OUR HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCE 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 six Partners, supported by an experienced team of project managers, project surveyors, building surveyors, and technical administrators.
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.
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.
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Dilapidations
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Building Survey
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Licence to Alter
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Party Wall
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:
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Clerk of Works, or Quality Monitoring
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Fund Monitoring
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Facilities and Property Management
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Project Management
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Employer’s Agent
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Quantity Surveying
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Building Consultancy
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Principal Designer
In addition to our core services noted above, we also offer the following supplemental services:
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
Quantity Surveying
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.
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
Building Consultancy
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.
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 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.
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 8 million sq. ft analysed so far and a combined job value of £0.5 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
Licence to Alter
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 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.
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.
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.
4. OUR CLIENTS
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Environmental Social Governance
AS A COMPANY, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO 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.
Total carbon footprint
62.6 tCO2e *tCO2e – tonnes (t) of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent (e)
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.
Total carbon reduction
Carbon reduction per employee
5%
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3.1 tCO2e
0.1 tCO2e
6. Sector overview
Health & Life Science Developments of this nature are incredibly unique and can be very complex due to the regulations and standards that need to be met. It is imperative that R & D centres meet the strict requirements for cleanliness, and provide a sterile, safe environment for patients and staff to enable them to carry out invaluable research, production, and distribution. As a relatively new and evolving sector, we enjoy the challenges that it brings.
We are excited to be working on several life science projects, but due to the nature of the work, we are unable to share further details due to project confidentiality.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Bicester Gateway
Client Name:
Bloombridge Development Partners
Project Details:
12 ‘Knowledge Economy’ Units in Use Class E. 14,972 m2 (161,157 sq ft)
Project Address/ Postcode:
Bicester Gateway, Oxfordshire OX 25 2PA
Project Value:
£20 million
Contract Duration:
The project is currently Pre-Contract. The planning decision was received on the 11th of November 2022.
Key Facts:
The proposals specifically target the Knowledge Economy market with specific features of the buildings, including: •
Enhanced elevational treatments
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Increased power supply
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Planning for flues/louvres to be obtained with the base build application
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A higher percentage of base build office space
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A roof level plant deck with capacity for Cat B plant to suit a laboratory occupier
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BREEAM ‘Excellent’
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Standalone swift tower to suit the local ecology, without compromising the appearance of the buildings
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Clinical upgrades at the Cliftonville Campus
Client Name:
St Andrew’s Healthcare
Project Details:
This was a fast-track programme refurbishment of existing specialist mental health units within the Cliftonville campus whilst in occupation
Project Address:
Cliftonville, Northampton
Project Value:
£1.5 million
Contract Duration:
Fast-track within an occupied unit
Key Facts:
We provided project and cost management services on this fast-track refurbishment project. Whilst the work itself was relatively simple, the products and specification of the material were highly sensitive. This, alongside the occupied nature of the unit, made the project complex and a challenge to deliver within the parameters set. Despite this complexity, we managed the scheme through to a successful completion with R G Carter as the general builder.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Refurbishment and upgrade to wards in the Lowther building
Client Name:
St Andrew’s Healthcare
Project Details:
Refurbishment and upgrade to the wards in the Lowther building
Project Address:
Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DG
Project Value:
£1 million
Contract Duration:
26 weeks
Key Facts:
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The occupied adolescent wards created restricted access and added complexity to the works
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The refurbishment was carried out to a high standard and adheres to St Andrew’s strict health & safety policy
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