Most projects that run over budget were never properly costed at the start. An early estimate built from measured quantities and current rates is a different thing from a per-square-foot rule of thumb, and it is what a lender or a board will actually accept.
Alongside the numbers, we advise on the approvals path — what consents a scheme needs, what the submitting authority will expect to see, and where the common grounds for refusal lie.
This work is most valuable before you commit: before a site purchase, before finance is sought, and before drawings are submitted.
This service covers estimation and approvals advisory. Detailed bills of quantities and contract administration are handled by our associated quantity surveying practice.
Scope
Fit
Process
You send the scheme information you have — drawings, outline scope, or just a site and an intention.
We take off quantities from what exists and identify what still has to be assumed.
Quantities are priced against current market rates, with assumptions listed explicitly.
You receive the estimate with a clear statement of what is included, excluded and assumed.
Questions
It depends entirely on how developed the design is. At concept stage, expect a range rather than a figure. We always state the basis and the assumptions so you know what you are relying on.
Detailed BOQ preparation and contract administration are handled by our associated quantity surveying practice. We can refer you directly.
We advise on when clearance is likely to be required and what the submission needs to contain. The determination itself rests with the authority.
Lenders generally want an estimate prepared by a party independent of the borrower, documented with its basis stated. That is how we prepare them.
Then you have learned it at the point where it is still cheap to change the scheme. That is the purpose of the exercise.
Send us the stage you are at and what you need reviewed. We respond within two business days.
