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What is the RICS Futures report

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Published in 2020, it looks at how the RICS will adapt to technology, covid, brexit and how the industry will need to adapt.

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Where does the requirement for an EPC come from?

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MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (2018)

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) which came into force in England and Wales on 1 April 2018, applies to private, rented residential and non-domestic property and is aimed at encouraging landlords and property owners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties by a restriction on the granting and continuation of existing tenancies where the property has an Energy Performance Certificate Rating of F and G.

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard Rating is E and above.

The future aims are It wants to to enforce a compulsory energy performance certificate rating of ‘C’ on new tenancies by December 2025, and on all rented properties by December 2028.

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What are the RICS Bye Laws?

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(10nr) - set of rules to control actions of members

  1. Application & definition
  2. Membership & registration
  3. Designations
  4. Contributions & funds
  5. Conduct
  6. Governing council, officers & staff
  7. Subordinate boards, committees & groups
  8. Procedure for general meetings
  9. Accounts & audit
  10. General
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What are the RICS Bye Laws?

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(10nr):

  1. Application & definition
  2. Membership & registration
  3. Designations
  4. Contributions & funds
  5. Conduct
  6. Governing council, officers & staff
  7. Subordinate boards, committees & groups
  8. Procedure for general meetings
  9. Accounts & audit
  10. General
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What are the ADR options?

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Negotiation
Concilliation
Mediation
Adjudication
Arbitration
Litigation

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Can you name any mandatory RICS documents?

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Rules for Members
Rules for Firms
PII requirements

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What are the NRM Sections?

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1 - Cost Plans
Section 1 - Intro & cost plan & estimates process in line with RIBA
Section 2 - Method of order of cost estimate
Section 3 - Formal cost plan
Section 4 - Tabulated detail & appendices for cost planning

2 - BoQ
Section 1 - Intro & process in line with RICA & OGC Gateway
Section 2 - Detailed measurement of building works
Section 3 - Tabulated details & appendices

3 - Maintenance
Section 1 - Intro & process in line with RICA & OGC Gateway
Section 2 - measurement rules for maintenance works
Section 3 - measurement rules for order of cost estimating
Section 4 - Cost planning for R and M works
Section 5 - Calculation of annualized costs for R and M works
Section 6 - Element Cost planning

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What are the element sections within NRM?

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41nr in NRM 2:

Few key elements:

  • Prelims
  • Off site manufacturing
  • Demolition
  • Excavating & filling
  • Piling
  • Masonry
  • Precast concrete
  • W & D
  • Wall, floor, ceiling & roof finishes
  • Decs
  • FF&E
  • Mech & Elec
  • BWIC
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How are risks defined in NRM 2?

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  • Risk transferred to contractor
  • Risk shared by client & contractor
  • Risk retained by client
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What is Tort Law?
And can you give me an example?

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A civil wrong doing

e.g. tresspass, property damage, product liability, negligence

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What are the rules for members?

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  • Interpretation
  • Communication
  • Information to RICS
  • Co-operation with RICS
  • Undertake CPD
  • Provide a high level of service
  • Work within my competency
  • Ensure personal solvency
  • Uphold ethical and professional behavior in lien with RICS ethical standards
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Rules for Firms?

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  • Interpretation
  • Communication
  • Info to RICS
  • Co-op with RICS
  • CPD & Training
  • High level of service
  • Within competency
  • Solvency of business
  • Professional & ethical behavior in line with ethical standards
  • CHP
  • Handling clients money policy
  • Hold PII
  • Advertising
  • Designations
  • Locum practitioner
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What are the new rules ?
Come into force 01-02-2022

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1 - Honest, act with integrity & comply with professional obligations incl those to RICS

2 - Maintain professional competence and ensure services are provided by competent individuals who have necessary expertise

3 - Provide good - quality & diligent service

4 - Treat others with respect & encourage diversity & inclusion

5 - Act in public interest, take responsibility for their actions and act to prevent harm and maintain public confidence in the profession

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What are bye laws?

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Set of rules set by a organization

RICS has 10nr. e.g.

  • Definitions
  • Membership
  • Designations
  • Governing Council
  • General
  • Accounts & auditing
  • General
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What regulations are you aware of re Handling clients money?

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1 - RICS Client money handling PS 2019

2 - RICS Bribery, corruption, money laundering & terrorist financing PS 2019

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What do you know about

RICS Client Money Handling PS?

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Put in place to keep client money safe , client money account are used for appropriate purposes & ensure RICS regulated firms have appropriate controls in place

  • Hold in separate account - names ‘Client’
  • Needs to be immediately available
  • Ensure details of account provided to client
  • Money paid in advance for surveying service is NOT covered by RICS Client Money Protection Scheme
  • Copy of procedures / policy to client
  • Keep office & client money separate with receipts
  • Ensure compliance with anti- money laundering legislation & RICS PS
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What do you know about RICS Bribery, corruption, money laundering & terrorist financing PS 2019

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-Regulated firms must:

  • If suspected report to line manager & national crime agency (Suspicious activity report)
  • Not o offer, accept or comply with a bribe
  • Have plans in place to comply with anti-bribery & corruption laws
  • Report any activities of breach
  • Act with due diligence & evaluate risks that face business
  • Retain information noting how company met requirements of this PS

Members must:

  • Not offer / accept a bribe
  • Knowledge of bribery & corruption to comply with this PS
  • Report any breaches / suspicions
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What sort of things must a regulated firm do in relation to money laundering & terrorism financing?

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  • Not facilitate / comply
  • Have training in place
  • Report suspicions
  • Understand purpose of client transactions
  • Verify client identity
  • Record & retain how met PS
19
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For a regulated firm to comply with RICS PS on bribery, corruption, money launderign & financing terrorism - what sort of things should they have in place?

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  • Client money handling procedure
  • Record how met req of RICS OS
  • Provide training & guidance to staff
  • Code of behavior to staff
  • Whistle blowing policy
  • Ensure any third party supplier compliance
20
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What are the stages in negotiation?

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  • preparation
  • know the facts
  • understand SWOT
  • understand other parties position
  • have a plan for B/ L /W scenario
  • Successful negotiation may be preservation of client relationship over monetary
  • Be respectful
21
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What sort of things may be included in a client brief?

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  • Budget
  • Time
  • Standard / output requirements
  • ERs
  • Objectives & outputs

-KPIs

Types:
Statement of need
Strategic brief
Project brief

22
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What are your company KPIs?

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  • Achieve 5% net profit by Sept 2022
  • Retain 75% staff
  • Achieve 70% repeat client work
  • 25% lead to project conversion rate
23
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What is your responsibility as an employer under the H&S at Work Act 1974?

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  • Protect employees & others from work related harm
  • Undertaking risk assessments
  • Safe working environment - welfare / wcs / access / fire safety
  • Provide information, training & supervision
  • Reporting accidents to HSE
  • Use of PPE

Punishments:

  • imprisonment
  • Fines
  • Directors could be disqualified
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How would you check H&S compliance in a tender submission?

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  • Compliance with company H&S procedures
  • PQQ - details of accident records, policies, qualifications
  • Proposed method of work - i.e use of crane - Appointed person, temp works, crane mat requirements
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What does you company grievance procedure involve?

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  • Report issue to Line manager or myself
  • If needs to be raised - raised to HR manager
  • Followed up in writing within 7 days to acknowledge
  • Followed up further 7 days with proposed actions
  • Recorded in grievance report & tracker
26
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What might be included in a short & long term business plan?

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Short term - up to 1 years:

Personal development
Finance goals

Long Term - 1-10 years:

Future markets
Adaptability to change
Technology

swot

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What is working capital?

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working capital is the money available to meet your current, short-term obligations

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What is included in your company diversity & inclusion policy?

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  • Types of discrimination, harassment & victimization
  • Reasons for discrimination - age / disability / religion / race / gender
  • How to report grievance & written procedue - meeting - appeal - action
  • Records & confidentiality
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What is the difference between legal and ethical obligations in inclusive environments?

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Legal:

  • Compliance with Equality Act 2010
  • Compliance with Building Regs - Part M access & use
  • No discrimination

Moral:

  • Education
  • Listening
  • Not just providing bare minimum but ensuring inclusion in all aspects and all treated the same
  • Attitude / communication
30
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What are the technical standards when considering Inclusive Environments?

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  • Equality Act 2010 - eliminate discriminations, harassments & victimization
  • H&S at Work Act 1974 - safe work places - building sites & permanent buildings
  • Buildings regs - Part M - access & use of buildings
  • CDM Regs 2020 - designing buildings
  • Coronavirus Act 2020
  • WELL
  • NPFF
31
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What recent Modus articles are you aware of?

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  1. Dec 2020 - will offices ever be full again - socializing & team working missed most - energy costs at home rise with WFH
  2. Jan 2022 - Clement Lau lookahead in 2022 - changes with engaging with members, focusing more on sustainability
  3. 2021 - Narrowing margins for contractors as material prices continue to soar
32
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Types of cost plans in line with RIBA stages

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0 - Strategic definition: - Client requirements - Business Case - Early budget

1 - Prep & brief - Project brief - Outcome requirements - Feasibility & Agree budget - Site surveys - PEP - Concept design - appoint design team

2 - Concept design - cost plan in lien with concept design & appoint contractor

3 - Spatial - updated cost plan in line with design. Submit planning app.

4 - Technical design - Planning app & discharge conditions, CPP

5 - Construction - Site logistics, construction Programme,

6 - In use

7 - Maintenance

33
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Can you name some different method of measurements?

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  • Cost Predictions (PS) 2020 (Mandatory)
  • IPMS (IS) - 6th Ed - resi & retail (Mandatory)
  • NRM 2021 - updated in line with CDM 2015, ICMS & RICS cost prediction PS (2020) (Guidance Note)
  • Code of measurement Practice (GN) - GEA,GIA, NIA all other assets (Guidance Note)
  • ICMS - 4rd Ed - incl International standards for measuring carbon (Guidance Note)
34
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What is an order of cost estimate?

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order of cost estimate is to establish affordability of a proposed development for a client.

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Types of costplan?

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  • Order of cost estimate
  • Cost Plan based on area
  • Elemental cost plan
36
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Process of assessing a L&E claim / variation / CE

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  • Compare rates to contract or similar contract rates
  • Compare to benchmark rates if available
  • Market test
  • Star rate buildup
  • If any time related - check programmed
  • Check measure / quants / arithmetic checks & formula checks
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What does ISO stand for and can you name any?

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International Standardization Organisation -publishes worldwide technical, industrial and commercial standards.

  • ISO 9001 - Quality management systems
  • ISO 14001 - Environmental management system
  • 37001 - Anti-Bribery management systems
38
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What are the different types of risks?

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  • Client change
  • Client other
  • Design
  • Construction
39
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What were the recommendations from the Levitt report?

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  • More transparency in meeting minutes - all sent o gov council
  • frequency & structure of meetings to be reviewed - shorter and more frequent
  • Cant be a member of presidential team and member and management board
  • Board can raise issues to gov council directly
  • All members & staff of RICS bound by same rules & ethics
  • Legal support re-tendered every year
  • *
40
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What is the definition of diversity?

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Wide spread and representation of different backgrounds and individuals.

41
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What is the difference between value engineering & value management

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Value management is process of ensuring most sustainable value - whether through process, products, organization.

Value engineering is a part of value management that looks to reduce cost or increase functionality to increase value to the product.

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