Services
Services
Our services include:
Project preparation and feasibility studies
- Meeting with the client and discussing the design brief, budget and timescale
- Advising on the need for independent consultants
- Giving guidance on possible types of contract and tender
- Evaluating and advising upon environmental and statutory
- requirements affecting the project
- Preparing tentative proposals for discussion and development with the client
- Preliminary discussions with authorities and consultants
- Design stage risk assessment
Architectural design, management and production
- Preparing and presenting design proposals using CAD and traditional methods
- Researching problems and producing, developing and advising upon innovative design solutions
- Preparing final scheme drawings and details
- Submission under the Town and Country Planning Acts
- Managing and coordinating the design team and associated professional consultants
- Producing, analysing and advising upon specification, materials selection and detailed design solutions in relation to performance and production criteria
- Producing, managing, controlling and integrating design and production information
- Submission under the Building Acts, Regulations and other statutory requirements.
- Carrying out design stage risk assessment
- Proceeding with production information, drawings, schedules and specifications suitable for tender purposes
- Leading the detailed design process and coordinating the detailed design information
Contract procedures
- Inviting building contractors and specialist sub-contractors and suppliers to submit formal tenders and quotations for work
- Considering offers received and making recommendations to the client
- Preparing contract documents as necessary and arranging
- for their execution
- Giving instructions to appointed contractors on behalf of the client.
- Inspecting work in progress from time to time to determine whether the contractor is fulfilling his obligations under contract.
- Carrying out other administrative duties entailed.
- Certifying interim applications for payment on account of work properly carried out.
- Considering and agreeing the final certificate of payment under the contract.
General services throughout the process
- Risk assessments
- Management and co-ordination of associated professionals
- Development of the design
- Support Information to the cost plan
- Ensuring the construction meets the design and statutory requirements
Post construction
- Supplying the client with a set of as built drawings, service drawings and maintenance manual
- Gaining feedback from and de-briefing client and user (if different)
- Appraisal of building performance in use and producing, developing and maintaining maintenance management information systems
- Evaluating and advising upon refurbishment, repair, refuse, recycling and deconstruction of buildings.