Clear cost advice for the decisions ahead.
Make informed choices as the design develops, compare options with a clear view of cost and understand the commercial position through construction. Whether you are a client or an architect, choose the level of QS support that fits your project, team and budget.
Full Project QS
Bring commercial advice into the decisions shaping your project. With an experienced QS in agreed design discussions, you and your architect can explore practical alternatives, understand their cost and move forward with greater confidence.
Detailed cost planning, monthly reporting and scrutiny of payments and changes help keep your investment in view through construction and the final account.
For projects whose complexity or scale calls for closer commercial involvement.
Tailored Project QS
Know where your costs stand and what a proposed change means before you commit. Regular reporting gives you and your architect a clear view of the budget, payments and forecast final cost.
Cost-plan updates, tender advice and one monthly progress meeting help you address the decisions ahead. We review proposals referred to us; your team continues to coordinate the wider project and design discussions.
For teams who want regular cost oversight with a clearly defined level of involvement.
Focused QS support
Get a clear answer for the decision in front of you. Commission the cost advice, checks or assessments you need, with defined outputs and a straightforward explanation of the findings.
That might mean testing a budget or design option before you commit, assessing a payment or change during construction, or reviewing the final account. Each assignment is agreed separately, without automatic ongoing reporting or meetings.
For selected decisions on a smaller project, or a specific piece of support within a larger one.
Choose the involvement your project needs.
Every project deserves sound cost advice. The right level of involvement depends on its complexity, the decisions ahead and your team’s capacity. From commercial input within design discussions to regular reporting or selected assessments, we’ll help you choose support that fits the project and your budget.
From the first budget to the final account.
Good cost advice helps you plan ahead, while there is still room to shape the design. Explore each stage to see the decisions it supports and the work you can commission.
Defined deliverables can be commissioned individually or form part of an ongoing appointment. Closer involvement adds advice and coordination around that work.
Procurement planning starts alongside design. Your proposal will set out the selected services, responsibilities and fee.
Bring your client’s ambitions and budget together while there is still room to explore the possibilities. An early estimate helps you test whether the proposed scope is realistic before committing substantial time to developing it.
What you receive
Budget estimate
An early assessment of likely costs, based on the brief and available information, with clear assumptions, allowances and exclusions. It gives you and your client a starting point for deciding what to develop and what needs further investigation.Choose your level of support
Full Project QS brings commercial advice into agreed briefing and design discussions. Tailored Project QS provides agreed cost-plan reviews and advice on proposals referred to us. Focused QS support offers a commissioned estimate or option assessment, with clear findings for the decision ahead.
Explore the options with your client, then keep the design and its cost developing together. Each update helps you understand what has changed and decide where to focus the next stage of design.
What you receive
Initial elemental cost plan
A breakdown of the emerging design into recognisable building elements, with assumptions and the main cost drivers explained. Compare options before deciding which to develop.Cost-plan updates
Revisit the plan as the design develops and as technical details and specifications become clearer. Track cost movements and test the budget before the next commitment.Choose your level of support
Full Project QS contributes in agreed design discussions and raises commercial questions while options can still be shaped. Tailored Project QS reviews proposals referred to us before commitment, without routine attendance at design meetings. Focused QS support provides commissioned cost-plan updates or option comparisons.
Give suitable contractors a clear, consistent basis to price, so you and your client can compare offers with confidence. Procurement planning starts during design, with the route, programme and tender information considered together.
What you receive
Tender pricing document
A schedule of works or other appropriate pricing document setting out the scope for contractors to price, supported by the design information and specifications.Benchmark estimate and tender comparison
A priced reference and, where commissioned, a review of tender returns to identify differences, exclusions and issues to resolve before appointment.Choose your level of support
Full Project QS supports procurement strategy, tender enquiries and commercial evaluation through appointment, as agreed. Tailored Project QS provides tender advice and assessment while your architect or team issues and manages the tender. Focused QS support can provide commissioned pricing documents, benchmark estimates or tender comparisons.
Keep a clear view of what has changed, what is due and what your client is likely to spend by completion. Timely assessments and clear records help the team address commercial issues as the work progresses.
What you receive
Construction cost reports and assessments
Understand the sums properly due through payment, variation and relevant-claim assessments. Full and Tailored include agreed regular reporting and forecasts; Focused assessments are commissioned individually or as an agreed monthly payment service.Final-account assessment
Review outstanding changes and relevant claims, with an assessed statement and explanation. Full and Tailored can include settlement negotiation within the agreed scope; Focused excludes settlement negotiation.Choose your level of support
Full Project QS brings wider commercial input and participation in agreed meetings. Tailored Project QS provides regular oversight, reporting and one monthly progress meeting. Focused QS support provides the commissioned checks you need, without automatic forecasts, meetings or ongoing monitoring.
Construction support is scoped separately from cost-planning assignments. Contract administration and project management are distinct roles that can also be agreed.
Project quantity surveyor
Understand the financial position of your project and the cost implications of the decisions ahead. Your project quantity surveyor can provide:
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Cost planning, design updates and advice on options.
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Commercial advice through procurement, tendering and contractor appointment.
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Payment assessments, change reviews, cost forecasts and final-account advice.
A good fit when you want dedicated attention to costs throughout the agreed stages. Contract administration and project management are separate roles, included where expressly appointed.
Contract administration
On larger projects, design development, detailing, coordination and site queries already demand substantial attention. Taking on contract administration as well adds a significant responsibility.
With Multiproject handling that role, you can give your design work and your client the attention they need. Depending on the contract, the appointment can include:
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Formal instructions, notices and clear contract records.
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Payment and completion certification, where applicable.
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Managing the procedures for changes, time and completion.
Timely administration helps client and contractor understand and fulfil their obligations. For design-and-build projects, an employer’s agent appointment can be agreed instead, with duties appropriate to that contract.
Project management
Your architect develops the design, your contractor delivers the work, and your cost and contract advisers look after their respective responsibilities. Someone also needs to keep sight of the whole project.
On smaller projects, this coordination may sit with the architect or client. As the team and demands grow, a dedicated project manager can help you:
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Plan key dates, decisions and the information needed to reach them.
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Coordinate the team, responsibilities and communication.
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Track progress, risks and actions through to handover.
You have someone keeping you informed, following up what needs to happen next and helping the team move in the same direction.
Agree the roles your project needs.
Good cost information is one part of a well-run project. Someone also needs to administer the building contract and, where the project requires it, coordinate the wider team.
These responsibilities can place significant demands on the architect and client. Agreeing who takes them on gives everyone room to concentrate on their work, with clear responsibilities and a shared understanding of what needs to happen.
Help with a difficult issue.
Most project teams work constructively together. Sometimes, however, disagreements arise over payments, changes, responsibilities or the final account. A clear assessment of the facts and figures can help you understand the position and decide how to move forward.
Support can include:
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Assessing disputed payments, variations and final accounts.
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Preparing or reviewing cost-related claims and supporting commercial negotiations.
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Support with alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and adjudication.
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Independent expert reports and expert witness services within our areas of expertise.
Tell us about the issue so we can discuss the help you need and agree an appropriate role.