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Costs to consider when you employ a quantity surveyor or estimator, remember these are costs that require paying throughout their employment. Costs can be more than £90,000 a year to employ a quantity surveyor or estimator
Adding an extension to your home is a great way to add space and increase your home’s value. However, getting a home extension can be daunting. There is a lot to know and many opportunities to improve the process which
High-end refurbishment Kensington, London Our client contracted our services to source suppliers and estimate a high-end refurbishment Kensington, London. Project description: High-end refurbishment with basement Location: Kensington, London Client type: High-end refurbishment contractor Value: £1,500,000 Brief Description: Full internal refurbishment
Step 7 Out to tender! So, to recap so far, we have completed the following 1. Introduction 2. Design review 3. Cost Plan 4. Design changes & meet the budget 5. Schedule of works or Bill of quantities 6. Contractor
4G Consultancy are strategically located in Milton Keynes, a sometimes ridiculed place, but one that is perfect for a quantity surveyor in Milton Keynes. As a new town, it was built to be a satellite for Birmingham, London, Leicester and
The latest covid-19-support-for-businesses from the gov.uk website as updated 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
Step 9 – The tender report We are really making good progress now and its time to find out who the winners and losers are by completing the tender report, this is a summary of all our findings from the
Step 4 – Design Update As you will have read in the previous stage The Cost Plan, we now have a good idea of how the build cost relates to your available budget, so what can we do now? we
The extract from the article below is a Construction Disputes Report as produced by Arcadis, which highlights the statistics for 2019 As mega-projects continue to expand around the globe, inevitably the procurement, contracts and construction of the projects themselves become
Step 3 The Cost Plan As you will have read in the previous stage Design Review we need to get a more detailed idea of what your building project will cost prior to going for planning, So we know if
Step 8 – Review the tenders returned and adjudicate Previously we read that we are in the position to go out to tender, then waited for the agreed tender period weeks to expire and the tenders to arrive. We can
Do you know the professionals you need when building an extension? The intro We have put together an introduction to the professionals you will require to take your building project from inception to completion, in particular concentrating on building an
Social housing estimating service in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Our client contracted our estimating services for the conversion of a dwelling for a social housing provider. Project description: Conversion of a single property into four flats Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Client
Development appraisal in Margate Kent Our client who needed a development appraisal in Margate Kent had been searching for many months for suitable sites to develop. Due to the quick turnaround required to assess if the site was viable, and
Step 6 Contractor selection how to find a builder After successfully completing the Schedule of works or bill of quantities We now have a tender pack ready to send out to our contractors, so how do we find a builder
External decoration, Surrey Our client contracted our estimating services for an external redecoration Surrey, sourcing specialist subcontractors for Tor coatings to the existing balconies. Project description: External decoration and refurbishment Location: Teddington, Surrey Client type: Decorating Contractor Value: £100,000 Brief
What are the professional duties of a quantity surveyor We’d like to explain more to you, hopefully in layman’s terms, because if a question is posed like in this title, a reader expects answers. There’s 3 parts to the professional
Many work environments pose risks and they all have preventative measures to protect their workforce. Construction sites are certainly one such environment. They present many unique risks but there are plenty of Health and Safety measures that can be taken
Tender deadline “Sorry, I missed the tender deadline”. Not the start you want when typing an email to your client. What has it cost me by missing the tender deadline? The first question to ask yourself is how much did
Cost plan and schedule of works A private client in Amersham required a Cost plan and schedule of works to ascertain the potential cost of the work required for their property and to then tender the works to a number of