ENVIROTEC PROJECT ROAD MAP

Investigation and Due Diligence

Comprehensive Investigation and Risk Assessment to Institutional Due Diligence Standards

• Full expert geo-environmental site investigation and risk assessment.
• Full expert geotechnical site investigation and risk assessment.
• Frame, negotiate and conclude Contracts and Warranties for site investigation and reporting.
• Frame initial and final Reports to ensure regulatory approvals, meet planning and EA requirements and ensure readiness for sale due diligence.
• Gap Analysis for inaccessible areas with risk assessment
• Invasive species assessment
• Ecological assessment and delivery of solutions to minimise works delay
• Archaeological assessment and delivery of solutions to minimise works delay

Demolition and Recycling

Demolition and maximum recycling of buildings and structures

• Procurement of cost-effective demolition works
• Maximisation of materials recycling for client financial benefit
• Specialist asbestos management service
• De-contamination of pipelines, process infrastructure
• Provision of all regulatory/waste recovery/disposal data and regulatory compliance
• Alignment with strategy for Surrender of previous industrial process permits

Land Surveying

• Setting out
• Topographical surveys
• Volumetric surveys and calculations
• 3D/B.I.M modelling
• Drone survey technology
• Obstructions analysis

Remediation Strategies

Cost-Effective De-Contamination and Remediation Strategies with Regulatory Approval

• Tailoring remediation strategy to site-specific risks and future use
• Minimisation of cost via sensible excavation reuse thresholds and minimised offsite disposal
• Maximisation of on-site re-use of soils and made ground
• Specific tailor-made strategies for asbestos, PFA and other materials
• Ensuring all regulatory approvals for de-contamination, remediation and onsite materials reuse

Materials Management Plans

• Drafting and finalisation of all MMPs compliant with CL:AIRE and WRAP Protocols
• Supporting Mass Haul strategies
• MMPs aligned with strategies for maximising on-site re-use of soils and made ground
• In-house legal Definition of Waste specialism

Regulatory Management and Approvals Service

Qualified Person + CL:AIRE Code of Practice Approvals + HMRC Clearance

• Envirotec-appointed Qualified Person under CL:AIRE Code of Practice
• Negotiate and complete EA and CL:AIRE approvals of all MMPs
• Negotiate and complete HMRC ‘clearance' of all MMPs
• Procurement of all CL:AIRE – EA - HMRC final sign-offs via Envirotec Verification service

Planning Conditions: getting it right – a pathway to smooth Discharge process

• Expert review and negotiation of Planning Conditions
• Alignment of Conditions to client project objectives
• Ensure smooth pathway to formal Discharge
• Proactive engagement with Planning Authorities + EA + CLOs
• Control the Planning Discharge programme to meet client commercial deadlines
• Manage entire Planning Condition Discharge process

Environment Agency Liaison and full EA Permits/Approvals Product

• Established relationship and proactive engagement with EA
• Advance liaison with local EA prior to project commencement
• Identify with EA all potential concerns from Site Investigation
• Agree regulatory position with EA for remediation strategies
• Procure all necessary EA Permits for decontamination/remediation/materials reuse on site

EA Industrial Permit Surrenders

• Advance Permit Surrenders for previous industrial site uses and manage entire process
• Technical alignment between remediation works and requirements for Permit Surrenders
• Procure necessary Permit Surrenders from EA for previous industrial site uses

Water and Sewer Discharge Consents

• Advance Trade Effluent Discharge Consents for works-based water/effluent discharge
• Technical alignment between remediation works and requirements for water/effluent discharge
• Where no sewer discharges available, procure necessary Discharge Consents from EA

Regulatory Relationships Management

• Regular onsite meetings with all regulators
• Proactively address all or any Regulator issues, concerns etc
• Documentation of all material regulatory discussions, agreements for data room
• Reporting of unexpected contamination, agreement on actions, management of process

Tenders and Contracts Service

• Applies to all major contracts of the project – demolition; SI; remediation/earthworks/infrastructure
• Framing of entire Tender Package on all works contracts – legal and technical
• Setting of key client parameters for all Tender submissions
• Framing of Scope of Works to ensure certainty of scope/contractor responsibility
• Envirotec unique proprietary Contract Pricing Tool for full costs/overhead/profit transparency
• Works Contract drafting for site-specific bespoke Amended NEC or applicable standard forms
• Contractual management of all ground risk to minimise client exposure to cost/time/liability
• Management of bidding and evaluation of bids
• On site meetings with preferred bidders and addressing technical, legal clarifications
• Management of final bids process and final evaluation of bids
• Full client liaison throughout

Project Management and QS Service

Full Project Management and QS Service for all De-Contamination/Remediation/Earthworks

• Core onsite team management: in-house senior project manager + QS + regulatory lawyer
• Pre-works CDM packages
• Daily technical and financial controls on works
• Daily environmental and health and safety records
• Application of drone technology to measure works progress
• Materials tracking, stockpile referencing, materials compliance testing
• Weekly reporting to client on works progress v. financial forecasting
• Establishment and management of Early Warning Register
• QS evaluation and management of contractor applications and compensation events
• In-works site investigations for any unexpected contamination encountered
• Fuel use records and management
• Security
• Health and Safety and CDM compliance
• Health & Safety File procurement and management
• Contract data recording, management and transfer to data room

Contract Administration and Works Supervision

• Procurement of expert works verification, including daily onsite supervision
• Logging in real-time of works supervision data
• Advance preparation of raw data for final works validations and regulatory sign-offs

Project Relationships Management

Management of client-contractor-professional team relationships

• Tailored to what you want
• Weekly client project meetings with Core Team
• Daily availability of Core Team to client
• Flexible adaptation to client changing commercial priorities

Drawings Support Service

• All earthworks/cut and fill design drawings
• Contamination profile drawings
• Remediated areas drawings
• All works As-Built drawings – excavation, formation, capping, retained obstructions/services
• Management of all updated drawings, archiving and updated data room content

Works Completion and Verification Product

Full Works Completion Certification + Validation + Verification Product

• Whole Site and works phase completion packages
• Partial and full works completion inspections
• Partial and full works completion certification and handover statements
• Collation of final As-Built records for all works
• Procurement, review and finalisation of satisfactory/timeous Contractor Validation Reports
• Procurement, review and finalisation of satisfactory/timeous Supervisor Verification Reports
• Management of all regulatory approvals of Validation/Verification Reports and Planning Discharges

Post-Remediation Monitoring and Regulatory

Management of all Post-Remediation Monitoring and Regulatory Approvals

• Ground gas monitoring and risk assessments
• Regulatory approvals of ground gas monitoring and risk assessment reports
• Groundwater monitoring and reporting
• Regulatory approvals of groundwater monitoring reports
• Settlement monitoring and reporting
• Construction Phase Strategy Reports

NHBC Certification

Full management of NHBC relationship and certification process for residential sites

• Proactive engagement with NHBC
• In-works liaison and management of NHBC technical requirements
• Procurement of settlement monitoring reports
• Management of process for NHBC issue of Land Quality Certificates

Data Room

Full legal and technical data room to institutionally acceptable standards

• Supply of Envirotec's own proprietary Sales Data Room
• Data Room design and management according to funder/institutional investors standards
• Pre-project demonstration of Data Room and adjustment to site-specific requirements
• Daily management of all data (incl. design, works, contracts, regulatory)
• In-works uploading, updating, numbering, classification and archiving of all data

Funding, Sales and Joint Ventures

Full technical and legal support on funding, sales and joint venture transactions

• Onward funding and sales: provision of Sales Data Room
• Technical and legal support to client funding and sales process
• Addressing all funder/buyer technical requisitions on contamination, remediation, earthworks
• Addressing all funder/buyer legal requisitions on contamination, remediation, liability, risk
• Management of all data arising from funder/buyer interaction – for contractual purposes
• If requested, specialist drafting on liability/risk transfer in sales agreements
• Management of regulatory transitions and introductions for funders/buyers

Environmental Insurance

• Provision of leading City specialist brokerage services
• Provision and management of data packages to underwriters
• Minimisation of premium costs via close management of process and risk specification/limitation
• Framing of key clauses/amendments to standard Policy forms
• Overall legal liability and risk advice service from in-house specialist Envirotec lawyer