COMMON AREAS & AMENITIES AUDIT
Health Check-up for RWA
A full structural and services audit for your apartment complex. Nemmadi engineers produce a prioritised maintenance plan your committee can act on.
Imagine a world where your apartment complex runs like a well-oiled machine, with every component functioning at peak performance. That’s the reality you can unlock with our premier Health Check Up service for Common areas and Amenities of Apartment Complexes. Just as your annual body check-up keeps your body in top shape, our comprehensive assessments will uncover hidden issues in your property before they balloon into costly, time-consuming problems. Think of it as preventative care for your most valuable investment. Our team of expert engineers will meticulously comb through every nook and cranny, identifying potential trouble spots and suggest proactive solutions. This will prevent unexpected breakdowns and give you Total Peace of Mind that comes with a perfectly optimised living environment.
This document outlines the scope of the Health Check Audit aimed at assessing the health of a building and facilities after a certain usage at periodic intervals to understand its condition and recommend preventive maintenance measures.
The audit is designed to evaluate various aspects of the building’s construction quality; quality, operational and maintenance status of various aspects related to MEP Services, and also identify potential issues that may arise over time either because of poor maintenance, or irregular operations. The audit also covers the periodic check of documents that are needed in terms of statutory compliance and regular maintenance and operations. This helps to reduce operational costs over the long run.
WHY IT IS DONE
Objectives
- Assess the overall condition of the Building to check if there are any structural distress symptoms, dampness and any other major deterioration and/or damages
- Evaluate the integrity of building systems such as plumbing, electrical, lifts, STP, WTP, RWH, fire safety etc.
- Identify any signs of deterioration, wear and tear, or damage that may compromise the building’s safety, functionality, or longevity.
- Provide recommendations for preventive maintenance measures to address identified issues and ensure the building’s continued health and performance.
- Help building owners and managers prioritise maintenance tasks
WHAT YOU GET
Benefits of Service
Early Detection of Issues
The audit helps identify potential problems before they escalate into costly repairs or safety hazards.
Extended Lifespan
By addressing maintenance needs proactively, the building’s lifespan can be prolonged, reducing the need for major renovations or replacements.
Enhanced Safety
Ensuring the structural integrity and functionality of building systems improves occupant safety and reduces liability risks.
Cost Savings
Preventive maintenance is often more cost-effective than reactive repairs, as it prevents small issues from becoming large-scale problems.
Asset Value Protection
Preserving the building’s condition and value through regular audits and maintenance measures safeguards the owner’s investment.
Compliance Assurance
Identifying and rectifying code violations or safety concerns ensures compliance with regulatory standards and avoids potential penalties or legal issues.
IN DETAIL
Scope of Work
a. Building Condition Health-Check
We will conduct Audit and Assessment of above with experienced engineers
1. Dampness & Crack: Root cause Analysis and Solution
- Collection and study of the data about leakage/dampness
- Diagnosis for root cause of leakage/dampness
- Recommendations for rectification of identified issues
- Identification and reporting of any Structural Distress
b. MEP facility Health Checkup Audit
1. HT Yard/Transformer Yard
- Inspection of Transformer and accessories
- Aggregate spreading in the yard as per CEIG requirements
- Fire Safety equipment.
- Cabling works
- Earthing Connections
- Identification & Stickering on panel boards
- Caution board & Entry Restricted notice boards
2. LT Electrical works
- Basement Electrical works — Cable dressing; Cable tray routing; Cable tray supporting system etc.
- Electrical panel boards — Cabling works status; Earthing Connections’ status; Cable tray & tray support work; Identification & Stickering on panel boards status
3. Electrical shaft
- Condition/status of Earthing strips
- Cable dressing
- Identification system for termination boxes
- Check for Lighting system inside the shafts
4. Common Area lighting of the Building
- Check whether all light fixtures/switch boxes are earthed
5. External lighting
- Check the termination of cables at the street light poles
- Street light Pole body earthing
6. D.G. Sets
- Cabling works status
- Earthing Connections’ status
- Condition of Cable tray & tray support work (Power/Communication)
- Cable dressing Condition/Status
7. Lightning Arrestors
- Inspection of the condition
- Provision of dedicated earth pits for LA
8. Lifts
- Lift control panel for any Damages
- Status of Lighting system inside the lift car
- LMR (Lift Machine room) inspection
9. Sewage treatment plant (STP)
- Plant housekeeping status
- Cabling works status
- Cable tray & tray support work status
- Pipeline installation status
- Pipeline support system status
- Identification marking & Flow direction marking on pipelines
- Ventilation system status
10. Water treatment Plant (WTP)
- Plant housekeeping
- Cabling works status
- Earthing Connections status
- Cable tray & tray support work status
- Pipeline installation status
- Pipeline support system status
- Identification marking & Flow direction marking on pipelines
11. Fire Fighting system – Sprinklers, Hydrant Valves, pump
- Plant housekeeping (Orderliness)
- Cabling works status
- Cable tray & tray support work
- Pipeline installation
- Pipeline support system
- Identification & Flow direction on pipelines
- Provision of basement compartmentation (water curtain system)
- Minimum width of staircase provision
- Accessibility of fire pump room from ground level
- Provision of Assembly point.
- Provision of fire order boards and fire escape signages
- Provision of fire extinguishers as per NBC
- Requirement of fire shaft and travel distance
- Sprinkler system installation workmanship inspection
- Status of Hydrant system with its accessories
- Status of fire pump room separation wall
- Status of Staircase and lobby pressurisation system
- Status of basement ventilation system
12. Fire alarm & Public address system
- Cabling/wiring works status
- Cable tray & tray support work
- Provision & dressing of conduits for wiring
- Identification & Stickering of Fire alarm system status
- Identification & Stickering of public address system status
- Fire command centre (availability at ground level) functioning status
- EVC (Emergency voice communication) system status
13. Plumbing Works
- Basement — Identification of the pipes (Sewage, fresh water etc.,); Identification of the flow direction of the pipe; Pipe support system; Pipeline leakage identification
- Shafts — Identification of the pipes (Sewage, fresh water etc.,); Supporting system of the pipes; Dressing of pipes; Pipeline leakage identification
- Terrace area — Naming of the pipes (Sewage, fresh water etc.,); Identification of the flow direction of the pipe; Pipe support system; Pipeline leakage identification; OHT (Over Head tank) inspection; Solar water heater system
14. Boom barriers
- Cabling/wiring works
- Inspection of condition
15. OWC — Organic waste converter
- Equipment installation workmanship
- Housekeeping of plant
- Caution boards
- SOP (Standard of Practice/Procedure) Chart provision
c. Functionality testing of following Equipment/System
1. DG Sets
- EB To DG Changeover time during power failure
- Load current per phase
- Synchronisation System
2. STP
- Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments
- Ventilation system
- Treated water parameters
3. WTP
- Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments
- Treated water parameters
4. Electrical panel boards
- Continuity test of electrical panel boards
- Feeder load check
5. Transformer yard
- Observation of oil leakages from transformer
- Observation for humming noise from transformer
- Continuity test of HT & LT electrical panel boards
6. Lifts
- Functionality check of Lighting system inside the lift car
- Functionality check of lift
- Exhaust fan condition and its functionality check.
- ARD (Automatic Rescue Device) condition and its functionality check.
7. Fire Fighting system – Sprinklers, Hydrant Valves, pump
- Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments
- Earthing System
- Functionality check of Starter Panels
8. Fire alarm & Public address system
- Functionality check of Fire alarm System
- Functionality check of Public addressing System
- Earthing System
9. OWC – Organic waste converter
- Functionality check of electro-mechanical equipments
10. Boom barriers
- Functionality check of Boom Barrier
d. Verifying documents, Statutory documents
1. AMC Advisory
- Check for the type of AMC
- Check the major problem surfaced during the AMC period and action taken by particular AMC vendor to rectify the problems
2. Review of AMC documents & Advisory for:
- Electrical maintenance
- Plumbing maintenance
- Firefighting maintenance
- STP maintenance
- WTP maintenance
- LIFT maintenance
- D.G Set maintenance
HOW OFTEN
Periodicity of Audit
Your building is like a living, breathing entity – and just like the human body, its needs change over time. Whether your property is a fresh-faced newcomer or a seasoned veteran, our comprehensive Health Check-up audit is tailored to keep it in peak condition.
From toddling toddlers to robust retirees, we all require specialised healthcare to address our unique needs. Your building is no different. Our expert engineers assess your property against age-specific parameters, uncovering hidden issues and suggesting proactive solutions before they snowball into expensive, disruptive repairs.
Our service evolves alongside your building, ensuring every nook and cranny is operating at maximum efficiency – no matter its vintage
COMPLIANCE AHEAD
What the Karnataka Apartment Bill, 2026 Would Ask of Your Association
Most of the coverage has been about builders and handover. There is a second half that lands on associations that took over years ago — and one of its clocks runs for six months.
Status, as at 28 August 2026: this is a Bill, not an Act. Both Houses have now passed it — the Legislative Assembly on 21 August 2026 and the Legislative Council on 24 August 2026 (LA Bill No. 14 of 2026, gazetted 19 August 2026). It is still not law: it needs the Governor’s assent and a commencement notification from the State Government under clause 1(2), and neither has happened. No deadline below is running today. They are worth knowing about now because the Bill has cleared its biggest hurdle, and once commencement is notified the six-month clock starts for everyone at once.
Your association stays your association
No action
An association already registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, the Co-operative Societies Act, the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act 1972 or the Companies Act would be deemed an association under the new Act. You would not have to dissolve and re-form.
Clause 22(6)
File your particulars and rewrite your bye-laws
Within 6 months
Within six months of the Act commencing, you would have to give the competent authority your registration, membership and bye-law particulars — and bring those bye-laws into line with the Act and the model bye-laws the government would publish. This is the clock most committees will be caught by.
Clause 22(7)
If no association exists yet
Within 3 months
Where flats in a project were already sold before the Act commences but no association has been registered, the application to register one would have to go in within three months of commencement.
Clause 22(1) proviso
Multiple associations would have to merge
One project, one body
Where more than one association has been formed for a single project — common in phased developments — they would have to be merged into a single association. Registering under any other law would no longer be permitted (clause 22(5)).
Clause 22 proviso
Audited accounts, filed with the authority
Every year
Books of account kept in prescribed form, audited annually by a chartered accountant, and the audited statement filed with the competent authority within six months of the financial year end. Missing that deadline could draw a penalty on the association or its executive committee.
Clause 28
Insure the common areas
Ongoing
The association would have to insure the property and common areas against fire, flood and other specified risks, and additionally carry public liability, occupier’s liability and employer’s liability cover. The premium would be a common expense.
Clause 29
Buildings at thirty years. Clause 31 would require an association to have the structural stability of a building assessed once it turns thirty, by a certified and registered structural engineer, who issues a certificate saying the building is safe, safe subject to specified repairs, or unsafe. A building found safe would need re-certifying every five years after that. An adverse finding could be appealed to an expert committee.
To be precise about what we do and do not do: that statutory certificate must be issued and signed by a registered structural engineer. It is a formal, separate exercise. Our health check-up is not that certificate — it is a condition survey of your building and its equipment, which tells you what shape your assets are actually in. We will not conflate the two, and neither should anyone else selling you either.
Where a health check-up does help. The six-month clock is about paperwork — particulars, bye-laws, accounts. What paperwork cannot tell you is whether the fire system still works, whether the STP is meeting its numbers, whether the AMCs you are paying for are being honoured, or whether the documents you hold match the plant that is actually installed. That gap is what this audit is for, and it is the same gap the compliance file will expose the moment somebody asks to see it.
The Act would apply to projects of more than eight apartments (clause 1(3)). It would not apply to plotted or villa developments where each plot is conveyed individually and the roads, parks and civic amenities have been handed to the local authority — unless the development has common areas or facilities meant for collective use, in which case it would.
General information, not legal advice. For a definitive reading of the Bill or your society’s position, consult a qualified advocate. Full text: Karnataka Gazette, Part IVA, No. 745, 19 August 2026.
QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the MEP facility health check-up?
- STP
- WTP
- RWH
- DG
- Lifts
- Electrical Panels
- etc.,
How often should the Common Amenities Health Check-up for RWA Audit be conducted?
- Quarterly is desirable
- Half yearly is ideal
- Yearly is must
Can the audit help in improving our building’s energy efficiency?
Yes
What specific systems are tested during the functionality testing?
- DG Sets — EB To DG Changeover time during power failure; Load current per phase; Synchronisation System
- STP — Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments; Ventilation system; Treated water parameters
- WTP — Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments; Treated water parameters
- Electrical panel boards — Continuity test of electrical panel boards; Feeder load check
- Transformer yard — Observation of oil leakages from transformer; Observation for humming noise from transformer; Continuity test of HT & LT electrical panel boards
- Lifts — Functionality check of Lighting system inside the lift car; Functionality check of lift; Exhaust fan condition and its functionality check.; ARD (Automatic Rescue Device) condition and its functionality check.
- Fire Fighting system – Sprinklers, Hydrant Valves, pump — Functionality check of Electro-mechanical equipments; Earthing System; Functionality check of Starter Panels
- Fire alarm & Public address system — Functionality check of Fire alarm System; Functionality check of Public addressing System; Earthing System
- OWC – Organic waste converter — Functionality check of electro-mechanical equipments
- Boom barriers — Functionality check of Boom Barrier
How does the audit ensure compliance with regulatory standards?
We highlight the discrepancies in compliance matters, however this audit will not be the substitute to mandatory compliance audit by relevant authorities.
What are the steps involved in addressing identified issues during the audit?
- Categorise the Issues based on the priority
- Initiate the rectification measures by identifying the competent vendors.
- Team Nemmadi can help in verification of rectifications done by the vendor in a separate engagement.
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Preventive maintenance is often more cost-effective than reactive repairs. Get your complex’s common areas and amenities health-checked before small issues become large-scale problems.