Regardless of the type of construction and technical expertise conducted by the Forensic expert kollegium, the first step taken by an expert is to analyze the documentation provided by the client for its compliance and completeness for carrying out the necessary examinations.

During construction, it is not uncommon for buildings and structures to be erected without design documentation, for design and survey work to be performed inadequately, for completed work volumes to be overstated, and for other violations to occur. Identifying such violations requires establishing facts of non-compliance with construction codes and regulations, determining the correctness of the preparation of design and estimate documentation, the actual volume of completed work, the justification for writing off construction materials to construction projects, etc.

To establish these and other circumstances, a construction and technical expertise is appointed, the objectives of which are:

• to establish whether the volume and quality of completed construction work reflected in reporting documents correspond to the actual volume and quality of the work performed;
• to establish whether the quantity of materials and products used during construction corresponds to the design and regulatory data;
• to establish whether the volume and content of the available technical documentation comply with the requirements of the relevant standards;
• to establish whether the technical documentation complies with the terms of the contract;
• to identify technical errors and deficiencies in the design;
• to determine the cost of the construction materials and products used, etc.

Depending on the objectives of the construction and technical examination, such documentation may include:

• Pre-contract documentation, which includes:
  • tender documentation;
  • design assignment;
  • technical specification.
• Contract documentation, which includes construction contracts together with all integral appendices.
• Design and estimate documentation, which includes all stages of design work, namely:
  • general plan;
  • site grading;
  • landscaping and greening;
  • heat supply;
  • external water supply and sewerage;
  • drainage systems;
  • external drainage and drainage systems;
  • power supply;
  • external communication networks;
  • architectural solutions;
  • structural solutions;
  • internal water supply and sewerage;
  • heating, ventilation and air conditioning;
  • cooling supply;
  • production technology;
  • electrical equipment;
  • communication systems;
  • vertical transport;
  • automation;
  • construction organization design;
  • estimate documentation (estimates);
  • consolidated cost estimate;
  • environmental protection;
  • computer center participation in estimate documentation development;
  • general explanatory note;
  • earthworks;
  • pavement structure;
  • road facilities;
  • culverts;
  • main structures;
  • irrigation network;
  • drainage network;
  • surface runoff management;
  • engineering calculations;
  • agromeliorative measures;
  • environmental protection measures;
  • technical operation;
  • biohydraulic justification for selection of site and type of reservoir protection structure;
  • construction organization;
  • industry organization;
  • anti-erosion measures;
  • facility passport;
  • standards compliance review;
  • dam construction;
  • technological section;
  • architectural and construction section/layout solutions;
  • electrical engineering section;
  • hydraulic engineering section;
  • agro-economic surveys;
  • territory organization;
  • economic efficiency;
  • comprehensive plan;
  • special water use calculations;
  • monitoring network;
  • regulating basin;
  • estimate documentation;
  • eectrical equipment automation;
  • labor resources;
  • current condition;
  • collector and drainage network;
  • pumping station;
  • dams;
  • route cultural and technical measures;
  • vertical drainage wells.
• Reporting Documentation, which includes certificates of completed work and certificates confirming the cost of completed work.
• As-Built Documentation, which includes:
  • drawings and diagrams;
  • hidden works inspection reports;
  • documents confirming the quality of installed materials (product passport, certificate of conformity, technical regulations, etc.);
  • documents confirming the name and cost of installed materials (delivery notes, consignment notes, receipts, etc.).
• Production Documentation, which includes:
  • construction work logs;
  • incoming inspection logs;
  • special reports and protocols (intermediate acceptance reports, individual testing reports, etc.).
• Other Documentation, for example, correspondence between the parties regarding their relationship during the execution of the work.

If the documentation provided is insufficient, the expert prepares a request (submits a motion) for the provision of the missing documentation. The request contains a precise list of documents (indicating their details) and the deadline for their submission for the purposes of the examination.

In each specific case, the list of documents specified in the request may differ depending on the objectives of the examination. Thus, the expert may submit a motion requesting documentation relating to a specific section only or to several sections, or to all sections collectively. Based on the results of the desk review of the submitted documentation, a date is scheduled for the technical inspection of the facility.

You can consult on a forensic construction and technical expertise (expertise of construction objects and the territory functionally related to them) at the Forensic expert kollegium at: Minsk, Zhukovskogo st., 11 A, 4th floor 

or by phone +375 (17) 317 04 71; +375 (17) 317 04 72; +375 (17) 317 04 73; +375 (17) 317 04 74; +375 (17) 317 04 76; +375 (29) 109 60 11; +375 (44) 588 60 11