Works Progress and Quality Management

Question 1

How is the design programme collated and who owns this document?

Answer 1

Architect collates and owns.

Question 2

Who’s responsibility is it to report against a design programme?

Answer 2

Architect at project meetings

Question 3

How regularly would you receive a dropline programme and review against it?

Answer 3

Weekly and reviewed weekly. Unless a project of a larger scale.

Question 4

What is the difference between a contract administrator and a clerk of works?

Answer 4

• CA’s role is to administer the contract only.
• Clerk of works - Reviews quality, safety and workmanship.

Question 5

On the Cat B fit -out 20 Fen, how did you inform your client of this significant delay?

Answer 5

• Received contractor dropline.
• Reviewed on site
• Understood mitigation approach.
• advised programme of delay and approach to mitigate.

Question 6

Is the delay of the materials a relevant event / matter?

Answer 6

• Relevant event as down to factors outside of contractor control.

Question 7

Why did the FCU delivery prevent the 2nd fix M&E being progressed

Answer 7

• FCU being installed.
• Pipework being connected to FCU.

Question 8

Did the fan coil unit delivery delay have an impact on any other elements of works?

Answer 8

Ceiling being installed.

Question 9

What was your involvement during this programme re-sequencing?

Answer 9

• Regular meetings with contractor
• Review of re-sequencing options to ensure realistic.

Question 10

What items were you looking for when ensuring the re-sequenced programme was realistic?

Answer 10

• Stacking of works
• Ensure realistic chain of works
• Reviewing to ensure the approach looked safe.

Question 11

Aside from the programme dropline did you use any other indicators to review progress on site?

Answer 11

• Site reviews
• Cash flow
• Procurement schedule.

Question 12

What programme risks would you identify to your client?

Answer 12

• Deliveries
• Logistics / goods lift
• Noisy works.

Question 13

Who would typically be the owner of the design programme on your projects?

Answer 13

• The lead designer (architect) would.
• This would be factored into my master programme.

Question 14

How long was the FCU delivery delayed?

Answer 14

• 2 weeks.

Question 15

Why was the programme re-sequenced once the materials were received? Should this not have been done earlier?

Answer 15

• It was re-sequenced prior to mitigate delay and understand drop dead date for when FCU’s were required before delay to PC.
• Once received to site then a full re-sequence took place to ensure accurate contractor reporting.

Question 16

Were weekly reviews enough given the short programme and high profile fit-out being undertaken?

Answer 16

• Combined with site inspections these were enough.
• Could have increased if required.

Question 17

What programme risks would you typically identify to your client?

Answer 17

For fit-outs:
- Noise complaints
- Material delivery
- Availability of labour
- Building logistics