Current status
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Initial Planning
Deciding the scope of works.
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Project design and approvals
Finalising the project specification, budget and programme.
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Completion
End of works and defects period.
Project details
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| Work Element | Description of Works |
|---|---|
| Condition Survey | Surveys necessary to establish scope of works WCC have commissioned Condition Surveys in order to inform the scope of works identified within this Client Brief – this information is contained within the Appendix 2. The Service Provider is to review this information and commission all and any further surveys as they believe appropriate to establish the full scope of works necessary to meet this Client Brief during the Pre-commencement Stage. The Service Providers PEP must identify the full extent of additional surveys necessary together with costs for providing same. Pre-Construction Survey Prior to commencing works on site a condition survey is to be carried out within all areas likely to be affected by the working areas by the Service Provider which shall contain written and photographic evidence of the existing conditions. The Service Provider is to identify any areas of concern that may result in additional works being necessary, together with proposed remedial recommendations, within the scope of works. The condition survey is to be agreed with WCC and upon conclusion of the works the Service Provider is to ensure the condition of any areas affected by the works are handed over to WCC in no worse a condition than at pre-commencement stage. |
| Access Required | Work at height will be required to complete the window renewal works and external brickwork/pointing repairs. Hoist access will also be required for the roof replacement. The Service Provider’s proposal is to provide detail on full-proposed method of access, waste disposal and to also ensure that all work at height activities is risk assessed and that the proposed method of access to facilitate the works is detailed in the CPP and fully costed in the PEP.Should there be any reason that specific access arrangements cannot be fully evaluated and costed for then the Service Provider should identify these together with a defined Provisional allowance within their PEP for each specific item/ area.Access will also be required into the residents’ properties to undertake a number of the works elements described. |
| Roof Replacement | Strip back to deck and renew roof covering in line with and in accordance with the Roof Report Survey in Appendix 2 and the performance specification located within Appendix 8. An insurance backed guarantee for at least 25-year duration is to be provided for the installation of the roof system. Provide a sign at roof level stating installation date, contractor name, length of guarantee, guarantee end date, and contact details for Westminster City Council if any future works are proposed to be carried out to the roof.Renewal works are to include all associated works to roof falls, alteration and creation of compliant upstands, roofing details and junctions, termination bars, flashings, outlets, grilles, and associated decoration.Include all main and secondary roofs and ancillary parapet walls and details. Using an approved contractor provide all associated works including all leadwork, new chases into brickwork, rendered and concrete upstands, counter-flashing, welted drip to external gutters, drip battens, promenade tile removal, parapet wall fixings, waterproofing works, new insulation, edge protection, temporary lifting and reinstatement of cables and services, etc.All cables and services are to be maintained throughout the project. Cables are to be fixed in cable runs and reinstated on completion of works. |
| Other Roof Works | Expansion joints: Rake out defective vertical joints on brick work and renew expansion joint.Brick Pointing/Repairs: Rake out defective motar & re-point.Satellite Dishes & TV Aerials: Remove redundant dishes, TV aerials & cables + tidy up loose cables into trays.Parapet Walls: Repair open joints between coping stones.Redecorate glazed timber enclosure to roof access. |
| Tank Room & Lift Room | Renew roof to tank & lift rooms.Tank Room Doors - Adapt doors or replace were necessary.Brick Pointing/Repairs (Inc chimney stack): Rake out defective motar & re-point.The service provider should ensure the roof replacement work is completed in line with and in accordance with the report Survey in Appendix 2 and the performance specification located within Appendix 8. |
| Lightning Protection | The building currently appears not have a lightning protection system (LPS). The service provider should carry out a feasibility survey/ strike analysis to identify if a LPS is required.If the findings from the surveys recommends a LPS system is required, the service provider should liaise with the WCC representative before proceeding with any additional works. The LPS installation works must comply with BS EN 62305-2.A provisional sum has been included within the budget summary for the works. |
| Communal Walkways | Flush through gullies and rainwater goods to all balconies and walkways.Repair asphalts were necessary.Concrete repairs to stairsGeneral repair work around stairwells & communal balconies.Prepare and re-decorate all previously decorated surfaces: cast-iron pipes, stairwell areas and glazed canopies on the 9th floor walkway. |
| Private Balcony Works | Tenanted Properties Only:Repair/renew asphalt on private balconies.Flush through gullies and rainwater goods to all balconies.Prepare and re-decorate cast-iron pipes. |
| Rainwater Goods/SVP | Flush through all rainwater goods from the roof through to the balconies, walkways and ground floor level.Repair leaking SVP/RWP & Re-line were necessary. |
| Below Ground Drainage | CCTV survey of the drains & pipes: an agreement will be made between contractor and WCC establishing the extent of associated works required. The Contractor is to provide proposals that would allow access to all main drain runs on the site to ascertain locations and condition. |
| External Repairs (Main Building) | Clean brick work.Brick Pointing/Repairs/Replace were necessary.Hammer Testing to concrete.Concrete repairs to all elevations Inc walkways.External grounds - east elevation - allow to reform 2nr concrete sills to service vents located on retaining wall including dubbing out and treating exposed rebar.External grounds - hack of spalling/cracking render finishes to retaining wall located to perimeter of grounds and supply and install EML and render (Wire mesh panels will require removal to enable the works to be carried out in that area). |
| Glazing & Windows | Renew all individual property windows in timber frame. The proposal is to renew in double glazing. The service provider must comply with the requirements set by planning. If for any reason the agreed design needs any amendments, the service provider must consult with WCC before putting forward any new design plans and requires planning to sign off the amendments. Also, replace the windows in the communal stairwells, walkways & roof access.Where outward opening windows are installed adjacent to pedestrian access e.g., balcony walkways, Service Provider to adhere to Part K of building regulations and ensure all windows have restricted opening to 100mm. Where windows are not required for escape purposes and can be accessed for cleaning from ground floor or walkway, permanent 100mm restriction is required. Extent of work to be agreed pre-commencement. |
| External Decorations | Prepare and re-decorate all previously decorated rendered/timber/metal surfaces and cast-iron pipes.The SP should ensure that all corroded metal surfaces should be treated before applying new paint to the surface. |
| Electrical Lighting | Renew communal bulkhead lights & emergency lighting: install new systems to comply with current regulatory requirements. The emergency lights should be installed with microwave sensors.The Lighting installation is to include emergency lighting provisions in accordance with BS 5266 Emergency Lighting requirements.Provide Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) and all appropriate certification associated with The Works undertaken. |
| BT Cables | Engage with BT to tidy and provide new containment which shall be metal powder coated. Installed in line with BS EN 50085-1:2005 or any later amendments and shall be suitably earthed. |
| Bin Shed | Renew bin shed roofs.Carry out timber repairs to doors & frames.Re-decorate doors & frames.Rake out defective mortar & re-point.The service provider should ensure the roof replacement work is completed in line with and in accordance with the report Survey in Appendix 2 and the performance specification located within Appendix 8. |
| Pram Shed | Renew pram shed roofs.Carry out timber repairs to doors & frames.Replace damaged doors.Rake out defective mortar & re-point.The service provider should ensure the roof replacement work is completed in line with and in accordance with the report Survey in Appendix 2 and the performance specification located within Appendix 8. |
| PDHU Boiler Room | Renew boiler room roof.Re-decorate existing timber door. |
| Builders Work in Connection with the M&E Installations | Carry out all builders work in connection with The Works including subsequent making good of all disturbed finishes to a standard acceptable by WCC. Provide recommendations for any builders-work style items felt necessary (such as any minor building-fabric style repairs or decorative items associated with The Works areas), submit for review and further instruction by WCC – a Provisional Sum in relation to any such works should be included at PEP stage.Replace/ make good/ repair existing water tank bunds if required. |
| Maintaining the Existing Building Services | Maintain the building services systems during the duration of the contract. Where services may not be functioning or operational for a period of time prior notice and resident notification shall take place. Service provider is to maintain the system fully (PPMs checks and remedials) under this scheme budget during the Defects Liability Period (DLP) and not via the term contracts PPM inclusive regime. It is essential that all newly installed or worked on services under this scheme are maintained through the scheme and the DLP. |
| Dry Riser Main (DRM) | The service provider should supply & install DRMs on both stair cores of the building as identified in the survey report within Appendix 2.The installation should be installed in line with the current BS9990-2015 standards. |
| Fire Safety Works | Carry out all relevant works identified and set out in the Schedule of Work within Appendix 2. |
| Environmental Works | Tenanted Properties Only:Each tenanted scheduled property (to be agreed with WCC) is to have a Nuaire humidistat Cyfan fan installed in to both the kitchen and the bathroom and a Nuaire Flatmaster2000 PIV in the hallway in accordance with the specification noted below. In the event that a property has a suitable existing fan in either kitchen or bathroom or both then there is no need to replace the existing fan/fans. The contractor’s approved ventilation installer is required to undertake a survey in each property ahead of installing ventilation equipment to confirm suitability of property and any existing extract fans.Also, with the resident’s consent, Install a Flatmaster 2000 PIV in hallway. The benefits should be explained to the residents. |
| Sustainability | The service provider to consider other possible measures to reduce carbon emissions under T160b.• Floor & wall insulation where possible.• Additional draught proofing measures should be considered.Consultation with the residents is necessary as residents will need to be informed of the benefits of any environmental works within this project. |
| Asbestos Management | Live asbestos information can be found on the Westminster City Council asbestos portal, Shine. The PD/PC is required to inform the client regarding the need to instruct any further R&D surveys as the design develops and the areas where intrusive works will be required are confirmed. The R&D survey will be instructed by the client through the asbestos management system and provided to the PD/PC as part of the PCI, to allow the CPP to be developed. The Service Providers Project Execution Plan needs to identify any further works, with estimated costs, for completing removal or encapsulation of ACMs to enable The Works. The SP is to ensure that any subcontractor undertaking asbestos removal works as part of The Works, fulfils the client’s requirements outlined in the WCC process and procedure documents and are deemed competent to undertake the required works. |
| Other Potentially Hazardous Circumstances | The PD/PC is to inform the client if during the design stage, it becomes evident that there is the potential for other deleterious materials or hazards to be present and further inspection or testing is required.Other materials that may be present or that need considering include but are not limited to:• Lead Paint• HAC• Horse hair plaster• Clay pot floors• Calcium silicate brickwork• RAAC planks• Tesserae• VermiculiteOther hazards that may be present:• Fragile roof materials• Unprotected roof lights• Unprotected flat roofs• Unprotected fall risks (shafts/ sumps)• Confined spaces• Insufficient safe access provision to plant and equipment• Noise protection zones• Open water |
| Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of M&E Systems | The Service Provider is to be responsible for the maintenance of all mechanical and electrical systems for the duration of the contract. The Service Provider is to make a budget allowance based on the annual M&E PPM items and associated prices listed below. Please Note: Examples below are not an exhaustive list and are for example purposes only. Service Provider to notify WCC of any additional systems not allowed for below. Any agreed PPM to be undertaken by the Service Provider must be removed from the Estate’s incumbent maintenance contractor’s PPM schedule until the element is commissioned / the contract is completed. Element Price/Annum Door entry £ 600.00 CCTV £ 150.00 Emergency Lighting £ 500.00 Fire Alarms £ 800.00 Fire Extinguishers £ 25.00 AOVs £ 125.00 |
| H&S File & O&M Manual | This building does not currently have a H&S file – Create/provide a new Health and Safety File and Operating & Maintenance manuals for the building and also for all systems associated with The Works. The file shall be in accordance with and as detailed within the Term Partnering Contract. This can include but is not limited to;• A detailed future Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme/ regime associated with The Works;• As-built drawings, specifications, schematics, schedules etc.• Manufacturers details, guarantees and warranties (as applicable)• Details of risks and hazardous materials not eliminated through design• Site Investigation Reports• Statutory authority consents and approvals |
| Asset Tagging | The service provider will appoint an asset tagging company (Mitags or approved equivalent) to supply, install and carry out the installation, programming and commissioning of asset tags to new items upon completion of works. All main plant & equipment components associated with the works are to be scheduled by the Service Provider within their PEP. The Service Provider is to provide a proposed Asset Tagging Register of all components for review and approval by WCC. |
Published: 9 November 2022
Last updated: 17 October 2024