Contract Administration in Petersham & Ham

Documented building context

Richmond’s Ham Common Conservation Area 7 statement describes 291–343 Petersham Road as a closely grouped run of nineteenth- and twentieth-century terraced cottages forming the northern approach to the green. It notes varied architectural treatments within a modest scale and consistent front boundaries. The same page distinguishes the small detached or terraced houses and cottages of Lock Road and New Road, with low walls and hedges.

Existing-building records for the tender

Request drawings for any opened-up ground floor, relocated kitchen or added storey, retaining the earlier arrangement where the file supplies it. Connect available structural and completion documents to the relevant project. A recent decorative scheme should have its own description rather than being used to explain the support to a larger opening or the construction of a room formed during an earlier phase.

Show which side of an external wall can be viewed through the offered access. Where a retaining function or earlier repair is reported, request the plan and work description identifying the section involved. Preserve the scope of a previous investigation, including areas it did not consider, instead of transferring a conclusion about one length of wall to the remainder of the plot.

Locate the main roof, any lower rear covering and the chimney positions on the current house outline. If an attic room or dormer has been added, ask for drawings showing the staircase and the roof space left outside the room. Record whether an accessible hatch is offered and which parts cannot be reached without a different arrangement.

Petersham & Ham tender and contract decisions

For a Petersham Road cottage package, show the employer's actual frontage and boundaries within the closely grouped run. The tender schedule should identify the particular roof, wall and entrance components, with quantities measured at that property. Ask contractors to distinguish permanent repair from protection of the adjoining cottage and retained street boundary. If an operation needs another owner's space, record the arrangement separately from the contractor's price for using it.

At Lock Road or New Road, compare the proposed working footprint with the low walls, hedges and access actually present. A detached or terraced description does not establish an unrestricted side route. Include removal of temporary equipment and reinstatement of affected surfaces in the tender obligations. Where bids assume different handling methods, reconcile them against the authorised site plan before selecting the offer.

HCS cannot act as independent contract administrator where HCS is the contractor.

Contract scope

• Richmond: Ham Common Conservation Area 7 statement — PDF page 2, Petersham Road: 291–343 cottage group; Lock Road and New Road: small-scale detached/terraced houses, walls and hedges. No printed page or edition date inferred; designation and extension dates on page 1 are not treated as publication dates.

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