
HEAD OFFICE
G D Construction (St Albans) Limited
Unit 4, Spring Valley Business Centre
Porters Wood, St Albans
Herts, AL3 6PD
Hemel Hempstead Hospital - Mortuary
Project Overview
Client
GSCI Consultants on behalf of West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Start Date
22.07.2024
Finish Date
27.06.2025
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Value
£831,070.00
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Form of Contract
NEC

Project Description
GD Construction were tasked initially with a general aesthetics overhaul with some minor works associated with electrical installation and some door replacements. This evolved into major fire compartmentation works, full electrical re-wiring, complete new fire alarm installation, fire door replacements and then IPC works resulting in a full Mortuary refurbishment. Services provided by GD Construction:
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CDP elements consisting of:
a) Fire alarm design
b) Vesda system design
c) Compartmentation design
d) Electrical works in association
e) Structural slab design -
New 600x600 grid ceilings
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New lighting
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New power and data
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New electrical distribution
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New fire alarm system
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New VESDA system
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New vinyl floorings
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New resin floorings
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New underground drainage
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New decorations
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New fire rated doorsets and ironmongry
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New partitions
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Enabling works for LEEC (fridges)
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New fire dampers and new grilles
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New IPS units
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New kitchens
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Fire stopping
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Specialist services re-installation
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FFE






Challenges Overcome
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Associated fire works designs – meeting the relevant HTMS and procuring and co-ordinating the design in a tight time frame.
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Adjacent live dept (Endoscopy dept). also having to work within Endoscopy.
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Getting the dept back to the end users within tight time frames in readiness to re-open the dept.

