WISH LIST

For clients who don’t yet have a fixed idea of the works they want carrying out, we can provide ‘wish list’ costing for several options. This gives our clients the opportunity to play around with the specification and scope of works, seeing what is feasible for their given budget before progressing to planning.

COST PLAN

A useful benchmark at an early stage for clients completing a scheme on a grand scale. An Elemental Cost Plan will split your initial Architects Plan into the elements of the Build and apportion accurate budgets using industry cost data.



SCHEDULE OF WORKS

This lists out all of the components of your Project and is used as a pricing document for all of your builders. This way you can ensure that all of your quotes are on a like for like basis.

BILL OF QUANTITIES

A Bill of Quantities is a comprehensive and formal pricing document. The BQ lists the exact measurements for your project providing cost certainty. Compilation of a BQ is an extremely time consuming exercise and so in sending this out to contractors, it will encourage more tenders to be returned. Having an independent BQ prepared is highly recommended as it will ensure that all of your quotations are on a like for like basis. You will also be in a stronger bargaining position as you will have an independent costing for your scheme – before you go out to tender. Ultimately, we recommend that the BQ then be used as a contract document.



TENDERING

Selection of the right builder is crucial to the success of any project. Construction Q can help advise on suitable local companies. We will also happily include any of your own recommendations on the tender list. Analysis of the quotations will be undertaken by ourselves to ensure that nothing has been missed, and we can also highlight areas for potential savings. Construction Q will discuss Payment Terms, Retention & Discounts with all quoting companies. We also recommend meetings with proposed contractors and we will facilitate with the taking up of references. Once a contractor is selected, Construction Q will negotiate the final contract sum on your behalf.

PREPARATION OF CONTRACTS

Construction Q can offer advice on the various forms of contract that are available. Once the most suitable has been selected, the Contract will then be prepared for execution by the Client and the Contractor. This is a vital aspect of any project and we recommend this service on all schemes regardless of value.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Our most common service post contract, this is a monthly retainer that ensures we deal with all commercial aspects of your project once on site. As part of this fee, we will carry out weekly site inspections with a written report, regular cost control reports, chair design team meetings including the issue of minutes, and also carry out the formal valuation including the issue of the payment certificate for your chosen builder. We are confident that this service adds value to the project – the only question is any potential overlap with other consultants. If this is the case, then we can amend the services and alter the fee accordingly.



VALUATION SERVICE

It is very important to ensure that the works are valued at regular intervals so that you have confidence that you are not overpaying your builder. Construction Q will value the works, provide an Interim Certificate of Payment for your Builder, and deal with any financial concerns the Builder may have at this stage.



TROUBLESHOOTING

Having problems with your Builder? Have you lost confidence in their ability to deliver? How do you know their claims for additional payment are justified? Or maybe, you just don’t want to be the one to have to have that ‘awkward chat’ We can review the project and advise of appropriate steps going forward – including any legal ramifications and contractual obligations.