SERVICES

Our Project Monitoring service is designed for any clients acquiring an interest in a development project not under their direct control and is available to protect their interests by identifying, advising on, and managing the associated risks.

Oftentimes, a condition of banks or lenders providing loan facilities to fund building projects is often that a professional Building Surveyor monitors the project from inception through to practical completion. Our Development Monitoring advice includes overseeing all construction issues relating to the project, be it a residential extension or new commercial building. At SPC we have experience in providing a range of specialist skills around development monitoring to suit all requirements.

On instruction by a client, we visit the proposed development to familiarise ourselves with all aspects of the site and request copies of relevant information from the developer and contractor including construction details, costs and programmes, flood risk assessments, ecology and ground reports, statutory planning, listed building consent, building regulation information, approvals relating to health and safety and other relevant legal documents.

We can then prepares initial technical due diligence reports, commenting on details such as the thoroughness of the project, technical risks, and the requirements for additional information.

Once started on site, we make regular site inspections usually on a frequency set out by the lender. Interim site inspections are undertaken where required and we attend the developer’s formal meetings including design meetings with the contractor and design team. At these meetings, we provide drawdown reports with recommendations on the quality of ongoing design, works completed, value of the completed works, comments on timeline and compliance with statutory and other requirements.

On completion of the project, we prepare a final report to advise that all necessary information has been provided and that the development has been completed in accordance with the building contract, relevant consents and standards.