Draft Brief for an Engineering Assessment of 
[Building], [Address], [City]
[Date]
1.	Overview
This brief is for the engineering assessment of the above building for [person/organisation/(client)] as the [owner/other].  It is to form the basis for a fee proposal by consulting engineers. The primary purpose of the assessment is to establish a %NBS rating for the building. 

2.	Available building information to be provided
[General description of building; year of design and design practice (if known)]
The following information will be provided by the client: (where available)
•	Architectural plans, structural drawings and calculations
•	Geotechnical reports
•	Existing Wellington City Council Initial Evaluation Procedure (IEP) assessment
•	Previous engineering assessment reports

3.	Form of Seismic Assessment
The seismic assessment is to be undertaken in accordance with the Seismic Assessment Guidelines (Version 1, July 2017).
It is expected that the consultant will prepare a Detailed Seismic Assessment and meet with the client to review the findings.  Confirmation of the need for a seismic strengthening design report and timeframes, costs etc will be an outcome of that meeting. 

4.	Presentation of the Engineering Assessment 
The engineering assessment is to be presented in the form of an engineering assessment report, including an Assessment Summary Table using the template available at www.eg-assess.org.nz
A draft report (including the Assessment Summary Table) is to be provided to the client for review and comment prior to finalisation.

5.	Commercial terms and timeframes
[Specific requirements to be added by client]
The fee proposal should reflect the information and requirements outlined above, particularly the stages outlined in #3 above.

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