Our core area of services are: -

EARLY ADVICE ON:

• Estimated capital costs before design and based on early design.

• Comparative economics of varying designs and layouts.

• Cost-in-use.

• Phased programmes of expenditure.

• Taxation, etc

• Financial viability.

• Preparation of cash flow statements.

• Studies of project feasibility and preparation of reports.

• Contractual and tendering arrangements.

  

PREPARATION OF CLIENT’S BRIEF

• Assistance with budgeting.

• Advice on specifications.

• Collaborating direct with client and through Architect or Engineer.

COST PLANNING

• Initial cost plans based on budget figures prior to (or irrespective of) any design.

• Initial cost plans based on overall unit cost assessment of sketch designs.

• Initial (or revised) cost plans based on measurement of approved early design drawings.

• Cost checking during development of design against running costs.

• Incorporation in cost plans of maintenance and/or running costs.

PREPARATION OF BILLS OF QUANTITIES

• Based on Standard Method of Measurement, Civil Engineering and other methods of measurement.

• Incorporating location rates where required.

• Using Masterbill, Microsoft packages or other systems as required.

• Elemental Bills of Quantities as required.

• Detailed measurement of mechanical and electrical engineering services.

  

FACILITY MANAGEMENT

• Facility Operations and Administrative Services.

• Energy and Waste Management.

• Project Management.

• Service and Supply contracting.

• Regulations, Standards and Procedures.

• Continuous Improvement/Audits

   

TERM CONTRACTS:

Measuring and Billing Term maintenance contracts on Government Buildings of all types. Estimating for future maintenance, programming and providing annual maintenance budgets. Programming and annual budgeting for preventive maintenance.

PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPETITIVE TENDERING PROCEDURES (INCLUDING NON-STANDARD PROCEDURES)

• For system building incorporating measured quantities.

• For “mixed” tendering (i.e. catering for competition between different systems or between systems and traditional).

• For serial contracts.

• For two-stage contracts involving the contractor in the design stage. Using for the first stage - approximate quantities.     Preparing analyses of labour, materials, Plants overheads. Preparing performance specifications and cost plans.

• Cost plus contracts.

SINGLE TENDER NEGOTIATIONS

• Preparing documentations and negotiating tenders on Bills of Quantities and for specifications and schedules of works.

“PACKAGE” DEALS AND TURNKEY PROJECTS

• Providing full Quantity Surveying Services including preparation of briefs, specifications and priced bills or other price bases, negotiation of contract amount, preparing interim valuations and checking and agreeing final accounts.

PREPARING COST ANALYSES

• lemental analyses of priced Bills of Quantities before and after tendering procedure.

• Use of own analyses in cost planning process.

POST CONTRACT FINANCIAL CONTROL

• Preparation of phased forecasts of expenditure.

• Preparing periodic financial statements direct to client or through Architect.

• Preparing interim valuations by normal site measurement or pre-arranged “stage” payments.

• Preparation of Final Accounts.