Capital were commissioned by Get Living to manage the replacement of the existing non-compliant external wall cladding systems and balcony decking to the 3 blocks at Elephant Central. The proposed remediation solution was developed in accordance with the recommendations from the FRAEW review / PAS9980 assessment reports to ensures that the buildings met current safety regulations in line with the Building Safety Act.

Our appointment was to provide all pre-construction and construction phase services including a peer review of existing technical information to determine the correct scope of works, a PQQ exercise for the agreement of the proposed contractors list for tendering, production of the PCSA & Employers Requirements documents, stage 1 & 2 tender process, appointment of the contractor, management of investigation works, technical validation of the contractors design proposals, development and submission of the Building Safety Regulator Gateway 1 application for Planning Permission, technical input and oversight of the Gateway 2 Building Regulation Approval submission, agreement of contract sum analysis and contract documents, contract administration of the works on site, technical and quality control oversight / management of the works on site and cost control and clerk of works services for sign off and Gateway 3 Approval.

The PCSA & Employers Requirements documents were developed by our in-house design team of façade engineers, structural engineers, architects and principal designers in conjunction with our fire engineer (which Capital appoint as a sub-consultant). Our experience Quantity Surveyors closely manage costs throughout the project to ensure value for money for the client.   

The project was procured via a PQQ exercise of specialist contractors under a Design & Build contract. Works are schedule to start on site in 2025 following the Building Safety Regulatory approvals.