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RIBA Plan of Work (Architecture)
RIBA Plan of Work (Architecture)
1
2027-01-04T08:00:00
2028-02-23T17:00:00
1
08:00:00
17:00:00
7
0
0
1
Standard
1
-1
1
0
2
1
08:00:00
12:00:00
13:00:00
17:00:00
3
1
08:00:00
12:00:00
13:00:00
17:00:00
4
1
08:00:00
12:00:00
13:00:00
17:00:00
5
1
08:00:00
12:00:00
13:00:00
17:00:00
6
1
08:00:00
12:00:00
13:00:00
17:00:00
7
0
1
1
Stage 0, Strategic Definition
1
0
1
1
500
2027-01-04T08:00:00
2027-01-15T17:00:00
PT80H0M0S
7
0
1
0
1382400
0
0
2
2
Confirm the business case and the outline brief
1
0
1.1
2
900
2027-01-04T08:00:00
2027-01-13T17:00:00
PT64H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1392000
0
4
2027-01-04T08:00:00
The client requirements, whether a building is the answer at all, and the outline project brief. Record the appointment scope and the fee basis alongside.
3
3
Agree the appointment and the fee schedule by stage
1
0
1.2
2
700
2027-01-11T08:00:00
2027-01-15T17:00:00
PT40H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1382400
0
4
2027-01-11T08:00:00
Scope per stage, fee per stage as a share of the total, and what counts as an additional service. This is the record every later change is priced against.
4
4
Stage 1, Preparation and Briefing
1
0
2
1
500
2027-01-18T08:00:00
2027-02-15T17:00:00
PT168H0M0S
7
0
1
0
1281600
0
0
5
5
Develop the project brief and the site information
1
0
2.1
2
700
2027-01-18T08:00:00
2027-02-05T17:00:00
PT120H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1310400
0
4
2027-01-18T08:00:00
Spatial requirements, quality and sustainability outcomes, site surveys and constraints, the planning context.
6
6
Prepare the project programme and procurement strategy
1
0
2.2
2
700
2027-01-28T08:00:00
2027-02-05T17:00:00
PT56H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1310400
0
4
2027-01-28T08:00:00
Stage durations, the procurement route, and the consultants the project needs and when.
7
7
Stage 1 client sign-off
1
0
2.3
2
900
2027-02-15T08:00:00
2027-02-15T17:00:00
PT8H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1281600
0
4
2027-02-15T08:00:00
Brief and programme approved. The Stage 1 fee becomes invoiceable on sign-off.
8
8
Stage 1 sign-off, brief agreed
1
0
2.4
2
500
2027-02-15T08:00:00
2027-02-15T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
1286400
0
4
2027-02-15T08:00:00
9
9
Stage 2, Concept Design
1
0
3
1
500
2027-02-15T08:00:00
2027-04-12T17:00:00
PT328H0M0S
7
0
1
0
1089600
0
0
10
10
Prepare the concept design options
1
0
3.1
2
900
2027-02-15T08:00:00
2027-03-19T17:00:00
PT200H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1166400
0
4
2027-02-15T08:00:00
Massing, layout and appearance options tested against the brief, with a preferred option recommended.
11
11
Coordinate the structural and services strategy
1
0
3.2
2
700
2027-03-01T08:00:00
2027-03-26T17:00:00
PT160H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1142400
0
4
2027-03-01T08:00:00
Outline structural and MEP strategies aligned with the architectural concept before it is fixed.
12
12
Prepare the Stage 2 cost plan and programme update
1
0
3.3
2
500
2027-03-29T08:00:00
2027-04-07T17:00:00
PT64H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1104000
0
4
2027-03-29T08:00:00
Order-of-cost estimate against the budget; the programme re-baselined on the concept.
13
13
Stage 2 client sign-off
1
0
3.4
2
900
2027-04-12T08:00:00
2027-04-12T17:00:00
PT8H0M0S
7
0
0
0
1089600
0
4
2027-04-12T08:00:00
Concept approved. Changes from here are priced and scheduled, never absorbed.
14
14
Stage 2 sign-off, concept approved
1
0
3.5
2
500
2027-04-12T08:00:00
2027-04-12T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
1094400
0
4
2027-04-12T08:00:00
15
15
Stage 3, Spatial Coordination
1
0
4
1
500
2027-04-12T08:00:00
2027-06-21T17:00:00
PT408H0M0S
7
0
1
0
849600
0
0
16
16
Develop the spatially coordinated design
1
0
4.1
2
900
2027-04-12T08:00:00
2027-05-31T17:00:00
PT288H0M0S
7
0
0
0
921600
0
4
2027-04-12T08:00:00
Architectural, structural and services information coordinated in one model and clash-checked, with the planning drawings derived from it.
17
17
Prepare and submit the planning application
1
0
4.2
2
700
2027-05-24T08:00:00
2027-06-11T17:00:00
PT120H0M0S
7
0
0
0
878400
0
4
2027-05-24T08:00:00
Planning drawings, the design and access statement, supporting reports; submitted and validated.
18
18
Stage 3 client sign-off
1
0
4.3
2
900
2027-06-21T08:00:00
2027-06-21T17:00:00
PT8H0M0S
7
0
0
0
849600
0
4
2027-06-21T08:00:00
Coordinated design approved and the planning application submitted.
19
19
Stage 3 sign-off, planning submitted
1
0
4.4
2
500
2027-06-21T08:00:00
2027-06-21T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
854400
0
4
2027-06-21T08:00:00
20
20
Stage 4, Technical Design
1
0
5
1
500
2027-06-21T08:00:00
2027-09-27T17:00:00
PT568H0M0S
7
0
1
0
513600
0
0
21
21
Produce the technical design
1
0
5.1
2
900
2027-06-21T08:00:00
2027-08-27T17:00:00
PT400H0M0S
7
0
0
0
614400
0
4
2027-06-21T08:00:00
Construction-level information: details, specifications and schedules, coordinated with every designer.
22
22
Discharge the pre-commencement planning conditions
1
0
5.2
2
700
2027-08-12T08:00:00
2027-09-10T17:00:00
PT176H0M0S
7
0
0
0
566400
0
4
2027-08-12T08:00:00
The conditions that gate a start on site, tracked to discharge.
23
23
Prepare the tender documentation and run the tender
1
0
5.3
2
700
2027-08-30T08:00:00
2027-09-24T17:00:00
PT160H0M0S
7
0
0
0
518400
0
4
2027-08-30T08:00:00
Pricing documents, the tender period, returns analysed and a contractor recommended.
24
24
Stage 4 client sign-off and contract award
1
0
5.4
2
900
2027-09-27T08:00:00
2027-09-27T17:00:00
PT8H0M0S
7
0
0
0
513600
0
4
2027-09-27T08:00:00
Technical design complete and the contractor appointed. The construction-stage fee starts here.
25
25
Stage 4 sign-off, contract awarded
1
0
5.5
2
500
2027-09-27T08:00:00
2027-09-27T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
518400
0
4
2027-09-27T08:00:00
26
26
Stage 5, Manufacturing and Construction
1
0
6
1
500
2027-09-27T08:00:00
2028-01-17T08:00:00
PT640H0M0S
7
0
1
0
134400
0
0
27
27
Administer the building contract
1
0
6.1
2
900
2027-09-27T08:00:00
2028-01-07T17:00:00
PT600H0M0S
7
0
0
0
158400
0
4
2027-09-27T08:00:00
Site inspections, instructions, valuations and certificates through construction.
28
28
Respond to contractor queries and design changes
1
0
6.2
2
700
2027-10-01T08:00:00
2028-01-07T17:00:00
PT568H0M0S
7
0
0
0
158400
0
4
2027-10-01T08:00:00
Queries answered, changes assessed for cost and programme, and instructed formally.
29
29
Inspect and certify practical completion
1
0
6.3
2
900
2028-01-11T08:00:00
2028-01-14T17:00:00
PT32H0M0S
7
0
0
0
134400
0
4
2028-01-11T08:00:00
Snagging, the completion inspection and the certificate.
30
30
Practical completion
1
0
6.4
2
500
2028-01-17T08:00:00
2028-01-17T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
134400
0
4
2028-01-17T08:00:00
31
31
Stage 6, Handover
1
0
7
1
500
2028-01-17T08:00:00
2028-02-14T08:00:00
PT160H0M0S
7
0
1
0
38400
0
0
32
32
Hand over the building and plan the defects period
1
0
7.1
2
700
2028-01-17T08:00:00
2028-02-04T17:00:00
PT120H0M0S
7
0
0
0
62400
0
4
2028-01-17T08:00:00
The building manual, as-built information and the defects inspection schedule.
33
33
Issue the final account and close the appointment
1
0
7.2
2
700
2028-02-04T08:00:00
2028-02-11T17:00:00
PT48H0M0S
7
0
0
0
38400
0
4
2028-02-04T08:00:00
Final certificate, final account, and the fee reconciled against the stage schedule.
34
34
Handover complete
1
0
7.3
2
500
2028-02-14T08:00:00
2028-02-14T08:00:00
PT0H0M0S
7
1
0
0
38400
0
4
2028-02-14T08:00:00
35
35
Stage 7, Use
1
0
8
1
500
2028-02-14T08:00:00
2028-02-23T17:00:00
PT64H0M0S
7
0
1
1
0
0
0
36
36
Plan the post-occupancy evaluation
1
0
8.1
2
500
2028-02-14T08:00:00
2028-02-23T17:00:00
PT64H0M0S
7
0
0
1
0
0
4
2028-02-14T08:00:00
What will be measured a year in, by whom, and how the lessons feed the next brief.