Providing specialist Development & Construction advice
TO THE CARE HOME & HEALTH CARE SECTORS
COMPANY
ABOUT US
Edward Cooper Young (ECY) are a well-established, award-winning Chartered Surveyors offering tailored development & construction consultancy services to clients within the Care Home & Healthcare sectors. We created wealth for our clients by minimising the risk of their projects whilst maximising the overall end value of the scheme by clear, sound practical advice.
The Firm, established within 2008, is registered and regulated by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Project Management/ Employer's Agent/ Quantity Surveying
Our PM, EA & QS Services are bespoke and are tailored around our Client's specific needs and requirements. Not one size fits all. On most projects our Clients require elements of all three services into one overall service. These include;
PRE-CONTRACT PHASE
- Assist with all stages of pre-construction.
- Production of a comprehensive master programme.
- Selection and appointment of the team to suit the procurement and programme requirements.
- Creation and implementation of a change control strategy.
- Pre-qualification and selection of contractor(s).
- Preparation of the Employer's Requirements.
- Co-ordination of the design information to form part of the tender documentation.
- Management of the procurement and tender processes.
- Advise and negotiate with the proposed selected contractor(s).
- Draft suitable standard forms of contracts/ appointments/ collateral warranties.
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
- Administration of the terms of the contract including any schedules of amendments.
- Monitoring the site performances of the contractors(s) to ensure that key milestone dates are achieved.
- Management of the phased completion.
- Management of the flow of information between the contractors(s) and the design team.
- Change control management/ management of any instructions.
- Chair site progress meetings including drafting and distribution of minutes.
- Interim valuation assessments and recommendations.
- Practical completion sign-off and defects assessments.
- Production of interim Progress Reports which are tailored to each of our Client's Requirements.
POST CONSTRUCTION PHASE
- Manage the process of issuing Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals.
- Management of post constriction process to ensure any identified items and issues are rectified.
- Agreements of final account with contractor(s) and production of final account statements.
- Management of defect rectification with Main Contractor.
DEVELOPMENT MONITORING SERVICES
The practice has overseen more 200+ healthcare schemes for Bank's, Funders and Investors acting as their independent construction due-diligence advisors. These projects range from a small care home extension to a new build medical centre, through to £20m new build care home facility. We also have extensive experience of advising on schemes within the residential, education and industrial sectors.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR SERVICE:
- Technical Competence.
- Provide Detailed Opinion.
- Risk Analysis.
- Problem Solving.
- Advance Warnings.
- Interface.
- Reporting Philosophy.
FIVE PHASES OF OUR SERVICE;
- Initial Development 'Health Check'.
- Overview Report.
- Initial Report (Due Diligence).
- Monthly Reporting & Financial Drawdown's.
- Completion Report.
Our clients range from High Street Banks. Bridging Lenders, Peer to Peer Funders, Equity Investors to Specialist Development Finance houses.
PURCHASER'S AGENT ROLE
Our Purchaser's Agent Role provides a bespoke service to those clients who need advice when undertaking the purchase of a Turnkey development from a third party or entering into a JV Arrangement for the delivery of a scheme. Providing key advice from the outset enables the client to reduce its risk and have a scheme delivered to its outset expectations. We provide clear, straight forward advice based upon our years of experience within this specialist sector.
Our services are fully bespoke based upon the needs and requirements of our clients from an high level overview through to full due-diligence and monitoring of the scheme through the pre and post delivery stages.
PROJECTS
Granville Gardens Hinckley - 68 Bed Care Home, Hinckley, Leicestershire - PM/EA/QS Role
Berrycroft Community Health Centre - New Build Medical Centre - Development Monitoring Role
The Mill House Care Home - 86 Bed Care Home Skipton - Purchasers Agent Role
Westwood Care Home - 70 Bed Care Home, Sheringham - PM/EA/QS Role
Regency Manor Care Home - 76 Bed Care Home Hunstanton - PM/EA/QS Role
Castor Lodge Care Home - 80 Bed Care Home Peterborough - PM/EA/QS Role