Construction MANAGEMENT

We have experience in sourcing sub-contractors for Main Contractors, which can be offered to Clients through engaging us as Construction Managers to act as middle management to consult and co-ordinate trade contractors in addition to the design team. We will act as the clients or architects agent administering and managing time, quality and cost, by drawing on our considerable experience as QS and PM to successfully manage building contracts.

Services we can offer:

Advise on the development of the brief (if appointed at this stage)
Advise on the procurement route
Advise on appointments (such as site inspectors)
Advise on the feasibility, interfaces, buildability, cost and programming of the design
Advise on statutory approvals
If necessary, define key performance indicators for trade contractors and ongoing monitoring
Advise on the need for mock-ups, samples, tests and inspections
Cost planning and cost control
Preparing a construction programme and defining methods of working on-site
Identifying potential trade contracts
Tendering trade contracts
Trade contract documents
Discipline design appointments
Arranging for site accommodation, welfare facilities, fences, hoardings, roads and walkways, drainage, power and water supply
Co-ordinating setting out
Arranging labour for certain site activities (such as cleaning)
Managing site inspectors
Co-ordinating the release of information.
Managing and co-ordinating trade contracts, including acting as contract administrator, carrying out or co-ordinating inspections, issuing instructions and certificates, etc
Co-ordinating the work of statutory undertakers
Co-ordinating the design and chair design team meetings
Witnessing tests and co-ordinating commissioning
Collating as-built information, building owner’s manual, building user’s handbook, project handbook, health and safety file, pre-construction information and construction phase plan
Managing the site
Chairing site progress meetings and preparing progress reports for the client