Oriental Hotel Staff Quarters — Façade Renovation

Project context

Oriental Hotel commissioned a full façade renovation for its 7-storey staff-quarters building in Lekki, Lagos. The brief: replace deteriorated legacy aluminium profiles and external cladding without disrupting hotel operations, and complete handover in line with Lagos State building standards.

Approach

I lead the project end-to-end as on-site Project Manager for Bezaleel Aluminium Systems Limited, owning programme, procurement, and HSE delivery against the client's operational calendar.

• Programme & scope: sequenced demolition, installation, and snagging across 7 floors to keep noise-sensitive zones live.
• On-site team: managing 14 specialist installers, riggers, QA/QC inspectors, and safety officers across day and evening shifts.
• Procurement & logistics: coordinating material call-offs from head office and sequencing lifts to avoid pinch points in hotel back-of-house.
• Client reporting: daily progress notes to Oriental Hotel operations, weekly cost and programme reports to head office.

Challenges and resolution

Operational sensitivity. Renovating an active staff-quarters meant we couldn't take the building offline. We split work into operational windows agreed with the hotel and shifted high-noise activity to early morning, protecting guest-facing schedules.

Façade access at height. Working seven storeys up across an active perimeter required an HSE-first rigging plan. We standardised toolbox talks, staged daily inspections, and tracked near-misses weekly — sustaining zero lost-time incidents to date.

Subcontractor performance. Snag closure on legacy installations was the largest quality risk. We instituted a single tracker shared with the client, with named owners and aging — keeping rework bounded and preserving the handover schedule.

Status

Renovation is in progress. Handover documentation already aligns to Lagos State building standards and the client specification; outcome metrics will be updated on completion.