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We ensure that you are given professional, pro-active cost consultancy and quantity surveying advice so that your project is delivered on time and within budget.

Twickenham Project
Hoban Design

Our highly experienced Quantity Surveyors can provide expert advice on costs incurred in construction and the procurement options available to them. From Feasibility Studies and Tendering procedures to Cost control and Contract Administration.

A Quantity Surveyor will guide the design team towards a design that is affordable before selecting the most suitable method of appointing a contractor. During the project they will negotiate with the contractor and assess when and how much money is due. A Quantity Surveyor will ensure that you are never unnecessarily exposed to financial risk through the project and have the financial conversations with both the designer and contractor on your behalf. Quantity Surveyors often make excellent project managers, as there is a lot of overlap between the two roles.

A Quantity Surveyor can be employed from the outset of the project and works with the designer in producing a layout and specification which will be within the financial means of the client. A Quantity Surveyor will advise on the most suitable procurement process (how a builder is selected) and what contract would best protect the client. A Quantity Surveyor is a partner to the designer, helping steer the project in a direction that is feasible.

One of the overriding purposes of a Quantity Surveyor is ensure that the client gets Value for Money. This could be saving money or making sure that none is unnecessarily spent.

Before the Project Starts

This is achieved by using their knowledge and experience to ensure that the client does not overpay for their construction project. There are various ways of doing this, it may include writing a schedule of works (a list of tasks required to build the project with quantities for pricing), negotiating a cost plan with a contractor or using a pro-active approach to assess a Design and Build proposition.

During the Project

Quantity Surveyors carry out a variety of tasks through the build stage of a project, the most important of which are:

Valuations (assessments of what payment the builder is due); Cost Reports (an assessment of what the project will cost at completion at monthly intervals) and the Final Account Negotiations (negotiating costs for variations to the original project to come to a final agreed figure).

When the Quantity Surveyor has been included from the outset, all negotiations are based on the competitive rates used at the Tender Stage which ensures that the “suck air through the teeth” method of costing variations is avoided entirely. There should be no nasty surprises! It is this part of the process in which the Quantity Surveyor really earns their money.

This very much depends on the type of project, but fees are generally in the 1.8% to 3.5% range depending on the type, complexity, and value of the project. Often using your Quantity Surveyor as a Project Manager will be much more affordable than using a separate person for each role.

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