Sustainable Construction In Cornwall

The Directors of ARCO₂ are also Directors of our sister company ADD Sustainable Construction Ltd. (ADD SC). If you choose to engage ADD SC to construct your project, we need to ensure there are no conflicts of interest and ensure that clients are made aware of this relationship at the outset.

Occasionally, contractors provide a quote or tender submission higher than your original budget. In most cases, we can work with a contractor to value engineer your project so that it meets your budget, which normally involves changing the specification rather than making significant design amendments. If required, this stage is normally undertaken on an hourly rate basis.

Once a contractor has been chosen, ARCO₂ will help to set up and administer a suitable building contract between you and the chosen contractor. As contract administrator, we act impartially between the two parties.

This entails making site visits, chairing site meetings, taking and issuing minutes, instructing variations, processing payment certificates, issuing extension of time certificates, issuing certificates of making good defects, certifying practical completion, performing the final inspection and issuing the final certificate. This work stage is normally undertaken as a percentage of the anticipated construction cost or on an hourly rate basis.

If a client is interested in working with ADD SC, ARCO₂ ensure that the tender process/cost negotiations, letting of the construction contract and administration of the contract are undertaken by an independent third party.

Typically this role would be fulfilled by an experienced building construction professional such as a member of RICS, MICE, MIStructE or RIBA. ADD SC is able to offer full in-house project management, site management and cost control.

During the construction process there may be times when you would like to make last-minute changes.

These should generally be avoided as late changes are normally much more costly; however, this does happen from time to time and may require amended drawings, an amended specification and additional site visits. If required, we will undertake amendments on an hourly rate basis.

Once the project is complete, the main contractor will provide you with a comprehensive handover package of information explaining how the building is constructed, how it operates and how it needs to be maintained.

If you choose ADD SC our in house construction team offer an ongoing maintenance package.

Once you have settled into your completed project and contractors are a distant memory, we will ask you to provide valuable feedback to help us improve.