Project Services

Planning refurbishment or building works and need professional help? Our building surveyors in Kent and property surveyors in London offer project services to support all your building projects, from a comprehensive building and contract management service, to a range of more bespoke services. Generally, we undertake management of building projects in the range of £25,000-£250,000 for commercial and public sector clients, most commonly overseeing freeholder’s obligations to maintain and repair their residential blocks. We do not provide a building project contract management service to domestic clients.

Where the project is more complicated in nature – even if it is of relatively low value – we will often work as part of a team or engage with other professionals, including Quantity Surveyors, Structural Engineers and Architects.

Contract management

Our full scope encompasses all or some of the following:

  • Site inspection and building surveys in London, Kent and Thanet
  • The preparation of a specification or schedule of works (also known as a schedules of condition report)
  • Preparation of accompanying drawings where required
  • Advice as to tender process, contract and suitable contractors (including obtaining references where necessary)
  • Tendering the work, receiving tenders and reporting
  • Appointing a contractor and drawing up contract documents
  • Contract management
  • Overseeing works on site including quality management and cost control
  • Issuing necessary contract documentation
  • Chairing and convening project meetings
  • Taking ‘practical completion’, snagging the works and overseeing snagging completion
  • Agreement of final account

Additional project management services in London

Whilst we will need to carry out at least some of the above elements of work, there are a range of other project management services that are occasionally required, including:

  • Advice as to lease obligations for repair prior to preparing a specification
  • Preparation and service of consultation documents (Section 20 notices) under the landlord and tenant act
  • Receiving observations and advising our clients accordingly
  • Considering and advising upon budgets and work scheduling
  • Considering planning and building regulation obligations
  • Considering neighbours/party wall disputes
  • Considering the design of work from a disabled access perspective
  • Attending residents meetings

Our project management case studies

Alterations to install a Lift in a house

Residential Disability Alterations in Bromley, London

Collier Stevens was engaged to design and oversee the installation of a wheelchair lift in a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley. The project involved structural design, securing building regulation approval, and project management. Additional modifications were also made to the property.

Installation of wheelchair lift – Bromley, London

We were retained to design and manage the installation of a wheelchair lift in a three bed semi in Bromley. This included all necessary structural design, building regulation approval and project management. Associated alterations included widening of door openings, extension to accommodate an accessible WC and external ramps to facilitate wheelchair access.

For further information about our Disabled Access services, get in contact.

Refurbished front facade of central London building

Project Services Residential Repair in Knightsbridge, London

This was a comprehensive programme of external repair and redecoration to two high value residential apartment blocks in Knightsbridge, London.

External Repair and refurbishment – Knightsbridge

This was a comprehensive programme of repair and redecoration to two high value residential apartment blocks in central London. This included inspection, specification, tendering and project management. Particular challenges were the negotiation of scaffold licences with neighbouring occupiers and complicated access over an operating restaurant to allow access to the rear elevation.

If you’d like more information about the services we provide, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Get project management support with Collier Stevens

Collier Stevens is here to help you with building projects of all scales and sizes. For more information on how we can help, get in touch with our team today.