Pre-start meeting

The level of detailed to be discussed at the meeting will depend, amongst other things, on the scale and location of your proposed works.

Representatives from:

Highways Development Control
District Engineer/Highway Design
Consultant
Developer
Contractor
Police if appropriate

1. Who’s who, including site representatives
2. Check if legal agreement completed, bond in place and fees paid
3. Completion of any necessary consents, easements or wayleaves
4. Daytime and out of hours contact telephone numbers
5. Contractor’s insurance
6. Sub-contractors
7. Approved drawings
8. Clarification of any Specification queries
9. NRSWA matters (where appropriate)
10. Results of site investigations and tests
11. Date of commencement
12. Liaison with local residents and any advance signing/notice requirements
13. Programme of works
14. Working hours
15. Method of working
16. Traffic management, including any use/approval of temporary signals (where appropriate)
17. Temporary traffic regulation orders in place? (where appropriate)
18. Health and safety
19. CDM Regulations, including planning supervisor & health & safety file
20. Inspection
21. Notification of stages of construction (where appropriate)
22. Materials testing
23. Site accesses and storage areas
24. Setting out, including visibility splays and highway boundaries
25. Clearance of visibility splays
26. Affect on any existing Rights Of Way
27. Approval of any proposed direction signing
28. Any specified construction traffic routes
29. Mud, materials and equipment on the highway
30. Protection of existing trees and other features to be retained
31. Routine maintenance requirements