Contract Administration in West Dulwich

Documented building context

Lambeth's Rosendale Road appraisal reproduces its designation report of 15 June 1995. Paragraphs 2.3–2.4 describe houses built in red and yellow stock brick with slate roofs, a mix of single and double frontages and predominantly two storeys. The account identifies decorative brick bands, ridge tiles, bargeboards and plaster details around doors and windows.

West Dulwich tender and contract decisions

For a house within the Rosendale Road study area, prepare an elevation schedule before inviting refurbishment tenders. Distinguish the brick bands, door and window surrounds, roof edges and any decorated gable actually included in the instruction. The designation report describes a group of buildings; it cannot supply quantities or the current condition of an individual frontage. Use the employer's drawings and recorded inspection information to define that work.

The difference between single and double frontages matters when locating access equipment and sequencing repairs. Ask tenderers to show which entrance remains usable and how the work will be separated from occupied rooms where occupation is intended. Identify the space available for deliveries and temporary storage. Record any proposed reliance on neighbouring land as a separate arrangement to be resolved, rather than treating the street's architectural regularity as evidence of shared access rights.

For a slate-roof package, itemise the slopes and junctions affected, including the relationship to ridge tiles and bargeboards. Specify which decorative components are retained and what protection is expected during work nearby. Where the repair detail needs an examination at close quarters, allocate the investigation and subsequent design decision explicitly. Compare tenderers' access and temporary weather-protection proposals alongside their prices for the permanent work.

Plaster details around openings need their own description of preparation, extent and intended finish. A photograph can locate a feature without establishing the material behind it. Where a sample treatment is required, record its purpose, approval responsibility and effect on the programme. Keep such decisions visible when completing the selected JCT particulars, especially if part of the design is to be provided by the contractor or a specialist.

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

Contract scope

• Lambeth — Rosendale Road Conservation Area Appraisal, reproduced designation account of 15 June 1995 — PDF page 1, paragraphs 2.3–2.4; materials, frontage/storey mix and decorative features. Historical designation account, not current controls.

• Major works
• Tendering
• Clerk of Works
• Employer's Agent
• Insurance reinstatement

• Lambeth area guide
• Dulwich
• Herne Hill
• Streatham
• West Norwood
• Crystal Palace

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