Challenge

This project involved a significant refurbishment of 44 rooms in a live environment at Kalyna Care, an aged care facility North West of Melbourne in Delahey.

These rooms were in the centre of the complex, so removal of demolished material, access by trades and their materials and noise were all factors that Reliance has had to take into consideration when preparing management plans and programs.

The site had restricted access for deliveries, cranes and site accommodation, and Police checks were mandatory for all workers entering the property.

As built drawings were inaccurate, latent conditions presented a concern for the team.

Solution

Reliance developed a management plan and provided weekly program updates to ensure the client was aware of changing conditions, noisy works, deliveries and of course, progress.

All Reliance Staff and Contractors completed a site specific induction which required visual inspection of the police checks along with current industry cards and trade licenses.

As part of our daily activities we communicated with staff and residents to ensure the least amount of disruption as possible to operational activities.

To ensure that Reliance staff, contractor trades, residents and site staff could safely use shared space, Reliance erected hoardings to each door opening, protected and continued to maintain floor protection, had continuous cleaning of the access and egress points, and protected floors.

For reporting of latent conditions and site specific questions, we issued RFI’s and provided a tracking register to ensure clarity throughout the project.

Communication was the key when working in this type of live environment, Reliance staff along with facility staff developed open lines of communication and discussed daily and weekly activities.