Thanks - and Congratulations to No 11

Thanks to all those that took the time to attend our meeting today.

Thanks also, to Ella and team at No 11 Brunswick Street Hotel for the use of their lounge, and congratulations on a great review in today's Scotsman.

Read it here  http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/travel-11-brunswick-street-edinburgh-1-3106151, or better still try out the new Brasserie menu for yourself.

Catriona

Next Meeting Sunday 22 Sep 2013

Dear all,

Many thanks to all those that have already signed and returned your mandates to DM Hall and made the respective payments into the BSORA account (number 10792067, sort code 802260).  

If you have yet to, please do so by this Friday 20 September 2013. 

Our next meeting shall be at 5pm on Sunday 22 September 2013. 
(NB Venue for this is yet to be confirmed so please RSVP to bsora@hotmail.co.uk and we can keep you informed).

Hope to see you there.

Catriona for BSORA

(PS Interesting to see that Gateway Apartments have now opened - and sobering to note that our own repair project has been going on longer than it has taken to build them!).

Mandates Issued and Calendar Added

Dear all,

Further to the letter issued last week, this is to confirm that DM Hall have now issued the mandates directly to each property owner, so you should receive all the documentation  from them within the next day or two.
 
As the nights are already noticeably drawing in, we need to act promptly.  Please then ensure that the mandates are signed and returned to DM Hall by the due date of 20th September 2013.

To help keep track of key dates such as this and any meetings, a calendar has now been added to this site.  The calendar can be viewed in either a small format from the main page, or there is a full page version accessed using the link to the right.  It can be set to your preference of week, month or agenda format and for your convenience, entries can be saved to your own calendar.

With everyone's timely co-operation, we should soon be in a position to tell you when the work will actually start.

Kind regards,
Catriona
for
BSORA committee

Meeting Notes from 11 August 2013

Please find here the notes from our most recent meeting, 11 August 2013.

Our next meeting is to be confirmed, as things are now moving more quickly, but it is likely to be held on Sunday 22 September 2013 at 5pm.

Post Meeting Notes from 23 June 2013

Please find here the notes from our most recent meeting held on 23 June 2013.

Our next meeting is yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be held on either 28 July 2013 or 11 August 2013. 

Next Meeting 5pm Sunday 23 June 2013

This is to confirm that our next BSORA meeting shall take place at 5pm on Sunday 23rd June 2013. 

To enable us to confirm our venue, which (subject to availability) will again be No 11 Brunswick Hotel, please confirm your attendance or apologies to bsora@hotmail.co.uk by 15th June 2013.

The Draft Meeting Notes from the last meeting on 12 May 2013 can be found here.

The following documents have also been prepared with a view to helping general appreciation and understanding about what we are working towards with this project. 

• Project Overview Presentation as at 9 June 2013
• Tender Document in excel as at 9 June 2013

We look forward to you joining us.

Kind regards

BSORA Committee

Estimated Project Apportionments - Revised

Dear neighbours,

In the course of conversations with our neighbouring association on Montgomery Street, it has become apparent that the initial estimated distribution of costs was disproportionate to the work being undertaken.

With the BSORA committee's agreement, these figures have now been reviewed and revised to more fairly reflect the respective proportions of scaffolding costs in relation to the work.

This means that the cost of the scaffolding attributable to each building has now been calculated in proportion to that building's share of the total work. (Previously, it had been based upon the proportion of each building's share of the chimney work alone).

This adjustment now gives the total estimated share for each building to be:

41-45 Montgomery Street block:                                               £8,327.97 (approx 12.7%)

46-48 Brunswick Street (&47 Mtgmy St )(i.e. BSORA block): £53,013.80 (approx 80.5%)

50-52 Brunswick Street block                                                    £4,468.75 (approx 6.8%)

 

Total estimated project cost remains       £65,810.52

Please see the sheet here for more detail:

• Revised Brunswick Street Apportionments at Building Level as at April 16 2013

and here for an edited letter which includes the revised figures and indicative timescale.

The consequence of this revision will obviously require some adjustments on a similar basis to the property level estimates, which will follow in due course.
 
If you have any questions about this in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact us. 
Kind regards,
BSORA Committee