Building Compliance Services

WSP has a multi-generational relationship with Gibbons Holdings Limited, where we have become the trusted advisors to the Gibbons team for all manner of building and property requirements.

As property investors/developers they have a diverse blue-chip investment portfolio, including a large open mall in Auckland, Stoneridge of Lunn.  

WSP have been engaged for over 20 years plus to complete Building Warrant of Fitness, Compliance, Fire Evacuation, Asbestos Assessment and many other property related services. This involves the management of the BWoF compliance for their 55 + sites, annual IQP site visits and inspection, collation of all required documentation, publication of the new annual BWoF documentation, liaison and reporting functions, the provision of audit functions and evaluations for non-conforming building issues.

Scope 

• Complete Building Warrant of Fitness services
• Passive fire inspections 
• Monthly owners’ inspections 
• Onsite surveys and audits 
• Evacuation Schemes 
• Trial evacuations 
• Management of contractors – as to customer needs 
• Referral of services to other extended WSP teams – (one stop shop) 
• Asbestos reporting/testing and management plans

The Waitemata DHB project requires the identification, quality and competency assessments of a wide range of supplier sub-contracting firms to provide on-site maintenance for Building Compliance to all their sites (high consequence environments). WSP specialises in the management, monitoring, and reporting on the delivery of these compliance services to meet the high-performance needs and criteria of the client. We have been managing this type of service delivery for over 10 years and have built up extensive experience to carry out work in a high consequence environments which has stringent Health and Safety and quality control requirements.

Scope

Building Warrant of Fitness management service of over 66 buildings on various sites and compliance schedules. 

• Fire consultancy advice, including Passive Fire advice
• BWoF & IQP inspections
• Quality inspection
• Issuing BWoF Certificates
• H&S planning
• Risk Analysis and H&S management.

WSP were successful in securing the Fire Evacuation Services Contract with Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities. This contract is a 5-year contract with two further rights of renewal for an additional two years for each period (9-year contract). This is a national contract with services being delivered from Whangarei and Invercargill.

For this contract WSP primarily deliver, Trial Evacuations and Evacuation schemes services across the Kāinga Ora Complexes and Single Houses. The facilities in which we will deliver our services include both Social and Community Group housing. Within this context our services are a combination of site visits and desktop tasks. Additional services include audits of existing buildings for compliance with the FENZ Act with regard to their Relevant Building status.

WSP supports Kāinga Ora to ensure their buildings comply with the legislative obligations as the building owner. (Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fire Safety, Evacuation Procedures, and Evacuation Schemes) Regulations 2018.

The success of this relationship is built on excellent communication, both within our WSP Team and with Kāinga Ora and their tenants. WSP focuses on delivering quality services in partnership where we are seen as a trusted advisor, as we add value not only in our compliance services, but also in the wider technical expertise.

Scope

• 6 monthly Trial Evacuations Evacuation Schemes

• Review of existing or complete new Evacuation Schemes, then lodge with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) for approval

• Install Fire Action Notices to advise occupants what to do and where to go in the event of a fire

• Fire system audits on the Kāinga Ora contractor for site suitability

• Advise on buildings status to the FENZ Regulations – known as “Relevant Buildings”

• Advise client of current status of their fire egress paths and the Building Warrant of Fitness.