Main-contractor surveying services
Provision of a comprehensive surveying service for both main-contractors and sub-contractors. Home visit consultation, for general practical advice on building construction, proposed extensions, alterations and remedial works. Competitive rates and charges. (For further information please click on the links below).
Services for Main-contractor
- Estimating
- Taking off quantities from drawings
- Taking off for material
- Pricing
Surveying Coverage
- Preparation of cash flow forecast against programme
- Submission of main contractor’s valuation in accordance with contract, negotiation and agreement with the client’s quantity surveyor
- Costing of Variations, Daywork, and agreed rates
- Re-measurement in accordance with the standard method of measurement No7
- Sub-contract tender analysis and comparison
- Sub-contract negotiation and finalisation to meet the main contractor’s programme
- Sub-contract placement, and order placement
- Sub-contract control, agreement of variations, remeasurement and preparation of payments to comply with the construction act
- Cost value reconciliations and financial reporting
- Final account preparation and agreement
- Term contract measurement and valuation
Contractual Claims
- Advise on proposed claims submission
- Preparation of main contract claims
- Negotiation and agreement of claims
Management
- Contractual advice on notices and procedures relating to the client team in accordance with the main form of contract
- Contractual advice on notices and procedures relating to subcontractors in accordance with the main form of contract
- Representing the main contractor at monthly site meetings
- Representing the main contractor at sub-contract meetings