Schedule Of The Building Process
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Planning, preliminary brief
- 2003 - 2005
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Architectural competition
- No competition. Design Team procured 2005 through OJEU based of cost quality assessment
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Period of project
- No
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Opening of the construction work
- April 2007
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Conclusion of the construction
- April 2007 - January 2013, 7 sections
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Furnishing and moving the collections
- Ongoing, with move management managed by Thomson Bethune. Major staff decants 2007-date. Two offsite stores created as part of project—one will be required permanently, one as decant store.
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Opening of the new building for public
- Ongoing, first phase opened August 2008, Ground Floor opened June 2009. 7 floors now completed with Lower Ground Floor to be completed in January 2013
