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PALMWOODS HOTEL

SJ Higgins Group was engaged to deliver a refurbishment of a 100 of the building prior to construction. A lack of information on the build-
year old hotel. ing including the design, how the structure was build and a lack of
documentation on existing services added to the challenges.
The project was delivered over two stages including relocation and
refurbishment of amenities, new bar and TAB facilities as well as the After construction commenced, we discovered several latent condi-
refurbishment of the dining area and beer garden. Delivery of this tions including the flooring being substrate, which required significant
refurbishment was staged to enable the hotel and pub to remain additional works to ensure the floors were rebuilt to current standards.
operational during construction.
Delivering a refurbishment project in a historic hotel that remained
Scope of works operational throughout the project lifecycle added to the complexity of
this project.
˃ Stage 1 works involved a deconstruction and gutting, relocation of
amenities. As part of Stage 1 a new island bar was installed as well Our project team met these challenges with meticulous planning.
as new bifold doors, windows and new flooring. Drawing on previous experience delivering complex projects, our site
team worked with the consultant to alter the architectural design to
˃ Stage 2 comprised rebuilding with outdoor beer garden roof struc- ensure compliance with current construction standards.
ture as well as a new stone meals orders counter and new flooring.
In addition, the sports bar received a facelift, new flooring including
an upgrade to technology.
Project challenges

As this is a 100 year old structure, the construction risks can be
considerably higher as it was nearly impossible to determine the true
project scope due to the difficulty to fully ascertain the true condition

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