Capital Works

1. Establish the investment objective and existing condition.
2. Compare viable options and dependencies.
3. Develop scope, budget and programme.
4. Coordinate design, procurement and construction.
5. Capture commissioning, asset information and completion actions.

Define the outcome and how options will be compared: condition, capacity, maintenance, operating cost or suitability for future use. The project description does not determine its accounting treatment; the owner makes that decision through its financial arrangements.

Provide surveys, photographs and the reason for the improvement. Explain the budget, intended property use and whether the work needs to be phased around tenants or other commitments.

1. Confirm the objective and investigate existing conditions.
2. Develop options and the preferred scope.
3. Agree budget, approvals and procurement.
4. Deliver the works in the planned sequence.
5. Demonstrate completion and transfer operating information.

Agree which areas can be vacated and how long facilities can be unavailable. Larger replacement items need access and removal routes confirmed before they are ordered.

Allow for surveys, design, approvals, enabling works, construction, commissioning and reinstatement. Compare options using the same boundaries and price basis. Contingency should reflect identified uncertainty, with the budget updated as surveys and design resolve it.

The handover should show the completed work, relevant records and future care requirements. Keep the new equipment or material information with the property records so later repairs build on the investment.

Education needs investment programmes aligned with estate needs. Industrial premises need production interfaces considered. Public-sector and community buildings need clear scope, access and acceptance information. Explore the full sector range to connect the project with the premises and its users.

We work across the recorded North East England coverage area, including Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and the wider Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside locations. Find your area in the locations directory and include the full property address when discussing the project.

No. It can involve substantial improvements or renewals within an existing property, such as major plant, roof or building-services changes.

Yes. The phases need defined interfaces, priorities and budget assumptions so early work remains compatible with later stages.

Use the same required outcome and cost boundaries, then compare condition, performance, disruption, maintenance and future requirements.

Survey information helps define the scope and reduce uncertainty. The level needed depends on the property, proposed work and concealed conditions.

Read what a building condition survey provides and refurbishment budgeting to develop the investment scope.

Continue with Cost Planning, Planned Replacement Programmes, Building Services Upgrades. Browse all projects, services, maintenance, sectors and locations.

Send the property details, intended improvement, available budget and preferred timing. Include reports or photographs showing the current condition. Contact Black & White Property Services.