We have worked with many regional and national main contractors over many years, we know how they work and are familiar with many of their systems and protocols. We are well aware of the timescale pressure that exists within our industry and can react effectively to meet them.
ESTIMATING SERVICES
Bills of Quantities – measurement and production of Bills of Quantities measured to SMM7, NRM or builders Quantities from tender information for all types of construction projects, including commercial, retail, leisure, civil engineering and housing in both the private and public sectors. Presented in CITE, Excel and PDF formats
Cost Planning – determining trade packages including taking off approximate quantities from initial concept design, forming pricing documents for each package and pricing to producing cost plans to assist budget, feasibility and cost planning.
Budgets – creating budgets from initial design information for cost planning and control of outturn costs, monitoring cost forecasts during tender period and analysing areas that Value Engineering could bring value to a project.
Risk Management – identifying risks and opportunities, producing risk registers, monitoring and managing out risks and opportunities.
Tendering – creating tender packages, including pricing documents and/or Bills of Quantities, compiling design information for issue, creating scope of works documents, Issuing to sub-contractors on clients tender list with clients standards letters and CDs.
Value Engineering – Identifying areas within tender documentation and specifications on Value Engineering where this can bring best value to the project and producing cost estimates on what value could be achieved.
Tender Analysis – Collecting sub-contractors tender submissions, negotiating to achieve best value, analysing quotations and providing tender analysis and recommendations to contractors.
SUVREYING SERVICES
Procurement – creating subcontract package tender enquiry documents including contract preliminaries and conditions, pricing documents and/or Bills of Quantities, compiling design information for issue, creating scope of works documents and issuing to sub-contractors on clients standards letters and CDs. Monitoring the subcontract tender process to ensure tenders received through various tools to control the procurement. Analysing tenders received and producing a tender report and recommendations for subcontract appointment.
Subcontract negotiation – negotiating terms and conditions and programme requirements with subcontractors to enable subcontracts to be issued and signed by all parties.
Contract Surveying – provide commercial management during the course of the project including carrying out interim valuations, cost reporting, evaluation of works and payments to subcontractors and suppliers, valuing variations and agreement with both clients and subcontractors.
Claims – assistance where required towards production, negotiation and settlement of claims and advise on dispute resolution.
Part time or short term support – provide commercial assistance either on a part time or short term basis to provide all types of surveying services.
Final Accounts – provide substantiation, negotiation and settlement of final accounts for both subcontractors and main contractor final accounts.
Working with us
Having worked with so many different companies over many years we feel we can join any construction team and hit the ground running. We have staff of varying levels to support the process and requirements of respective clients. We are very flexible in our working day and will work in clients offices, on site as well as remotely in our own offices. We are committed to supporting clients varying needs.
I have worked with Cubit SES ltd on many occasions over many years, and every time I have found them to be honest, reliable and professional in all that they do and I would not hesitate to use them again or recommend their services to others.
Nick Birch – Commercial Director Somerfield Homes