Getting the Builders in How to Manage Homebuilding And Renovation Projects 2 Rev Upd 1st Edition by Leonard Sales ISBN 9781845280888 1845280881
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ISBN 10: 1845280881
ISBN 13: 9781845280888
Author: Leonard Sales
Undertaking a building or renovation project can be a bit daunting. Showing how to manage homebuilding and renovation projects, this book helps you to be confident in your decision making, and get the job done on time and to a high standard. It includes management techniques that would suit projects ranging from one thousand to one million pounds.
Table of contents:
1 Getting Started
Setting out your objectives
Setting out your budget
Setting out the technical aspects
Minimising the initial cost
Drawing up a timetable
Progress reports
Insurance
Professional fees
Planning permission and scheme design
Building regulations
Works requiring planning permission/consent
Trees
Mechanical and electrical
Legal requirements
Condition schedule
Party wall awards
Issuing a notice
2 Know Your Requirements
Drawing up a specification
Security on site
Health and safety on site
3 Contacting Contractors
Contractors and the size of the project
Directories
Local papers
Recommendation
Advertising boards
The Internet
The response to your enquiry
4 Establishing Credibility
Reference checks
Portfolios of work completed
Inspecting the company set-up
Establishing insurance cover
Inspection of equipment
5 Obtaining and Agreeing Quotes
‘Like for like’ quotes
Breakdown of quote
Cost-saving exercises
Timescale programme of works
Extras and variations
6 Starting the Work
Contract of agreement
Method statement
Inspection procedure
Site set-up
7 Financial Arrangements
Valuation of work completed
Contingency plans
Making payments
Bonus/incentive schemes
8 Operation and Maintenance Manuals
Operation manuals
Maintenance manuals
Test certificates
Guarantees
9 Good Working Relations
First meeting with main contractor
Site set-up
Visitors
Site instructions
Inspections/quality control
Environmental issues
Welfare facilities
Health and safety issues
Site meetings
Correspondence
Avoiding conflict
Site tidiness
Photographic records
10 Record-keeping
Issuing drawings
Project file
Diary
Telephone numbers
11 Professional and Site Teams
The construction team
Responsibilities of site management
The design team
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