QU172 - Purchaser's Agent for the Development of 17 Homes at Ardath Road, Kings Norton

The successful tenderer will be required to:- • Liaise with the Client (BMHT - Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust) and Developer ( Bellway Homes Ltd) and define the project brief, timescales and costs. • Analyse the Developer's specification, drawings and identify area of deficiencies in relation to the Developer's compliance with Section 106 Agreement. • In relation to the affordable housing units will chair all pre-contract meetings, take and distribute the Minutes. • Provide comments on the draft contract / Development Agreement, although the legal responsibility of the document lies with the Solicitors acting for both the Client and Developer. • Agree and advise of anticipated stage payment dates for cash flow purposes. • Agree and clarify the client's Post-Contract operational requirements (including handover procedure, property management documentation and defects procedures) and ensure these are included within the Contract / Development Agreement wherever possible. • Prepare, evaluate and provide recommendations on the Contract Sum. • Provide advice on all of the requirements the Developer is to comply with. • Ensure that the Developer has all of the relevant approvals, were applicable and provides the necessary information; Building Regulations, Planning Permission, NHBC Registration, DQS compliance, HQI, Secured by Design, Code for Sustainable Homes Assessment, Insurances etc. • Assist in the preparation of a detailed specification for the units that is agreeable to both parties.