The aim of this project is to development a waterpark at Star City complex, Watson road, Birmingham B7 5SA. This water park will consists of an Olympic size swimming pool, along with slides shoots and traditional changing facilities, and will be sited adjacent to the existing multi-storey car park. These are the facilities which are decided but there are no limitations for adding any other facility.
Introduction
It is essential that, in ensuring an effective and cost-conscious service the project should be under the direction and control of a competent practitioner with a proven project management track record development from a construction industry related professional discipline. This person is designated the project manager and is to be appointed by the client with full responsibility for the projects outcome. Having delegated powers at inception, the project manger will exercise in the closest association with the project team and plays an executive role throughout the project.
Construction Affairs
Construction costs for an waterpark will vary between £237 and £263 per square foot. Here is a typical development budget for a waterpark:
Water park A
Water park B
Water park C
Facilities
60
85
100
Waterpark SF
2453
2720
9373
Waterpark Items
SqFt
Cost
SqFt
Cost
SqFt
Cost
Building Shell
2453
£269,830
2720
£299,200
9373
£1,031,030
HVAC
2453
£36,795
2720
£40,800
9373
£140,595
Pools & Mechanical
455
£100,100
610
£134,200
3467
£762,740
Spa Pools
89
£15,575
88
£15,400
102
£17,850
Snack Bar
100
£8,500
200
£17,000
300
£25,500
Support Areas
221
£19,890
171
£15,390
600
£54,000
Theming
600
£30,000
1000
£50,000
3000
£150,000
Waterslides, Supports &
1
£100,000
1
£115,000
1
£287,000
Recreational Equipment
Construction Costs
£580,690
£686,990
£2,468,715
Cost per sf of waterpark
£237
£253
£263
Prepared by JLC Hospitality Consulting with data provided by Amusement Leisure Worldwide.
Amusement Leisure Worldwide is a major player in the waterpark resort industry. Their flagship is the installation of a 41,000 outdoor wave pool at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. However, they also work with small economy theme park owners that want to enhance their pools or add a waterpark.
Mid-Priced Waterparks
Mid-priced theme parks in the UK average 202 facilities and rates of £85. Having a waterpark can increase the average facility rate up to £145 for a mid-priced theme park. Mid-priced theme parks come in two types: (1) Without Food & Beverage and (2) With Food & Beverage.
Only a few mid-priced theme parks Without F&B have expanded their pools or added waterparks. Food is important when attracting the family market. There is usually a restaurant next door.
More often, it is the mid-priced theme parks With F&B that are adding waterparks --- as they are more attractive to waterpark families with kids up to age 14. Leisure travelers using an waterpark want to be able to get deli-style snack food inside the waterpark and enjoy an evening meal in the theme park restaurant. Obviously, the decision to build a waterpark depends upon many factors, such as site selection, lodging-recreation supply & demand, population, household incomes and the number of families with kids up to age 14 within 200 miles. Two other important factors are proximity to major markets and access to interstate highways. However, if market demand is present, a Mid-Priced Theme park with 200 facilities will likely support a 30,000 sf waterpark. Construction costs of the waterpark will vary between £263 and £300 per square foot. One waterslide can cost £100,000. In addition to square footage, the major cost ...