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Step 1 | Initial Consultation & Design

• Meet to discuss your requirements and aspirations.
• Spend time developing a good brief.
• Conduct a survey of your site or your existing building.
• Develop initial sketch designs.
• Agree on a time plan, budget, and other project-specific requirements.
• Consider the need for other specialist consultants if required.

Step 2 | Developed Design & Planning

• Develop the Initial Design in a dynamic two-way dialogue with the client into a full set of drawings describing the scheme.
• Consider environmental issues, energy efficiency, embodied carbon, and test the scheme against chosen standards, e.g. Passivhaus.
• Check the scheme design against the client budget by means of a preliminary cost plan.
• Prepare detailed drawings, including floor plans, elevations, sections, and 3D views required for planning approval.
• Make an application for planning permission if required.
• Obtain a Fire Safety Certificate and a Disability Access Certificate for non-domestic schemes.

Step 3 | Detailed Design & Tender

• Produce full Construction Drawings, incorporating any changes required by the Grant of Planning Permission.
• Liaise closely with specialist consultants as needed.
• Check Building Regulation compliance and other energy or environmental standards.
• Issue tender documents to at least three contractors for pricing.
• Review tender returns and enter into a contract with the selected contractor.

Step 4 | Construction & Completion

• Act as an independent advisor during construction, inspecting the building work at regular intervals.
• Monitor compliance with Building Regulations.
• Prepare a final snag list of outstanding defects in collaboration with the client.
• Verify that all defects are rectified before releasing final payments.