WQ96525 (e) Tabled on 03/06/2025

Will the Welsh Government provide a full breakdown of all refurbishment costs for each Welsh Government office over the last five years, including the companies contracted to carry out the refurbishments?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language | Answered on 12/06/2025

A list of all refurbishment work undertaken by the Welsh Government administrative estate from 2020 is listed below.

 

Site

Project

Contractor

Cost

Bedwas

Reinstatement of ground floor (following Storm Dennis flood February 2020) and Cadw relocation from Nantgarw

Brecongate

£2,953,261

 

Bedwas: Relocation on office closure October 2024

Mitie

£36,622

 

 

Total

£2,989,883

 

Llandrindod Wells

Move to Powys County Hall and sale of old Government Building

Paveways

£370,260

 

Ramp & Storage Facility

A&N Lewis

£87,788

 

 

Total

£458,048

 

Cathays Park

Collaborative Workspace

Brecongate

£410,486

 

Reception Security enhancement

Brecongate

£2,068,368

 

**Installation of solar PV

GB Sol

£202,315

 

Roof & Stonework repairs CP1

A & N Lewis

£435,138

 

Roof repairs CP2

A & N Lewis

£429,254

 

**Installation of LED lighting

A & N Lewis

£2,712,062

 

CP2: Café & Business Lounge and removal of the staff restaurant

Brecongate

£701,051

 

Refurbishment Room 1.045

Brecongate

£32,000

 

CP2: Refurbishment of 1st floor east to Smart Working Area

Brecongate

£1,844,699

 

CP2: 1st Floor Teams Meeting Room

Brecongate

£39,934

 

**CP2: LED Car Park Lighting

Mitie

£278,130

 

New Cabinet Offices and Cabinet room CP2 and refresh FM's Office

Brecongate

£227,425

 

CP1: Relocation of Flag Poles from Roof to Ground Level

A&N Lewis

£27,699

 

Rationalisation for WG Workspace plus furniture

Mitie

£1,498,862

 

Air conditioning Motor upgrade

Lewfield

£19,915

 

Fire Risk Assessment upgrades

Mitie

£259,490

 

 

Total

£11,187,028

 

Merthyr Tydfil

New Sever Room

Brecongate / Kinetic / Lewfield

£47,565

 

**Installation of solar PV

GB Sol

£239,912

 

**Installation of LED lighting

Brecongate

£610,224

 

 

Total

£897,701

 

Aberystwyth

**Installation of solar PV

GB Sol

£251,604

 

**Installation of LED lighting

Brecongate

£500,826

 

** Chillers Replacement

Lewfield

£238,860

 

Replacement of Fire Alarm System

Ceaton

£85,271

 

**Installation of solar PV

GB Sol

£251,604

 

 

Total

£1,328,165

 

Llandudno Junction

Creation of a Smart Working area and cafe shop in the old Business Lounge

Islwyn Pugh

£876,497

 

Reception Security enhancement

Islwyn Pugh

£298,199

 

**LED Lighting

Brecongate

£1,046,646

 

 

Total

£2,221,342

 

Carmarthen

Refurbishment of ground floor of Block B to release Block C on a long lease

Troika

£375,217

 

 

Total

£375,217

 

Wrexham

Move to new site following expiry of lease on old site for Cafcass

Islwyn Pugh

£248,334

 

 

Total

£248,334

 

Traffic Management Centre - Conwy

**Installation of solar PV

GB Sol

£284,418

 

**Installation of air source heat pump

Geoff Tremblett

£217,057

 

 

Total

£501,475

 

Victoria Street – London

Internal Alterations

Islwyn Pugh

£8,831

 

 

Total

£8,381

 

Ty Hywel

Ministers Office commencement of relocation project

Beacon Interiors

£7,533

 

 

Total

£7,533

 

Estate Wide

Replacement of Access Control System

Ramsdaq & Ceaton

£1,615,814

 

Collaboration Suites in Merthyr, Llandudno Junction, Newtown and Aberystwyth

Mitie / Brecongate / Islwyn Pugh

£773,644

 

** EV Charging Points (Carmarthen, Bedwas, CP2 Ministerial, CP2 Cardiff, Penllergaer & Llandudno Jct)

Brecongate

£910,115

 

Regional Estate rationalisation Work

Mitie

£33,854

 

CCTV Camera Replacement: LLJ & Rhydycar

Ceaton

£952,535

 

 

Total

£4,285,962

 

 

Overall Total

£24,491,069

** These projects are decarbonisation projects