Case studies/01/2025

Commercial workplace

Client
MDA National Insurance

Commercial Office Fit-out & Relocation

Owner-side control of a technically complex workplace delivery, coordinating design, approvals, cost, programme and operational readiness.

EngagementEnd-to-end delivery
EnvironmentLive programme
FocusOwner-side control

The brief

A complex problem,
made actionable.

The project brought together a live delivery programme, multiple specialist interfaces and a demanding occupation date. Fire performance, services coordination, furniture, technology, commissioning and certification all needed to be managed as one integrated pathway rather than a series of disconnected workstreams.

RealBuilt’s role

  • Client-side project leadership and governance
  • Programme, risk and decision management
  • Variation and payment assessment
  • Consultant, contractor and stakeholder coordination
  • Practical completion and close-out oversight

What mattered

The issues behind
the headline.

01

Technical approvals sat directly on the critical path.

02

Several specialist packages had interdependent commissioning dates.

03

Decisions required a clear record of cost, programme and operational consequences.

Our response

Structure first.
Then momentum.

01

Create one control point

Consolidated programme, cost, risk, approvals and actions into a single owner-side reporting rhythm.

02

Resolve interfaces early

Tracked dependencies between building services, compliance, technology, furniture and occupation readiness.

03

Drive accountable close-out

Structured inspections, certification, defects and handover information around clear responsibility and due dates.

The deliverables

Technical substance,
clearly packaged.

The client retained a clear, current view of the project’s technical, commercial and programme position, with emerging issues translated into decisions rather than simply reported as problems.

Project control reportsRisk and decision registersVariation assessmentsProgramme reviewsCompletion and close-out records
Client-side project management

Commercial Office Fit-out & Relocation

Built insight. Clearly delivered.

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