ATTENDEES:
Mark Varley (Contracts Manager Bugler Developments), Martyn Brooks (Project Manager Bugler Developments), Stephanie Henderson-Brown (Regatta Point Freehold Limited Director), Mark Fullalove (Thames Row Representative), Sally Hudson (Thames Row Management Company), Louise Muggoch (Boat Owners Representative)
MINUTES:
- Soft Strip Demolition of the old Autobar building
The demolition has been delayed because the English Heritage archaeological dig has now also found some pottery believed to be 3,800 years old (BC). Bugler will continue to work around the archaeologists, but are now working 15 weeks behind schedule. The archaeological dig is estimated to be completed by the 21st of March.
The Soft Strip Demolition will take 1 week and be completed by the 4th of April.
- Asbestos removal of the old Autobar building
The asbestos removal of the old Autobar building has started and is estimated to be also completed by the 4th of April.
- Overview of the intended Bugler Development schedule
The scaffolding for the demolition of Autobar House is estimated to start on the 7th of April and the demolition should be completed by the 16th of May. The scaffolding for the demolition will be fully enclosed to provide protection from dust and debris, and Martyn Brooks has assured us that water sprays will be used to keep the dust to a minimum.
Both new buildings will be going up at the same time and Bugler will be using a luffing crane which will not oversail the adjacent residential buildings, to enable this to happen. The completion of the road site flats is estimated to be completed by June 2015, and the completion of the riverside maisonettes by October 2015.
The piles will be 16 metres deep & will prevent any subsidence from the new building. There will no time gap between the old flood wall coming out and it being rebuilt again.
The Thames Row residents raised the issue of a crack that has opened up in their side of the Autobar House boundary wall. Mark Varley and Martyn Brooks went to inspect the wall directly after the meeting.
- Site information
The entrance to the site will be adjacent to Regatta Point and the site will be occupied daily from 6/6 30am. Working hours will be 8am – 6pm Mon-Fri and 8am – 1pm on Saturdays.
Deliveries will be between 9am and 3:30pm (with the odd variation).
Martyn Brooks, the Project Manager of Bugler Developments gave us his contact number to be used in working hours – 07834 733142.
Bugler are registered with Considerate Constructors scheme so we can complain if we hear any untoward disturbances.
- Overview of scaffolding issues
Bugler Construction Scaffolding Site Plan
Autobar plan
Bugler have now pollarded the trees on the river side next to the Chilham boat ready for the scaffolding
- Issues resolving Regatta Point
The hoarding separating the new development and Regatta Point will be 6 feet high sheeted Heras security fencing.
As the hoarding will partially overlap the west wall balconies, it presents a security risk from the possibility of people climbing over. Protection is being provided to the end of the balconies, as elsewhere, by Monoflex sheeting securely clipped to the scaffolding and Bugler will remove any nearby ladders.
It may be noted that the scaffolding hoarding is 1.2m off the wall and so we would lose the three car spaces there. This scaffolding will be in place until June 2015.
On inspection of these car park spaces, it was agreed that the scaffolding will be beamed out, with supports between the car park spaces so that the cars can still be parked within their space allocations.
Bugler confirmed that they will take the loggia around these car park spaces down and rebuild the loggia again on completion. Bugler have also agreed to reinstate our car park surfacing and white lines once the build is ready.
Equally the fence between the mews houses and the Regatta Point car park will be taken down and rebuilt on completion.
Likewise the electricity substation will be protected by a scaffold fan.
The car park wall will be rebuilt and replaced with the same brickwork as the Notting Hill Housing Trust development, hopefully the colour of London Stock brickwork, similar to the Regatta Point bricks.
The draft Lease Licence has just been issued and our Regatta Point appointed surveyor, Peter Messenger, will be acting on our behalf as he does for our Party Walls, at the expense of the Notting Hill Housing Trust.
Peter Messenger will also negotiate any penalty for overrun past the agreed period with the Notting Hill Housing Trust as part of the Lease Licence
There is an issue that the Regatta Point mews houses do not currently come under the Regatta Point licence which is currently being pursued by Peter Messenger
Next meeting 24th April 9am