Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal Contractor
Description: The Collection Store Refurbishment (CSR) Project forms part of both the wider NHM Unlocked Programme and NHM 150th Anniversary Campaign Programme, which supports: -The internal moves of 11 million specimens -The moves of 28 million specimens to our new facility at Thames Valley Science Park -The 150th Anniversary Campaign to open previously closed galleries to the public -The sale of our South London Collections facility The NHM Unlocked Programme represents the largest ever move of natural history specimens worldwide. The wider CSR project has been tasked with refurbishing collections stores and rehousing five collections across five locations across the South Kensington Estate in suitable collections conditions. The business case for the NHM Unlocked Programme is predicated on limited space and historic, ageing buildings; meaning that globally important specimens (read more...)
Summary: The Natural History Museum plans to appoint a principal contractor for refurbishment and alteration of its Osteology Store in the basement of the Grade I listed Waterhouse Building, on the South Kensington estate in London. The store will first be converted into a temporary logistics hub to support collections moves, then used as a permanent store for heavy and large mineralogy and palaeontology specimens. Works include removing non-original partitions, raised floors and redundant services; building a security lobby; repairing floors and historic doors and partitions; installing secondary glazing and a powered external door; and installing new heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical, fire alarm, security, building management and controls systems. The contractor must protect historic features, maintain fire compartmentation and make good on completion.