John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe
John Hampden Grammar School appointed Baily Garner to lead the delivery of a new three-storey teaching block, containing 15 new classrooms.
We provided Project Management and Quality Control Inspector (Clerk of Works) services across all phases, from brief through to defects management. Our responsibilities included managing consultant appointments, planning submission, tender process and cost reviews pre-contract.
Post-contract, we chaired progress meetings, issued monthly cost reports, monitored expenditure, reviewed operations and maintenance documentation, and managed the final account and defects liability period.
Our Clerk of Works team carried out weekly site visits, monitored build quality and progress, and conducted snagging to reduce post-completion issues.
Midway through the programme, the school requested additional external works. We worked closely with Beard Construction to incorporate these within the original programme without delay. However, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July 2021 resulted in labour and material shortages, causing a short delay.
Despite this, the block was delivered to a high standard, with minimal defects and a strong client endorsement.
Adding new scope during construction and mitigating COVID-19-related labour and material delays.
Integrated the additional works into the original programme and managed COVID-19 impacts with regular monitoring and close contractor collaboration.
A high-quality new teaching block delivered with minimal defects and strong stakeholder satisfaction.
To find out more about our work on the Irene House project, contact our Project Lead, Laura Bradshaw.
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