Summary of experience Flashcards
When designing your roof structure what fall did you allow for drainage ?
I allowed for a fall of 1:40 to achieve a minimum fall of 1:80 as in accordance with BS 6229:2018
What are the timescales for a adjudication ?
- party refers the dispute to adjudication
- adjudicator must be agreed upon appointed within seven days from service of notice of adjudication
- if party’s cant decide on the person, the party who referred the dispute to adjudication may make an application to an adjudicator nominating body -within 5 day party is selected
- referral notice should be given to the adjudicator within 7 days of servicing the notice of adjudication
-28 day from service of the referral notice should the decision be made - any submission after referral notice (the responding party’s response must be made within that 28 days - don’t necessarily need to respond but the adjudicator may require it - typically within seven days of the referral notice
- date for decision can be extended by 14 days if the referring part agrees or even longer if both parties agree
What did the latham report determine ?
The construction industry is adversarial, ineffective and fragmented.
Advised:
- The NEC should be adopted more widely as its a less adversarial form of contract
- The avoidance of conflict, speedy dispute resolution and adjudication.
- legislation to prevent ‘set off’ - contractor might set off costs from claim by a client to that sub-contractor
-There should be compulsory latent defects insurance
-Public sector registers should be established for approved contractors, sub-contractors and consultants .
What did the Housing Grants, construction act 1996 bring in ?
It brought in payment provisions, intended to ensure payments are made promptly throughout the supply chain and that disputes are resolved swiftly.
Includes:
- the right to be paid in interim, periodic or stage payments
- the right to be informed of the amount due, or any amounts to withheld
- the right to suspend performance for non-payment
- the right to adjudication
- Disallowing ‘pay when paid clauses’
What is WIP?
WIP is one of the components of a company’s balance sheet. It refers to work that has been carried it but not invoiced - includes labour and overheads cost. It can be positive if we have been paid but not undertaken the works yet
What us RLBS profit target and why is it important?
RLB’s profit target is 60%, its important because as we expand it allows us to pay for all our overheads inc. admin staff, new offices socials, bonus, staff salary
What is the difference between financial vs managing accounts ?
Financial accounting seeks to provide an overview of the finances of a whole company or organisation in the round - These reports have to be made public to shareholder ect. Management accounting drills down into more details into departments of business.
Why is GDPR important?
is to protect individuals’ fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly their right to protection of their personal data. Legal requirement under The Data Protection Act 2018
How do you ensure quality management as a company.
We obtain the ISO9001 accreditation - which allows us to bid for government work
What are the rights of GDPR ?
Information Commissioner’s Office
Under Part 3 of the DPA 2018:
- the right to be informed
- the right of access
- the right to rectification
the right to erasure/ restrict processing
- the right to not be subject to automated decision- making
Under UK GDPR
- Right of subject access to data held about them
- the right to be informed about how and why their data is used
- the right to have their data rectified, erased or restricted
- the right to object
- the right to portability of their data
- - the right to not be subject to automated decision- making
What did the fire safety order 2005 Bring in ?
- Provides a framework for regulating fire safety in all non-domestic premises including workplaces and parts of multi-occupied residential buildings.
When was the fire safety order last updated and can you tell me what it included ?
The fire saftey order was update by the Building saftey act 2005 and included, these changes enhance cooperation and coordination among responsible persons, improve the recording and sharing of fire safety information, simplify enforcement against non-compliance and ensure residents have access to comprehensive fire safety information.
what did the building safety act 2023 bring in ?
changes to the duty holders responsibilities, new building control systems (gateyway 1,2 and 3), Transitional arrangements for higher-risk buildings , the golden thread of information, Safety case for higher-risk buildings, Mandatory Occurrence Reporting, Registration for new high-rise residential buildings, The Building Safety Levy, Amendments to fire safety regulations
What is the complaints handling system for RLB?
If the client request i will send them the Customer Complaints Procedure which sets out:
- The key client contact with the company will be responsible for dealing with the complaint
- where the complaint is made orally - a written summary will be requested
- written complaint acknowledged within two days
- liaise with them for a resolution/ plan for corrective action to remedy the complaint - target time
to reach this stage 5 days - if they are dissatisfied with any aspect of the complaints handling - attempt to resolve through negotiations - otherwise enter mediation in accordance with the Centre for dispute resolution model for mediation / mediation process operated by the RICS
- Still not satisfied - refer complaint to the surveyors and Valuers Arbitration scheme - operated by the charted institute of arbitrators.
what are the three pillars of sustainability?
Environmental, Social and economic
