Schedule of the Professional Building Surveying Services provided by A.W. Morris Chartered Building Surveyor

Full design and Implementation of construction projects

Full design and implementation of construction projects from commencement to practical completion for residential, retail, industrial and commercial new build structures. Services included for the preparation of schedules of works to enable contractors market costings to be obtained for project.

Contract administration

Contract administration of all new build projects for residential, industrial and commercial construction projects from commencement of on site works to practical completion. Services included for the preparation of schedules of works to enable contractors market costings to be obtained for project.

Full design and implementation of construction projects

Full design and implementation of construction projects involving the refurbishment, alteration and extension to all types of existing residential, industrial and commercial buildings and structures.

Contract administration of all construction projects

Contract administration of all construction projects involving the refurbishment, alteration, conversion and extension of all types of existing residential, retail, commercial and industrial buildings from commencement of on site works to practical completion.

Full design and implementation services

Full design and implementation services for all new build and existing buildings” includes the preparation of plans and drawings relating to the project under consideration to include floor plans and elevations, site location and site layout [block plan] drawings.

The preparation of detailed schedules of works

The preparation of detailed schedules of works relating to new build and refurbishment, improvement, alteration, conversion and extension to existing buildings for residential, commercial, industrial and retail buildings of all types and modes of construction.

Ancillary construction/building services

Planning consent

Planning advice and all ancillary aspects regarding planning consent matters to include the following;

To collate all necessary drawings and to prepare and submit a formal full planning consent application for residential, retail, industrial and commercial buildings.
To assist in the formal discharge of any conditions attached to planning consent[s] to include outline planning consent approvals.
To undertake professional services as necessary to deal with “planning enforcement” matters relating to residential, industrial, retail and commercial properties [sites]
To assist instructing clients and their advisors in making planning appeals.

Building regulation advice/services

To collate all necessary documentation and/or drawings and to submit formal building regulation applications in respect of residential, industrial, retail and commercial projects/buildings
To assist and to provide such information as necessary to discharge all conditions attached to a “conditional building regulation consent approval”
To provide such professional services as necessary to deal with “building regulation non compliance” and to put in place building regulation approval for projects involving residential, industrial, retail and commercial projects.

Legal support professional services

To prepare “ building defect analysis reports” for residential, retail, industrial and commercial buildings of all types of construction to include historic, traditional and modern building materials used in their construction.
To provide professional and technical support relating to contract litigation disputes to both clients and their appointed legal advisors to include the preparation of contract litigation dispute[s] reports relating to the matters in hand.
To provide professional and technical support to the clients and their legal advisors to include expert witness reports, appearance in court on such matters.
To address matters relating to party wall disputes and the preparation of party wall awards and their satisfactory resolution to support both Instructing clients and their appointed legal advisors.
To address all matters relating to “boundary disputes” and their satisfactory resolution to support both clients and their appointed legal advisors.
To undertake full building surveys and abbreviated building surveys in respect of residential, retail, industrial and commercial buildings and the preparation of a detailed report.
To undertake inspections on historic buildings and to prepare detailed and “abbreviated” reports on their condition and aspects of disrepair. Such services to include recommendations on appropriate methods of repair.
To prepare schedules of conditioning respect of residential, industrial, retail and commercial buildings constructed of all types of materials and modes of construction to include historical, traditional and modern buildings.
To prepare schedules of dilapidations in respect of all type of residential, industrial and commercial leasehold properties on behalf of with landlord or tenants.
To advise either instructing landlords or tenants on all aspects of an in place lease regarding “repair covenants, rent reviews, redecorating covenants, forfeiture etc and all such lease matters.
To prepare “expert reports” on matters relating to construction defects to all types of buildings to include residential, industrial, retail and commercial new build and existing buildings [historic, traditional and/or modern construction materials] of all types and mode of construction materials.

Ancillary professional building surveying services

To assist clients in the preparation of:

Flood risk assessments
Contaminated land surveys
Highways and transportation issues relating to new build and existing residential, industrial, retail and commercial development
Noise surveys and neighbour disputes

The above ancillary professional building surveying services relate to residential, industrial, retail and commercial buildings of all types and modes of construction.