General Questions Flashcards
What is the role of a PD ?
Responsibility for co-ordination of H&S during the pre-construction phase. Gives responsibility for CDM to an individual that has the ability to influence the design.
How did you assist as PD?
Issued an F10 Notice.
What is required for an F10 Notice?
Construction work is likely to last longer than:
30 working days/20+ workers working at any point in the project,
exceeds 500 person days.
Who do you submit an F10 Notice to?
HSE
What did CDM 2015 replace a PD with?
the role of CDM co-ordinator (CDMC)
What does CDM stand for?
Construction Design and Management Regulations (2015)
What is the purpose of CDM?
To cover the health and safety and management of Construction projects?
What are the five key parts of CDM
1) Interpretation
2) Client Duties
3) Health and Safety Roles and Duties
4) General Requirements
5) Transitional Arrangements.
How many regulations are in CDM 2015
39
How many key dutyholders are listed under CDM 2015?
5
Who are the five key dutyholders under CDM?
Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Designers and Contractor.
How does a Principal Designer meet the criteria to act as PD?
HSE suggests you demonstrate through technical knowledge, ability to understand manage and plan the PCS, CPD Records or being a member of the Association for Project Safety. Self assessing using PAS 91.
Difference between a PD and a CDM advisor?
PD= Legal duty under CDM regs
CDM advisor- not recognised role under CDM
PD cannot transfer legal duties to CDM advisor.
What is CLEAPSS?
Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services
What is CLEAPSS and how did they assist
Advisory service in the United Kingdom providing support in science and technology. I had early consultations with CLEAPSS to understand best teaching practice prior to submitting the feasibility report.
What is FFE?
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
What is a single stage traditional (fully designed) open tender?
Went to tender with completed design and specification. Contractor prices the schedule of work. This was uploaded to the DPS, which was an open tender allowing anyone to submit a tender to supply the goods or services
What is included in the Feasibility Stage 1 report
Establish client requirements and objectives, undertake desktop investigations and on-site investigations. Produce design options with technical considerations including initial drawings and a budget cost estimate.
What is a budget cost plan?
An early initial cost appraisal, using BCIS, quotes from manufacturers and similar projects to establish a likely cost of the project.
What types of surveys were undertaken at Feasibility?
- Measured survey
- CCTV drainage Survey
- Condition Survey
- R&D Asbestos Survey
How did you merge the concept-technical design and why?
A full report was requested by the client at RIBA Stage 1 and 4, for RIBA stages 2 and 3 a technical review took place.
What was some of the considerations in the stage reports?
Design/options, Cost Plan, Risk matrix, Procurement strategy, Logistics, Drawings, Next steps.
What software did you use to specify the works
NBS Specification (aware of new Chorus software)
What third parties/statutory bodies did you deal with?
Building Control, Strategic Procurement (Haringey)
What was included in the tender documents?
3 Folders (Introduction, Preliminaries and Contractual Requirements and Appendices).
What was included in the Introduction folder?
Form of Tender, Instructions, Tender evaluation criteria, qualitative delivery proposals (QDP) and scope of works.
What was included in the Preliminaries and Contractural Requirements?
Prelims, Pricing Document, Specification Document, and a Virus JCT clause amendment.
What about the Appendices?
Key dates, Calcuation of LDs, Risk Register, Drawings register and drawings, certificate of non collusion and non-canvassing, soft landing handover.
Did you assist with the Qualitative Design Proposals?
Yes although these were reviewed by Haringey. I had to produce 5 questions whilst Haringey also produced 5 questions. 9 were chosen.
Do you have an example of a question you recommended in the QDP questionnaire?
In the event of a further lockdown, can you demonstrate financial and managerial stability to withstand the repercussions?
What is involved in the tender analysis?
I produced a tender evaluation report, which had a 60% price weighting and a 40% quality rating. Review the priced documents and received quality scores from Haringey, produced final table based upon the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT).
How did the clerk of works assist the project?
Was commissioned by Haringey and attended regularly to ensure the works were of a good standard. His reports were issued to the Project Manager before being issued to me.
How did the client-side design advisor assess the proposals?
Was appointed as an independent quality assessor by Haringey. I had to send my reports in draft one week prior for comment along with the final versions for their review.
What were the clients initial investigative reports?
It was an independent review by Saviac Design into the introduction of a bulge class of 27 pupils, they found under-provision in science teaching and toilet facilities.
Who were the key-stakeholders?
Interim Assistant Director Schools and Learning, Head of Project Delivery, Chair of governors, the headteacher and Schools Property Manager (Landlord)..
Who was the project sponsor?
Assistant Director for Schools and Learning.
Who was the client?
P1 Programme Manager (Haringey)
What is a P1 Programme Manager?
A strategic project-management professional whose job is to help oversee and coordinate the various projects in an organisation.
Who were the quality assurance stage review group?
Haringeys technical advisor, coroprate landlord, senior project manager, strategic procurement, finance manager, head of project delivery.
What satutory/advisory bodies were involved
CLEAPPS, Building Control, Strategic Procurement Department.
Did the client have any KPI’s?
1) Design and layout of the scheme meets service requirements- achieve 90% positive feedback from client/project sponsor.
2) No health and safety incidents
3) Project is undertaken within the agreed timescales.
Were there any council wide policies you had to consider?
Borough Plan 2019-2023.
Sustainable sourced timber 2013.
With the given delay to October, why did you not postpone the works until the following summer?
The client was keen to ensure the Science room and toilet provisions were delivered in the current school year.
Why was the final account value higher than the contract sum?
There was two major variations, the new structural redesign and the costs for weekend working.
Why was the clients expectations of the spatial planning optimistic?
They wanted to include aspects such as fume cupboards without taking into consideration the spatial restrictions.
What are the current DfE guidelines for Science rooms?
DfE 2017 Output Specification (May 2019 Amendment): appropriate content from Generic Design Brief
Technical Annexes
What are some of the technical annexes you referred to?
Annex 1A: Definiton of Spaces
Annex 2A: Sanitaryware
Annex 2D: Internal Elements and Finishes
Annex 3: Fittings, Furnityre and Equipment
What did you discuss with CLEAPPS? (effective teaching environments)
The school were a member, so I had an initial consultation where we discussed the possible design options and effective teaching strategies.
What did you discuss with Science FFE Manufacturers?
I provided them with the existing plans from my measured survey and requested some design options for the Science classroom which included both modern and traditional designs.
Why did provide an option that was rejected before submission?
I wanted to incorporate as many of the clients requests and provide differing options at feasibility. Following review of the DfE guidelines, the room was not compliant.
How did you work with the M&E consultant to ensure buildability?
Through regular contact and transparency of information, I provided the architectural drawings for M&E input and attended site with the M&E engineer to discuss any arising matters.
What were the limitations of working with third parties such as the M&E Engineer?
Achieving deadline responsibilities are outside of my control, communication of technical matters come through me to the client.