Response 857169

Response to request for information

Reference

857169

Response date

11 May 2022

Request

1. Name of Local Authority
2. Do you hold a list of accredited building contractors to carry out DFG works?
3. Who manages the list? for example, the DFG team, another team in the Council or an external body
4. Is it a shared list with other local authority DFG teams?
5. When was the current list established?
6. How can new contractors get added to the list?
7. What checks are carried out as part of the initial accreditation process?
8. What regular (for example annual) checks do you make on existing contractors?
9. What is the process for removing contractors from the list?
10. How do you handle cases where an applicant wants to use a contractor that is not on your list?
11. How do contractors typically provide prices for individual DFG applications? For example, quotation, framework, schedule of rates.
12. How many contractors are on your list?
13. How many FTE Technical Officers do you employ to support DFG applicants?
14. How many FTE vacancies do you currently have for Technical Officers?

Response

1. Name of Local Authority
   • Rushcliffe Borough Council
2. Do you hold a list of accredited building contractors to carry out DFG works?
   • Yes
3. Who manages the list? for example, the DFG team, another team in the Council or an external body
   • DFG Team
4. Is it a shared list with other local authority DFG teams?
   • No
5. When was the current list established?
   • March 2022
6. How can new contractors get added to the list?
   • By contacting the DFG team directly
7. What checks are carried out as part of the initial accreditation process?
   • Checks with other Councils, membership of Industry Bodies, for example, Trading Standards Approved, testimonials, examples of completed works and checks on insurance / companies house enquiries.
8. What regular (for example annual) checks do you make on existing contractors?
   • Ongoing inspections of completed works, annual reviews of insurance / membership of industry bodies
9. What is the process for removing contractors from the list?
   • We have recently removed contractors from our list due to re-location / retirement, but we have not had to remove contractors from the list due to poor work / unprofessional customer service.
10. How do you handle cases where an applicant wants to use a contractor that is not on your list?
    • Our applicants are free to use their own contractor, on the understanding that they do so at their own risk.
11. How do contractors typically provide prices for individual DFG applications? For example, quotation, framework, schedule of rates.
    • Individual quotations for each job, based on an inspection and the plans / schedule of works the DFG team produces.
12. How many contractors are on your list? Not stated
13. How many FTE Technical Officers do you employ to support DFG applicants? 2.2
14. How many FTE vacancies do you currently have for Technical Officers? 0