CONTRACTORS AND SOFT LANDINGS TARGETS Smooth Handover at

CONTRACTORS AND SOFT LANDINGS

TARGETS • Smooth Handover at Practical Completion • Defect Free installation • Completed Environmental and BMS Testing • Conversant Client Operating and Maintenance Staff

HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS? Does the Soft Landings approach help? What is making it so difficult?

APPOINTMENT TIMING • When should the M&E sub contractor be appointed? • The earlier the better can determine type of contract • 2 Stage tender • Partnering

RIGID CONTRACTUAL STRUCTURE Main Contractor M&E Contractor CDP Contractor

FORM OF CONTRACT • JCT • NEC • Adversarial • Collaborative • Does the Form of Contract need to change?

DESIGN AND BUILD • • • Stage C Stage D Stage E Stage F Forward and retrospective design responsibility

CAN SL STILL WORK WITH D&B? Original Consultants involvement Continuity Responsibility

EMPLOYER’S REQUIREMENTS Does stating the requirement of Soft Landings drive a different approach? What is that different approach?

COLLABORATIVE WORKING A structured approach by ALL parties to meet the Targets. Soft Landings provides the framework for this.

OTHER DRIVERS FOR THE ADOPTION OF SOFT LANDINGS • • BREEAM WRAP GOVERNMENT PART L

CHAMPIONS • A continuous thread from inception to end of defects and beyond. • ALL Contractors – Main and Sub – to have a Champion. • Should Champions be part of the on site team? • What authority should a Champion have?

CHANGE OF MINDSET? • Training of on site teams from PM down. • Irrespective of the contract is there a will to change? • Are contractors being proactive or reactive to soft landings?

TRAINING • Involvement of FM throughout the process • Training by association as the contract progresses • Training on an operating and completed system • User Guidance

LAST 20% OF THE CONTRACT • Adherence to programmed periods • Adherence to commissioning periods • Adherence to environmental and BMS validation periods

DOCUMENTATION The influence of Part L 2010 O&Ms Record Drawings EPC

PRACTICAL COMPLETION • PC Milestone. • Should contractor involvement in aftercare be a separate contract? • Should the Contractors Champions be part of aftercare? • Seasonal Commissioning.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOFT LANDINGS PHILOSOPHY • Driver for change • Driver for more energy efficient buildings • Driver for greater occupant satisfaction • Driver for better operated and maintained buildings