Stay and refurbish, or move and fit out?

A 200-person business has a lease event approaching. Compare a refurbishment of its current office with relocation, including ten years of occupation and the costs of leaving.

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Office plan · Alder & Co. workplace review

YOUR ROLE

Cost manager · Corporate occupier

Headcount: 200 people
Peak attendance: 70%
A / B area: 1,900 m² / 1,700 m²
Planning allowance: 10 m² per attending person
Initial budget: £1.8 million gross
Appraisal: 10-year occupation

ARefurbish the existing office

BRelocate and fit out

Brief → evidence → calculation → recommendation

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Method references and project data

Original teaching projects and cost schedules prepared for Scope Economics. Prices, operating profiles and allowances are exercise data, not supplier quotations. Apply the method using verified project inputs in practice.

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Exit lesson Office fit-out strategy25 min · Learn

Corporate occupiers / Alder & Co. workplace review