OUR EDUCATION & INSTITUTIONS EXPERIENCE
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OVERVIEW OF GOODRICH
FOR OVER 30 YEARS, GOODRICH CONSULTING HAS BEEN DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY TO CLIENTS ACROSS THE UK
Founded in 1992, the company has grown from strength to strength, seeing the team expand at its Northampton headquarters, and more recently the acquisition of a Birmingham and Bristol office. The owner-managed firm is led by seven Partners, supported by an experienced team of project managers, project surveyors, building surveyors, and technical administrators.
Our team is what sets us apart, alongside our commitment to delivering an outstanding service on every project we work on. With expertise from client and contractor backgrounds, our workforce ranges in experience levels, enabling us to fit the right team for your job.
We aim to provide our clients with dedicated experts to support the smooth and successful delivery of your vision, from conception to completion and beyond, through the following core service lines:
• Project Management
• Employer’s Agent
• Quantity Surveying
• Building Consultancy
• Principal Designer
Reliability and flexibility are key to any successful project, which is why we adopt a forwardthinking, proactive approach to our work, supported by our industry knowledge, ongoing research and benchmarking of current market trends.
In addition to our core services noted above, we also offer the following supplemental services:
• Dilapidations
• Building Survey
• Licence to Alter
• Party Wall
• Clerk of Works, or Quality Monitoring
• Fund Monitoring
• Facilities and Property Management
We are proud to have developed strong repeat partnerships with our clients, some of which span over the 30 years we have been in business. Our enviable position as experts in industrial, commercial, and education sectors has enabled us to enter new areas such as retail, retirement living, infrastructure, hotel, and occupier fit-out. Our people and portfolio of work allow us to provide invaluable insight across a variety of industry sectors.
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OUR CORE OFFERING
Project Management
We have an incredibly strong team of experienced project managers, who are responsible for the successful delivery of your construction project. Working closely with our clients, the team are well equipped to organise, control, and monitor ongoing construction operations. In addition to our project management team, we have a strong and capable technical administration department, which ensures all crucial paperwork is completed. We pride ourselves on the hands-on leadership and guidance we offer, from pre-commencement to completion.
Quantity Surveying
The quantity surveying team’s strengths lie in their diverse backgrounds within client organisations, professional practice and contracting. This breadth of exposure enables us to offer broad skillsets and experience on all projects across our sectors.
Our technical administration department provides additional support to the surveying team, ensuring the work produced is issued promptly and of the highest quality.
With our team’s collective industry expertise, combined with a wealth of benchmarking data we acquire from our live projects, we can provide our clients with recommendations that accurately align with the changing business landscape.
In addition, we have access to RICS Membership, BCIS data, CostX measurement software and JCT online, whilst actively supporting quantity surveying apprenticeships with Nottingham Trent University, allowing us to continue onboarding new talent for the future of construction.
WE UNDERSTAND OUR CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS, WORKING SEAMLESSLY TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE ADVICE ON A RANGE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES
Employer’s Agent
As employer’s agent, we ensure the project is structured correctly and that the investment value of the scheme is protected. As well as representing our client, we will administer the contract and complete all appointments, warranties, and other key legal documents, alongside organising, chairing, and recording meetings / key events.
We are there to support, advise and organise our clients. Depending on the requirement the role will be fulfilled by one of our senior project managers or project surveyors, with backup support from the wider technical team.
Principal Designer
As a business, we have invested heavily in training key members of the project management team as principal designers. As members of the APS, Association for Project Safety, we are competent in influencing how risks to health and safety are managed throughout the project.
When appointed as project managers on a scheme, we can extend our appointment to include principal designers where required.
Building Consultancy
The breadth of experience within our professional team means that we have worked across all property sectors, which allows us to provide our clients with detailed and reliable advice across the full property life cycle.
We understand our client’s requirements, working seamlessly to provide proactive advice on a range of technical issues, including acquisition surveys and fund monitoring reporting, technical due diligence, landlord and tenant dilapidations claims, planned preventative maintenance, party wall matters, together with building refurbishment and fit out project management and contract administration services for projects of all shapes and sizes.
It is our professional team’s experience, knowledge, understanding and logical, lateral thinking that affords us the ability to provide the accurate, timely and focused advice our clients expect.
WITH THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING OUR CLIENTS WITH ACCURATE COST PROJECTIONS
Data Analysis
Our team regularly extract cost information from our current projects based on the contract data, which allows us to highlight trends and gain a clearer picture of projections and averages based on £sq. ft GIA and provide a percentage breakdown of costs based on the different elements of the build.
With around 13.33 million sq. ft analysed so far and a combined job value of £1 billion, we have provided cost advice on a wide variety of building types ranging from £100k to £100m, and everything in between.
This insight helps our precision with cost analysis by using the real-time data we harvest.
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ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Dilapidations
We work for both Landlords and Tenants, preparing schedules of dilapidations for Landlords and responding to schedules on behalf of Tenants. Our experienced team reviews all the legal documentation in preparing/responding to schedules, inspecting the demise for breaches under the terms of the lease and conducting negotiations to conclude the claim in accordance with the lease terms.
We also provide consultancy advice on dilapidation strategies including assessment of liability and obligations in preparation of lease events.
Building Survey
Our team of building consultants can carry out a detailed inspection and report on the structure and fabric of the property together with comments on the condition of the services, predominantly for the owner/occupiers. The report will also recommend additional specialist inspections and reports as required, i.e. services, environmental, deleterious materials, DDA, etc.
Licence to Alter
We will conduct a technical review of a tenant/occupier’s proposed works to assess the suitability of information received and compliance with Lease Terms or Covenants. Comment upon the impact on the structure and fabric of the property, and on the statutory and legal compliance of the proposed works. The report will also provide advice on reinstatement requirements to be considered for inclusion with any formal Licence to Alter.
Party Wall
We will manage negotiations on behalf of the building owner or adjoining owner of the terms and conditions applicable where works are affecting a party wall, having due regard to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Quality Monitoring
We recognise the importance of quality when it comes to building. That’s why we have a mix of experts, many with building surveying and on-site backgrounds, who are placed to provide a constructive view on the quality and appropriateness of your built asset as the works progress.
Fund Monitoring
We have provided fund monitoring services to Barwood Capital, NatWest, Octopus and Handelsbanken for a variety of building projects. We are practical and realistic, providing guidance and advice as the project progresses from the agreement of funding through to completion.
Facilities and Property Management
We can care for your asset as part of our facilities and property management services, in a way that suits your business.
Covering all services from a soft-landing handover to operators and occupiers, management and provision of all hard and soft facilities services to the asset and occupiers, management of all operational health and safety compliance, budget and financial management, and reactive services management.
Our consultative services available include property operating budgets, services charge advice, operating lifecycle plans and operational best practice advice.
OUR CLIENTS 4.
5. Environmental Social
Governance
COMPANY,
At Goodrich, we realise that we need to be strategic about our social responsibility and raise awareness of our individual and collective impact on the planet.
By being a part of Planet Mark and collating key data on our business, we can access invaluable insight to understand the effect of our carbon footprint and identify critical areas where we can make improvements. From the knowledge we gain, we can make decisions that positively influence our future actions allowing continuous improvements to be made across the business and within our community.
As a company, we are working hard to reduce our footprint, because we know it’s the right thing to do. Our aim is to continue to take proactive steps forward to drive a positive change for both our planet and society to help build a brighter future for all.
Our social value is measured across three main categories:
Our People
Developing skills for the future, equality, health, safety & wellbeing
Our Planet
Climate change, land use, nature loss, freshwater availability
Prosperity
Innovation, employment generation, community, and social vitality
Over the next year as we grow and develop as a business, we have targeted ourselves to work towards achieving a 5% reduction in our total and individual carbon footprint.
Our teams have also been tasked with suggesting ideas to support local communities, schools and charities, and so far, we have managed to donate over £7,000 to worthy causes across the country.
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Sector overview
Education & Institutions
Our involvement with the sector spans over 25 years, working with several private schools across the country. Projects of this nature offer us a breath of fresh air with the varied challenges they bring.
The sector allows us to work on a wide variety of interesting and exciting projects, ranging from teaching blocks to innovation centres, sixth-form refurbishments to Astro pitch replacements and even competition swimming pools.
Whilst no two jobs are ever the same, we fully understand the needs of our clients, in particular, cost certainty, accurate time management and VAT reporting; safeguarding and protecting our client’s reputation and external image.
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Bedford Girls’ School, Sixth Form Common Room and Café Refurbishment Project Project Name:
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“I
like working with professionals like Goodrich Consulting. The project was very well managed.”
Jean-Marc Hodgkin
Bursar
The Harpur Trust
The spaces were converted back in 2005 and were in need of a refresh as the common room had slowly developed into an uninspiring corridor. The area itself felt dark with a miss match of furniture and fittings, and little connection to the inner garden courtyard. The café was underutilised due to a lack of cooking facilities, with students preferring to use local shops for lunch. We developed the brief with the school with these key design drivers in mind
Cardington Road, Bedford
We had a strict project limit of £550,000 including fees, planning costs, equipment, furniture, building works and VAT
We had the 6 weeks during the summer break to deliver the scheme
The post-pandemic economy was a serious consideration on this scheme, and the team had concerns about furniture and equipment availability, along with contractor interest and availability. Therefore, we brought in specialist furniture and catering advisors and recommended early contractor involvement from October 2021. We also advised on placing orders for the furniture, café servery, equipment and bifold doors at the earliest opportunity. The sector demanded negotiation, and the school managed to gain agreement from the charity board. Securing this flexibility was a key decision in the successful delivery of this scheme.
A short delivery programme is always a key consideration on school projects, so we arranged for the asbestos, structural and services inspections during the half-term break.
One of the most important aspects was that the project cost was immovable on this scheme and therefore our estimating, contractor negotiation and postcontract cost control had to be accurate. Due to our team’s efforts, the project came in just under budget and, most importantly, met the client’s brief fully.
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Northampton School for Boys, Leisure Centre
Northampton School for Boys
The project consisted of a new build swimming pool and health and fitness suite
Billing Road, Northampton
£4.2 million
57 weeks
• The project was developed with low running costs in mind. The new pool and water treatment plant is tier 1 in terms of quality, therein reducing the cost of maintaining the facility
• The swimming pool is a 2-metre-deep competition pool with a 9-metrelong movable floor
• The scheme also included a dance studio, fitness suite, entrance foyer and a variety of changing areas
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Marymount International School, New Dining Hall and Kitchen
Marymount International School
The project involved the renovation of the existing kitchen, servery and extension to the Dining Hall and external areas
George Road, Surrey
£1.1 million
7 weeks (with preparations)
• Fast track project completed within 7 months from our appointment as Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor, including planning, investigations and construction
• The works required were extensive and created a much-improved environment for staff and students to enjoy
• External areas were provided with high-quality York Stone surfaces and landscaping features
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Bedford Girls’ School, Science Laboratories
The conversion of under-utilised space and the refurbishment of existing science labs, creating STEM inspired learning space and an iCreate flexible learning area within a previously under-utilised locker area
Cardington Road, Bedford
£1.5 million
6 weeks on site (with preparations)
• 5 chemistry laboratories, prep room, staff work room, Head of Science office, chemical store
• iCreate workspace with contemporary glass wall
• Large 9 LED screen display
• Early structural and Asbestos inspections and early enabling / preparation with specialist interior design input was crucial to the project’s success
Bedford Girls’ School
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Refurbishment Project, Pilgrims School
New pre-school building extension and refurbishment of the existing library and communal spaces
Brickhill Drive, Bedford
£2.7 million
40 weeks
• The project was completed in three phases and all the classrooms remained occupied throughout the build period
• The iconic glass lantern was retained and incorporated into the new build area, with the construction works being completed behind acoustic screens
• The design ensured that natural light was available to all new and existing internal spaces, through the use of roof lights and high level windows
The Harpur Trust
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Performing Arts Centre, Stamford Endowed School
Stamford Endowed School
Refurbishment of the Performing Arts Centre and Assembly Hall
Stamford
£2 million
45 weeks
• Conversion of the existing gym into a Performing Arts Centre, which included a small single storey extension, full internal refurbishment and enhancing the current elevations with insulated render and timber fins
• The project also involved the refurbishment of the existing Assembly Hall, including the incorporation of retractable tiered seating
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New Teaching Space and Assembly Hall, Hazelwood School
Development of new school facilities and master planning support
63 Hazelwood Lane, London N13 5HE
£5.7 million
40 weeks
• Provided pre-contract Project Management and Quantity Surveying services including development of the Client brief, planning approval and contractor selection
• The planning approval was complex and challenging as the proposal was to build within the green belt. The application was approved within the programme
Hazelwood School
