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Sunrise Senior Living
Bournemouth
Client: Sunrise Senior Living
Architect: Pope Priestley
Quantity Surveyor: Baillie Knowles Partnership
Structural Engineer: Clark Smith Partnership
Services Engineer: SKM (Europe) Ltd
Project Manager: Baillie Knowles Partnership
Value: £10.8 million
Project Period: completed in 70 weeks
Contract Completion Date: 18 January 2006
Form Of Contract: JCT98 without quants
A 68,900sq.ft three storey residential home providing 94 high quality residential care units for the elderly. Sunrise is located within the Westbourne area of Bournemouth.
Sunrise, Bournemouth is the sixth project Wates has completed for Sunrise and by mid 2006 we will have completed 9 similar schemes across England, with a further 3 currently under construction.
This development at Bournemouth was handed over 2 weeks early while still maintaining the client's standard of quality. During the programme of works, the Project Team won a Gold Considerate Constructors Award.

The contract was procured on an open book basis using Wates’ established supply chain.
Building for elderly residents demands a special understanding of the needs of the occupants and our track record over the past 5 years with Sunrise demonstrates our ability to deliver national consistency and focus on our customers' needs.






