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Quantity Surveying.

I provide quantity surveying to tradesmen, subcontractors, main contractors, clients and self builders: procurement, contracts, cost reporting, payments, variations, records and final accounts, run properly, project by project. The goal is a commercial position kept strong from the first tender to the agreed final account, so problems get dealt with while they are still small. I also help improve the commercial systems and processes behind this work.

Stages of work

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Commercial Management
Commercial Consultation, stages 0 to 7Commercial Management, stages 5 to 6
Procurement
Procurement Strategy & Buying Schedule, stages 2 to 3ITT Pack Assembly & Pricing Schedules, stages 2 to 3Tender & Quote Review, stages 2 to 3Post-Tender Negotiation & Award, stages 2 to 3Materials & Supplier Buying, stages 2 to 3Prequalification & Framework Applications, stages 2 to 3Bid Risk & ITT Review, stages 2 to 3Estimating & Tender Pricing, stages 2 to 3Tender Pricing Review, stages 2 to 3Measurement & Bills of Quantities, stages 2 to 3
Contracts
Contract Selection & Review, stages 2 to 3Pre-Contract Payment Terms Review, stages 2 to 3Contract Clause Negotiation Support, stages 2 to 3Subcontract Drafting & Placement, stages 2 to 3Professional Appointment Review, stages 1 to 3
Cost Reporting
Cashflow Forecasting Against Programme, stages 2 to 3Project Commercial Health Check, stages 4 to 5CVR Production & Maintenance, stages 4 to 5Forecast Final Account Maintenance, stages 4 to 5Budget & Cost Plan, stages 0 to 3
Payments
Interim Valuations, stages 4 to 5Payment Application Assembly & Issuance, stages 4 to 5Payment & Pay Less Notice Checking & Response, stages 4 to 5Payment Assessment & Checking, stages 4 to 5Payment & Pay Less Notice Assembly & Issuance, stages 4 to 5Notice & Deadline Tracking, stages 4 to 5Subcontractor Account Administration, stages 4 to 5Retention Tracking, stages 4 to 7Deposit & Advance Payment Review, stages 3 to 5
Variations
Variation Pricing, stages 4 to 5Variation Control & Registers, stages 4 to 5
Records
Commercial Correspondence Drafting, stages 4 to 5Insurance, Bond & Warranty Tracking, stages 4 to 5Site Records & Progress Capture, stages 4 to 5
Final Accounts
Snagging & Closeout Support, stages 6 to 7Final Account Assembly, Negotiation & Agreement, stages 6 to 7Final Account Assessment & Agreement, stages 6 to 7
Commercial Systems Review
AI Introduction Session, stages 0 to 7Pain Point Consultation, stages 0 to 7Project Systems Review, stages 0 to 7Business Systems Review, stages 0 to 7
Commercial Systems Implementation
Data Readiness for AI, stages 0 to 7Project Systems Set-up, stages 0 to 7Business Systems Set-up, stages 0 to 7AI Governance & Audit Trail, stages 0 to 7
Commercial Systems Maintenance
Systems Support, stages 0 to 7Systems Development, stages 0 to 7
The stages are the RIBA Plan of Work 2020; each band marks where that service usually runs. Commercial systems support is available across the lifecycle, not necessarily engaged for the whole project. Real projects blur the edges, so if your stage has passed, I can usually still help.

Where this sits with the rest of the practice

If the project has become a dispute.

The claims side of the practice deals with construction contracts, payments, records, variations, quantum and final accounts once the commercial position needs to be built or defended.

Claims & Disputes