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| SERVICES - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE |
ILA focuses on the landscape planning and design of open space in a sustainable manner to optimise opportunities and minimise constraints on the natural and socio-economic environments.
This entails:
Stage1: Inception
Receive, appraise and report on the client's requirements with regard to:
- The client's brief
- The site, rights and constraints
- The budgetary constraints
- The need for additional consultants
- The anticipated project programme
- The methods of contracting and appointment
Stage 2: Concept and viability
- Prepare a conceptual / initial design and site layout
- Advise on site arrangements and planning relationships
- Proposed materials and intended site services
- Establish the technical and functional characteristics of the design
- Check the conformity of the concept with the rights to use of the land
- Review the anticipated costs of the project
- Review the project programme
Stage 3: Design development
- Confirm the scope and complexity
- Review the design and consult with local and statutory authorities
- Develop the design, construction system, materials and components
- Incorporate site services and coordinate with the work of consultants
- Review the design, costing and programme with the consultants
Stage 4: Documentation and procurement
- Complete technical documentation and complete primary co-ordination with other consultants
- Confirm material specifications and extent of works for implementation
- Review costing and programme with the consultants
- Obtain the client's authority
- Complete construction documentation
- Confirm method of tendering and proceed with the process of calling for tenders
- Adjudication of tenders received and compile recommendation report
- Obtain the client's authority for the execution of the works
- Finalise documentation for the execution of the works (working drawings)
Stage 5: Construction
- Administer the landscape contract or subcontract
- Issue construction documentation and related instructions
- Initiate and / or check sub-contract design and documentation as appropriate
- Inspect the works for conformity to the contract documentation
- Administer and perform duties and obligations assigned to the clients agent in terms of the obligations provided for the forms of contract
- Oversee commissioning of equipment
- Issue the certificate of practical completion portion of responsibility
Stage 6: Close out
- Monitor establishment of landscape elements
- Facilitate the project close-out, including the preparation of the necessary documentation to effect completions, handover and operation of the project
- After the contractor's obligations with respect to the landscape contract are fulfilled, issue the certificated related to contract completion
- Provide the client with as-built drawings and relevant technical and contractual undertakings by the contractor and sub-contractor.
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