D4SRisk & Constraints
KW

Risk & Constraints Review

Project

Crown Place Residential Quarter

Overall project risk
High
Fee uplift recommended
+18%
Director review
Required

Risk register

Contractor package fragmentation
5/5
Owner: Director
Reason
Stage 4 output will be broken into subcontractor packages (steel, substructure, concrete, timber, temporary works, specialist connections). Scope boundaries must be defined clearly.
Mitigation
Explicit exclusions for specialist connection design, temporary works and subcontractor design coordination beyond agreed review allowances.
Stage 4 workload
4/5
Owner: Associate Director
Reason
15 buildings × technical design × Building Control coordination.
Mitigation
Phased Stage 4 release; ring-fenced Revit/BIM resource.
Existing structure uncertainty
4/5
Owner: Senior Engineer
Reason
No intrusive survey data uploaded.
Mitigation
Stage 2 due diligence with opening-up allowance.
Ground and substructure
4/5
Owner: Senior Engineer
Reason
GI report not received.
Mitigation
Provisional allowance for piled substructure review.
Programme pressure
3/5
Owner: Bid Manager
Reason
14-day tender response window.
Mitigation
AI-assisted scope and PQQ reuse to compress prep time.
Appointment terms / liability
4/5
Owner: Director
Reason
Net contribution clauses, uncapped consequential losses.
Mitigation
Legal review and PI alignment.
ESG / BCDP delivery
3/5
Owner: Associate Director
Reason
Embodied carbon target ≤ 750 kgCO₂e/m².
Mitigation
Low-carbon concrete mix specification, structural grid optimisation.
Drainage and utilities
2/5
Owner: Senior Engineer
Reason
Drainage strategy in draft.
Mitigation
Coordination meeting in week 1.
MEP coordination
2/5
Owner: BIM Lead
Reason
MEP Stage 3 layouts issued.
Mitigation
Weekly clash workshops.
Local supply chain commitment
3/5
Owner: Bid Manager
Reason
25% local labour target.
Mitigation
Local consultant engagement plan.