Case Study Q&A Flashcards
How did you identify the Clients key priorities?
- Held a meeting with the Client to discuss their goals and objectives
- Made a list of these items and asked the Client to put them into order from highest to lowest priority.
Tell me the contractual timescales you complied with?
- Payment dates
- Report timescales
- Project meetings and issuing on minuets
You mention raised access flooring, can you tell me what this is?
- A raised access floor, is a raised floor build above the concrete slab to create a void. This void can be used to run services such as data, water, heating, electricals.
You mention Risk Registers, what are these for and how are the risks measured?
- The Risk register is there to produce a vital list of possible risks they may present themselves throughout the project.
- These risks are scored from possibly 0-10 on the likelihood and impact on the risk.
Why did your Client want to proceed under the D&B Contract and what advise did you give them?
My Client is a residential managing agent, with no experience in Building Contracts and the like. Therefore, I agreed the best procurement route was the Design & Build Contract. This allowed my Client to push all design responsibilities and risk onto the Contractor.
What is Building Control?
And are there any legislations around it?
- ensuring building work complies with minimum standards for Health and Safety of persons in and around buildings.
- The Building Act 1984
What formed the Contract Documents?
- Employers Requirements
- Preliminaries
- Design Information
- JCT Design and Build 2016 Contract form
- Contractors proposals
- Collateral warranties
You mention lettable cost per m2. What’s included or excluded within this rate?
- Lettable cost is the amount charged to the tenant. This will be the useable space.
- Excluded in the costs would be things like, toilets, lifts, circulation areas.
- This would usually be picked up within a service charge to each tenant.
What is the difference between:
- CAT A+
- CAT A
- CAT B
CAT A+ - This included tea points to the office space.
CAT A - This was stripped back to shell, to allow tenants to provide their own fit-out and branding.
CAT B - On the first floor, was a completed, ready to use space. Including, internal partitions, decorations, flooring, ceiling finishes etc.
What are the Building Regulations?
Can you name any?
- The regulations are in place to ensure all works being carried out are verified and comply with the regulations to ensure safe building practices.
Part A - Structure
Park B - Fire safety
Part P - Electrical
Where have you demonstrated the data management competency within your case study?
- I demonstrated this competency by using different types of price information such as BCIS & SPONS
- I also used my organisations cloud base storage system to store project information
- I also used teams as a way of communication, recording meetings to store project information and data.
How did you identify the stakeholders?
- Sat down with the Project team and identified who would be affected by the project.
Created a stakeholder register with contact details
How did you ensure you maintained a good client relationship?
- Being a good listener
- Agreeing on strategy, goals and timelines
- Being open and honest
- Keeping in regular contact and communicating and addressing problems directly.
My Achievements
You state the project was delivered within budget. How did you report this to the Client?
This was reported to the Client within my monthly Cost Report, demonstrated in the executive summary element.
Did you advise anyone else of their duties under the contract?
- I advised the Client of their duties around payment dates within the Contract.
