The Brief.
Pen Y Bryn Joinery were approached by BCUHB to carry out extensive emergency works in a time of national chaos as nations worldwide struggled to manage and looked for ways to support the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemics first wave. The brief given was to transform Conwy County Borough Councils ‘Venue Cymru’ from a once popular events arena into a temporary 350 bed Nightingale Field Hospital.
With 1 weeks’ notice given, the project took off with a set of plans and numerous revisions being produced and coordinated to adapt to the building’s design daily. The whole team from architects, M&E designers and fire safety consultants, general operatives and building users all worked reactively under our management to complete the project within 4 weeks.
Project Delivery
The project was delivered successfully through a global pandemic. The co-ordination and planning between all teams ensured that the following scope of works were carried out safely and efficiently through the frequently changing project design.
Demolition
- 3500m2 of carpet stripped out and stored.
- Removal and storage of sanitary ware from WC’s
- Alterations to doorway structural openings to comply with current building regulations.
Builder’s work
- Construction of 350no bed bay partitions.
- Formation of mortuary building
- Reconfiguration of multiple WCs to comply with current DDA.
- Reconfiguration of multiple WCs and storerooms to create shower cubicle rooms and dirty/clean utilities.
- Construction of a lead lined X-ray room to meet ‘Radiation Protection Advisors’ (RPA) requirements
- Fire stopping works to maintain and improve the fire integrity throughout the building.
- Painting and decorating in anti-biological paint.
- Installation of approximately 5000m2 of vinyl flooring.
- Various joinery items including multiple fire rated door sets, fire exit ramps, nurse stations, reconfiguration of existing cubicle systems.
Mechanical & Electrical
- The installation of a full oxygen system throughout the whole building fed from a oxygen VIE system.
- The installation of mega flow systems.
- Provision of 4no backup generators for the site.
- Temporary boiler plant room provided for heating to main arena.
- Adaptation of existing ventilation and drainage / waste systems.
- Installation of numerous fire dampers throughout the building.
- Installation of new clinical hand wash basins, designated WCs and showers.
- Modifications to small power and data circuits and installation of new to bed bays.
- Modification and upgrade to fire alarm
- Chlorination and disinfection of the buildings existing water system.
- Testing and commissioning of the installed systems in conjunction with the equipment specialist installers and Operational Estates
Civil works
- Installation of new surface water drainage for ambulance wash off area
- The excavation and formation of concrete pad and compound to accommodate Oxygen VIE.
“I worked alongside the Pen Y Bryn team on the Ysbyty Enfys Field Hospital Project at Venue Cymru, Llandudno. The project was unprecedented for all involved in terms of the scope of works and the extremely tight timescales. Due to the reactive / urgent nature of the works the scope had to be developed extremely quickly and was changing on an hourly basis as new issues were discovered. The team at PYB managed this environment and the construction works in a safe and professional manner whilst still maintaining the extremely challenging programme constraints.
In addition, the entire team strived to ensure that the best solutions, both in terms of practicality, buildability and affordability were implemented. This meant that the client was being presented with workable solutions that considered how the building would work operationally, whilst still achieving value for money. Further to this, the team managed to maintain an excellent rapport between all subcontractors, designers, stakeholders and with the client throughout the entire process and made the project an enjoyable experience for everyone involved”
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