Rockworks
King Kong
Entre-prises uk

6. Examples of boulders installed locally
The Oxford boulder – Urban setting in a new build park nr. The Oxford Utd. football stadium (approx. 50m2 of climbing surface)

8. The Standlake boulder – Village setting in a playing field adjacent to the village hall and play equipment (approx. 20m2 climbing surface)

10. Possible costs ( Rockworks, King Kong )
Sprayed and carved Concrete boulder
5m long 2m wide 3m high (climbing surface approx m2) = £39,000 to £43,000 + VAT
Free form boulder
20m2 = £10,000+VAT
50m2 = 25,000+ VAT
With a contingency of 10 to 20% for budgeting purposes of the estimated total
£ 30,000+VAT

11. Possible costs ( Bendcrete )
based the following budget costs on a boulder measuring approximately 6.0m long by 2.5m wide by 3.5m high (you wanted a slightly bigger boulder). The cost for the boulder and foundations would be in the region of 35,000 + Vat and the cost of the safety surface would be in the region of 3,000 + Vat to 6,000 + Vat depending on the type of surface chosen.

12. Possible costs ( entre-prise )
Typical price for the Challenger Boulder from Entre-prise
  The Challenger Boulder is the largest in our range. The boulders are made from our 'Freeform Lightwave' resin system which makes them weatherproof and incredibly strong. All our boulders and climbing holds come with a 5 year guarantee. More information will be available soon. 
Price for 1 x Challenger Boulder = £7, Price of Rubber Crumb for Challenger = £2, Total =  £10,110.00 (All prices are Exclusive of VAT)

13. Comparison of estimates
Boulder supplier
approx. size (LxWxH)m
cost (ex.VAT)
Climbing surface m2
cost per m2
notes
Bendcrete
6x2.5x3.5
40,000
60m2
650
Rockworks
5x2x3
39 to 43000
55m2
780
King kong
12,000
20m2
600
30,000
50m2
Entre-prise
3.6x2.5x2.3
10,000
500
bolt on holds