CA2/664

Dunstable: Manshead Upper School: Phase 3 Construction

1971-1976

From: 1971 To: 1976

File - Memo from County Architect to Chief Education Officer on need to have final approval for sketch plans. Has been making enquiries and Mr Watkins agreed that £3,500-£4,000 could be available in revenue estimates towards swimming pool. 2 Feb 1971. - Correspondence re. cost limit calculations for second and third phases. - Letter to the Butterley Brick Company re. requirement for 150,000 waingrove rustic facing bricks, 7 July 1971. - Cost plan for phase 3. - Requirements for room layouts phase 3. July 1971. - Drg ED37P3/SK10 Sixth form blocks plan 1/8' : 1' March 1971. - Memos re changes to requirements for fittings - Minute of education committee 28 May 1971. - Letters to possible contractors re. proposed design construction of swimming pool, August 1971. - Analysis of cost. - Estimates to be presented to committee. - Letter re. planning application, 10 December 1971. - Memo that Education committee appreoved the final plans on 10 December 1971. - Letter re. marking out of netball court, 3 Jan 1972. - Minute of finance committee 12 Jan 1972. - Site meeting minutes: 11 Jan 1972, 1 Feb 1972, - Correspondence re. quotations for steelwork for sports hall, March 1972. - Drg RG101 - Sixth form block elevations. 1/8":1', Sept 1971. - DRG RG1412 Elevations. 8' : 1", Aug 1971. - Letter from H C Janes (Contracting) Ltd confirming agreement to negotiation. Rates based on the Phase II contract 'since the date of our original tender there have been two very important events which have and will continue to contribute to excessive increases in both labour and material on this contract. Firstly we had the National Coal Strike which has created a shortage of raw materials and has had far reaching effects on the building trade generally...Secondly we are now faced with an excessive demand by the Trade Unions for a 50% increase on basic rates and also an increase in guaranteed minimums...' 10 April 1972. - Drg SD14. Sixth Form block sketch design elevations 1/8":1', June 1971. - Drg SD13. Practical block sketch elevations 1/8":1', May1971. - Drg RG1813 Sports hall and swimming pool elevations. 1/8":1', July 1971. - Drg SK2J Plan. 1/16":1' July 1970. - Accommodation requirements, estimates and cost on tender forms. - Letter re. agreement with H C Janes whose tender can be accepted 15 June 1972. - Extract from committee minutes re estimates. - Approval of the secretary of state for education and science, June 1972. - Memo that contract has been signed on 3 August 1972. - Letter re. brick requirements - 250,000 common bricks from the Marston Valley Brick Co - later increased to 266,000. - Gas supply to caretaker's bungalow, June 1973. - Memo re. space requirement for needlework and cookery 'it is already clear that these schools [Kempston and Dunstable] will require more cookery space than was initially provided and that needlework is unlikely to expand to require the whole of the tow areas allocated for it...' July 1973. - Letter confirming floor of the sports hall laid and decorations complete, 11 December 1973. - Memo regarding the roofing area outside the Motor Mechanics Bay, 4 July 1975. - Alteration to science block means of escape and fire fighting equipment, 3 December 1975. - Purchase orders. - Memo re. handover of courtyard planting areas to education department, 4 March 1976. - Notes on anticipated final statement. Drawings RB/C101 Sixth form block foundations and drainage sheet 1, 1/4":1' August 1971. RA102 Sixth form block general layout sheet 2. 1/4":1' August 1971. RB/C102 Sixth form block foundations and drainage sheet 2. 1/4":1' June 1971 RB/C103 Sixth form block foundations and drainage sheet 3, 1/4":1' August 1971 RB1412 Practical block foundation plan 1/4":1' April 1971. RA/K1423 Practical block general layout and ceiling plan 1/4":1' June 1971. RB1423A Practical block foundations and drainage 1/4":1' June 1971. RB/C1813A Foundations and drainage 1/4":1' August 1971 RB/C1823B Sports Hall foundations & drainage 1/4":1' August 1971. T1 3 Phase 3 sitework and layout 1/500 March 1971. T2 Phase 3 6th form block site works 1/16":1' December 1972. T3A Practical block siteworks 1":16' December 1971. T4 Drainage layout 1/16":1' September 1971. T7 Phase 2 & 3 revised position teaching 6th 1/16":1' December 1971.

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