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British Parking Awards 2011
British Parking Awards 2011
Best Car Park Refurbishment Award
Entry criteria
This category is open to local authorities, private operators and key contractors working together to produce an outstanding refurbishment of an existing multi-storey, underground or surface car park. Such projects will create more than clean, bright, well signed, safe and structurally sound facilities, but also deliver aesthetically pleasing and safe gateways to destinations such as town centres, airports, rail stations, retail developments and leisure facilities.

To qualify the project must have been completed after 1 July 2011 and must hold a Park Mark issued under the ACPO Safer Parking Scheme.

The criteria
The judges will be looking in particular for car parks whose design and construction:

  • Meet the specific needs of the destination served.
  • Makes use of high quality materials and finish.
  • Show a degree of co-operation between the developer, designers and planning authority.
  • Features a sensitive, sympathetic and aesthetic treatment of exterior.
  • Provides high quality, well-lit interiors.
  • Have well planned vehicle circulation paths.
  • Feature excellent signing of vehicle and pedestrian paths.
  • Act as gateways to destinations.
  • Arrangements for infrastructure maintenance (such as Life Care Plans).
Where appropriate the following areas should be addressed and supporting material provided:

  • Description of structural and operational problems affecting the car park.
  • The process of defining and planning the repairs.
  • Number of spaces, levels, etc.
  • Nature of of vehicle circulation paths.
  • Refurbishment processes and materials used.
  • Budget (overall and per space).
  • Funding package/source
  • Payment systems and enforcement regime (if appropriate)
  • Facilities for all categories of user – disabled, motorcyclists, pedestrian.
  • Facilities and working conditions for staff.
  • Security systems.
  • Environmental considerations during construction and when operational.
  • Signage arrangements, both internally and externally for guiding drivers and pedestrians.
  • Safer Parking status.
  • Other awards has the car park won.
  • Have revenue/usage expectations been met or exceeded?
Please supply
1. Images of car park exterior and interior.
2. Floor plan.
3. Details/diagram of traffic flow and site access/egress.
4. Details/images of site signage.
5. Evidence of Park Mark and any other awards.
6. Customer and client feedback.

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