Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Description

Waverley Housing is seeking a suitably skilled and experienced employer's agent to act as our lead consultant on the redevelopment of some parts of our Upper Langlee Estate in Galashiels, Scottish Borders. The regeneration activity will include the refurbishment of some of our properties as well as demolition and replacement of others with new build homes. The employer's agent is required to manage the demolition and new-build elements of the project. The requirement includes both pre-contract services, including the procurement of a contractor, and post-contract management of delivery, including cost control. Waverley Housing is seeking to recruit a suitably skilled and experienced employer’s agent to act as our lead consultant on the redevelopment of some parts of our Upper Langlee estate, in Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Upper Langlee is the subject of a significant regeneration initiative which is being promoted by Waverley and by Scottish Borders Council. The regeneration activity will include the refurbishment of some of our properties in Upper Langlee as well as the demolition and replacement of others with new build homes. The demolition and new-build element is the larger component in Upper Langlee’s regeneration and is the element for which we require the services of an employer’s agent (EA). The requirement includes the following: Pre-contract: — liaise with client and consultant team to clarify requirements and develop full brief, — develop cost plans, building on the existing feasibility stage costings, — regular updated cost estimates during design development stage (already underway), — prepare master programme for pre- and post-contract phases, — scheme documentation, — advice on procurement and tendering, — draft employer's requirements, — co-ordinate with designer and client to develop tender drawings, — manage all stages of the tender process for contractor, — check building contract information for compliance, — cost analysis. Post-contract: — ensure all contractual requirements are in place and site possession passed to contractor, — co-operate with principal designer to ensure CDM requirements met, — chair all site progress meetings (minimum monthly) and record and distribute minutes, — consult with client on variations including financial and project implications, — carry out regular site inspections, — agree and co-ordinate system for issue and approval of drawings/ documentation, — provide monthly progress report, — periodic valuations of work as required and advise client on payments to be paid or withheld, — consider claims from contractor for extension of time/ loss and expense, — prepare information required schedules, — agree timescales for snagging, standards for accepting completion, — check contractor complies with all procedural and notice periods, — check all documentation and certification required at practical completion stage, — co-ordinate and attend completions and issue certificate of practical completion, — prepare estimated final account, — confirm compliance with funder's standards and requirements, — monitor making good of defects and advise on withholding of retention monies if required, — attend inspections at end of defects liability period and collate and issue list of defects to contractor, — negotiate settlement of final account with contractor and issue final account statement, — issue certificate of making good defects, — certify final valuation.