Pre-Construction Baseline & Site Condition Documentation

Description

the evidence system cameras and 360° capture deployed at project mobilisation to create comprehensive timestamped visual record of site conditions before construction commences.

Trigger

Project mobilisation — contractor establishes site compound, prepares to commence works. PM/legal team identifies need to document existing conditions before ground disturbance/demolition/traffic movements.

Activity

Conducting systematic pre-construction condition survey — using 360° for interior/adjacent buildings, fixed cameras for external areas/boundaries, drone for aerial overview.

Conclusion

Baseline condition record complete and archived. Record available for immediate retrieval throughout project and post-completion liability period.

Role detail

the evidence system cameras and 360° capture deployed at project mobilisation to create comprehensive timestamped visual record of site conditions before construction commences.

Steps (9)

1. 1Prior to site works commencement, PM identifies pre-construction survey scope.
2. 2Neighbours/adjacent property owners formally notified; consent obtained where required.
3. 3360° capture walkthrough conducted of all interior spaces within site boundary.
4. 4360° capture conducted in adjacent properties and along site perimeter.
5. 5Drone flight commissioned to capture aerial photographs and video of the site.
6. 6Fixed the evidence system cameras positioned for ongoing high-risk boundary area monitoring.
7. 7All captured material archived in the evidence system platform with accurate timestamps.
8. 8Pre-construction condition report compiled and formally issued to relevant parties.
9. 9Archived record maintained throughout project and post-completion liability period.

Evidence (2)

• “Before commencing demolition works adjacent to a Victorian terrace, the contractor used the evidence system 360° capture to document the existing condition of party walls, cracked brickwork, and existing settlement in neighbouring properties — "without that record, we'd have no defence against any crack that appeared during piling."”

  Anonymized evidence record 38.1

• “The client's legal team required a full pre-construction condition survey as a contract condition. The contractor used 360° capture and fixed cameras to produce a comprehensive baseline record that was formally submitted to the client and archived — referenced eighteen months later when a neighbour claimed that site traffic had damaged their driveway (the pre-construction record showed the damage pre-existed construction).”

  Anonymized evidence record 38.2

Notes

360° capture capability most significant — interactive navigable record more robust than photograph collections. Commercial: in urban environments adjacent damage claims reach hundreds of thousands.

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