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In addition to traditional consultancy
and design duties, Alchemi provide a project management
service.
We excel in the management of Mechanical and Electrical
Services biased projects, where the input required from
other members of the design and construction team is minimal.
This can be particularly useful for plant replacement schemes,
electricity supply upgrades, gas service upgrades, or where
a services biased rollout is procured i.e. fit out of comm.’s
rooms.
Whether
the design forms part of the project brief or not, we can
tailor our service with additional duties including cost
management, contractor procurement, programming, management
of site activities, Health and Safety management including
CDM duties, coordination of design activities, commissioning
management and client training.
Our
aim is to provide our clients with a cost efficient package
and a product that is delivered on time, to budget and to
the quality that is expected. We don’t see this as
the end of our responsibilities though. As engineers, we
believe that any installation, no matter the size or economics,
is not complete until it has been commissioned and set to
work in accordance with the design parameters and system
operating requirements. This is our objective for an effective
handover.
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Experience has shown that vast amounts
of money are invested throughout all areas of the building
industry in routine maintenance activities or maintenance
contracts, which are not fully understood or managed by
the purchasers. This may be due to a poor technical appreciation
of the tasks undertaken, poor performance by the maintenance
provider, or lack of resource to manage effectively.
Alchemi
have a wealth of knowledge in the design and specification
of mechanical and electrical services installations, and
as such a full appreciation of the maintenance activities
that are required not just to keep systems ticking over,
but also to keep them in prime working order.
Furthermore,
our intimate knowledge of the basics mechanics of systems
allows us to investigate and report on how effectively maintenance,
if at all, is being carried out.
We
are able to carry out site surveys of all installations
to report on their condition and provide feedback on maintenance
activities. Where required, we can provide detailed guidance
on the levels of maintenance that are required to maintain
installations in good working order.
We
can offer a full maintenance management service, looking
after the maintenance procedures, procurement and management
of contractors, cost management and technical auditing of
maintenance activities.
We believe that properly supervised maintenance or facilities
management contracts will, if properly managed and audited,
show significant improvement in the working environment,
increased satisfaction to building occupiers and generate
overall savings in building maintenance and running costs.
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Building services installations are
becoming more sophisticated and complex as new technologies
are introduced. However, in reality, the same system operating
objectives are applied regardless of the technical content,
and the same basic functions are required, be it controlled
heating, cooling, lighting, energy management, life safety
system performance or door access control, for example.
The
investment in any building services installation is worthless,
if, at the handover of the project, the system fails to
perform. At Alchemi, our motto “Delivering your Aspirations”
embraces our commitment to ensuring that the client receives
a complete, fully functioning installation at handover.
With
our commissioning management service, we can ensure that
your systems are installed in accordance with the agreed
specification, functioning in accordance with the design
intent and handed over fully operational.
We provide varying levels of commissioning management, with
each intended to satisfy our client that he is getting the
appropriate return from his investment.
The
services that we offer include:
 Appraisal
of the design for commissionability
Procurement
of commissioning specialist services
Review
of contractor commissioning procedures
Management
of commissioning activities
Full
audit of commissioning activities
Collation
of commissioning results
Witness
testing of commissioned installations
Performance
review of commissioned installations
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