The 7,500 square foot building, commissioned by leading charity Deafblind Scotland, will be a Centre of Excellence for deafblind people with a training and development centre, a daily resource for more than 300 deafblind people in the Glasgow area and a further resource for the 2,700 people across Scotland who are severely dual sensory impaired.
Called ‘The Field of Dreams’, the £1.5m project will offer deafblind people more opportunities to learn, to enjoy a range of subjects and become more familiar with IT accessing the internet and emails, with the help of specially adapted technology and equipment.
Clark Contracts worked closely with Deafblind Scotland and their project manager Hg Consulting to value engineer the project to a cost and specification suitable to Deafblind Scotland.
Ruth Dorman, Chief Executive, Deafblind Scotland " Building our 'field of dreams' is the culmination of nearly a decade of fundraising, design debating and all round commitment from the board of trustees, Deafblind members and staff. I am delighted to be working with all concerned to realise this dream."
Michael Scanlan, Director, Clark Contracts, said: “It is a great honour to be selected to deliver such a vital facility that will help improve the lives of so many deserving people. We were very happy to work with Deafblind Scotland to value engineer the project and to find a way of delivering this important building within the charity’s budget, for a cost that does not compromise on quality.”
Andrew McCafferty, Director, Austin-Smith:Lord said: “We are absolutely delighted to be assisting Clark Contracts and leading the design of Deafblind Scotland’s new Learning & Resource Centre, creating a socially inclusive building within the local community and promoting access for all.”
Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned construction, refurbishment and maintenance main contractor working across all sectors. Delivering contracts up to £10m in value across 5 divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Small Works, Maintenance and Bespoke Joinery Workshop, Clark Contracts employs over 260 staff with offices in the East and West of Scotland. The proportion of business derived from repeat customers each year has averaged 76% over the past ten years and 72% of customers class the main contractor as ‘Impressive’ or ‘First Class’.
