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The demolition sequence should protect retained fabric and the slope. Ask how services are confirmed, how loads are reduced near a shared wall, how temporary stability is maintained and how openings are closed against weather. If a material is suspected to need specialist controls, obtain competent assessment rather than using appearance as a diagnosis. Record inaccessible locations and the process for agreeing a change if later exposure contradicts the survey.

Access assumptions must be measurable. A statement such as “rear access available” is insufficient where the route includes steps, a narrow gate or steep lane. Give dimensions and photographs, identify the collection area, and state whether residents or pedestrians also use it. Ask how material will be sorted without loading a retaining wall or blocking a route. Where the highway position is uncertain, keep it as a dependency until the relevant check is complete.

At handover, the next builder needs more than a swept site. Specify retained wall faces, foundation treatment, protected services, drainage condition and temporary protection. Request final records that apply and a written account of variations. Comparing those deliverables alongside the sequence exposes bids that omit difficult parts of a Totterdown plot. It also preserves the level and structural information on which later design work depends. Add labelled photographs of each retained wall, level and access route. A simple section drawing can record the cleared footprint against the slope.