How to win: Refurbishment of Ysgol Calon Cymru - Builth Wells Campus, Powys, Mid Wales

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Powys County Council intends to procure the construction works required to create a new Welsh-medium all-age school, Ysgol Bro Epynt, providing accommodation for 210 pupils together with Early Years and Additional Learning Needs (ALN) facilities. The school will be established within the existing occupied Ysgol Calon Cymru, Builth Campus, College Road, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3BW. The proposed works comprise alteration and refurbishment of areas within three existing buildings, minor demolition works, construction of two small extensions, together with associated external works and landscaping. The site is located within a Conservation Area, although the existing buildings are not listed. The design is being developed by the Council to RIBA Work Stage 4 and it is currently proposed that the works will be procured on a traditional basis using the JCT Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor's Design 2024. Contractor-designed elements are anticipated to include trussed roof members, two platform lifts, a solar photovoltaic system and elements of the mechanical and electrical installations, including interfaces with existing systems while the remaining school buildings continue

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