Contract Administration in West Norwood

Documented building context

Lambeth's November 2020 draft West Norwood appraisal describes nos. 9–19 Norwood High Street as a two-storey stock-brick cottage terrace in paragraph 3.70. The next paragraph describes no. 21's corner-shop form, parapet and concealed roof. These are draft architectural accounts of named buildings; the document's historical and boundary statements are not a substitute for current address checks.

West Norwood tender and contract decisions

For a Norwood High Street project, make the instructed address and building form clear in the first tender drawing. The cottage terrace and corner-shop description in the draft appraisal concern different arrangements. Establish the actual entrance, roof profile and rooms affected before defining a repair or refurbishment package. A nearby building's historical description should not become an assumption about the construction behind the employer's finishes.

Where the work involves a roof concealed behind a parapet, provide the available survey and design information rather than relying on a street photograph. Locate the roof edge, outlets and adjoining elements on the proposed-work drawing where known. Identify missing information and the access needed to obtain it. Tenderers should price the agreed investigation and temporary protection separately from the permanent treatment whose detail remains to be decided.

For a stock-brick frontage, prepare a component schedule showing the precise extent of proposed cleaning, joint treatment, replacement or alteration. Record the design intent and any sample requirement for each operation. A single allowance for brickwork can hide materially different interpretations of how much existing fabric will remain. Ask bidders to set out their quantities and qualifications so differences can be resolved before their offers are compared.

If the project includes commercial accommodation, establish the agreed occupation arrangements and the route for deliveries and waste. Show how those arrangements affect the sequence and access to any dwelling above or behind. Confirm the employer's available space and identify any third-party arrangements still outstanding. The draft appraisal does not establish construction access, permission to alter a shared element or the current planning position of the particular proposal.

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

Contract scope

• Lambeth — West Norwood Conservation Area DRAFT Character Appraisal, November 2020 — PDF and printed page 24, paragraphs 3.70–3.71; nos. 9–19 cottage terrace and no. 21 corner form. Draft architectural context; current uses and boundaries not inferred.

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

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