On Friday the 30th of January Mo Bowyer (RP resident), and Sean Chappell (St. George’s Snr. Construction Manager) held one of their regular liaison meetings – the aim of which is for Regatta Point to raise any issues with the development next door and for St George’s to keep us abreast with progress.
The following are highlights of the meeting:
COORDINATION OF ST.G WORK AND HELIFIX WORK TO RP EAST WALL
SC said they would be ready for us to do this work the third week in March – contractor and weather dependent. Would like it to be completed in 1 week but 2nd week is OK.
SITING OF GATES INTO ST.G DEVELOPMENT
There will be a total of 4 gates, with 3 of them locked from dawn to dusk – set time would be agreed at a later date. There will be a locked gate at both the North and South ends of the pathway plus a 3rd, adjacent to which will be a 4th gate for residents operated by a fob.
HOARDING OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHEN LEAVING RP CAR PARK
SC appreciated the problem but said it was necessary as a safety measure as items could possibly fall from scaffolding during construction and is designed to contain any such debris. He hoped to have these hoardings removed by the end of August or earlier if possible. Small entrance to remain open but main entrance is being widened for main deliveries – bricks, etc.
GENERAL PROGRESS
SC said they will be working from the Elipse upwards and the work on the construction abutting RP will be the last. All frames should be in place by end of March. The crane will remain until the end of July.
When work begins next to RP in September time – scaffolding will be encased in white sheeting to minimise dust fall out, etc. Landscaping will follow.
All windows will be installed before the brickwork and there will obviously be increased noise from drilling/building activity.
The footpath wall should be finished in 6/8 weeks.
First handover of landscaped area in front of Provenance House should be at the end of this week, i.e. 6th February.
In discussion with 3 potential lettings for the retail/office spaces.
The completion of the site has been moved from Dec 2015 to spring/summer 2016.
Next meeting Friday 6th March.
Dear Mr Chappell,
I am concern about reports on Eastern Wall in RP. Can I have more details on current state of it?
Is it a question of a movement? What was the reason for the problem to occur? I understand that stability of the wall was monitored during next door work. I would be grateful for more details on pinning and how effective this is going to be?
Regards
S Phillips
Dear Sophia,
Your message came to the Regatta Point Directors as we run the website. Mr. Chappell has not seen your message but we will endeavour to respond below.
If you wish to contact Mr. Chappell directly, please do so on sean.chappell@stgeorgewl.com
Once the office block next to regatta point was demolished the Directors felt the need to inspect the East wall of Regatta Point. The surveyor’s report told us that it is unstable and needs specialist attention to ensure it does not fail. The solution is installing supporting rods called Helifix. The instability was there already and not as a consequence of work by St. George’s.
We are working with St George to take advantage of their building construction to make our works efficiently and at the lowest cost. Their kind cooperation will allow us to avoid the costs of scaffolding.
The update issued on 17/02/2015 by our managing surveyor Peter Messenger (HML Shaw) is:-
“I am advised that the (St George build) frame is due to complete at the end of March but I have today asked for a further update. ASRS would like to carry out the works in one visit, which makes sense and will limit the disruption to residents. Once the programme is confirmed we will be in touch.”
Note
ASRS are the contractors who will make the wall stabilisation using a technique call “Helifix” which will be appropriately guaranteed
We hope this answers your query – RP Directors.