Cost Management
Our specialist cost expertise protects clients’ investments and helps clients get the best value from their assets.
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St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
We provided project management, cost consultancy and acted as principal designer for these projects:
- Chads, Student Accommodation
Demolition of listed building extension to create two new student accommodation buildings comprising 23 rooms and associated external works including new boundary, entrance treatment and replacement cycle store. - Remodelling of Social Spaces
The redevelopment and reconfiguration of the key showpiece, social, support and functional spaces that are central to the communal life and operational efficiency of the College. These include the Hall and adjacent dining areas, access to the Sherlock Library, SCR and the award winning McGrath Centre; kitchen service and support areas. - Sherlock Court
Refurbishment and reconfiguration of listed buildings containing 134 student accommodation rooms which are divided into individual staircases at Sherlock Court and Silver street flats.
Our Cost Management services
Cost planning and cost control are key to the success of any built project: early cost management in construction adds significant value. Robust cost control throughout the entire project lifecycle ensures expenditure and cash flow forecasts match funds available. We provide cost planning and benchmarking against industry standards.
In a landscape of rapid technology development, increasing legislation and a drive for sustainability, we help clients make informed decisions. Our extensive cost engineering experience helps establish accurate construction budgets, identify best-value options, and implement measures that mitigate the cost of change. Our approach delivers effective sustainability outcomes and meets legislative requirements while keeping whole-of-life costs front and centre.
Our extensive bills of quantity (BoQ) experience helps our clients accurately assess and control costs, and undertake real-time cost monitoring of their projects. Clients use our BoQs to collaborate with stakeholders such as architects, to identify cost saving measures early, and to help them get their projects delivered on-time and on-budget. During the tender phase, we work with contractors to provide BoQs to the level of detail required for quotes.
Our Cost Management team offers specialist expertise to help clients procure contractors for their projects, including bulk purchasing. We use deep sector and regional market knowledge to advise clients on the contracting and incentive methods that will achieve the best value for money. We then draft tender documents and contracts, and manage the procurement process, including assessment and award.
Working with project owners, sponsors, and contractors, our expert Contract Administration team helps clients control time, cost and quality on their projects. Our services include management of contractual agreements throughout the project lifecycle, including monitoring compliance, resolving disputes, facilitating communication between parties, and ensuring that all contractual obligations are met. This helps achieve project success while minimising risks and conflicts.
Our team provides strategic oversight of financial elements of clients’ construction projects. This includes cost estimation, budgeting, procurement, and assessing the value of assets. Our work helps ensure optimal financial performance and viability throughout the project lifecycle.
We apply value engineering techniques to help clients optimise project costs while maintaining the desired quality. We do this by using our sector specific experience to identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend alternative solutions, identify and prioritise project objectives, and optimise resources.
We have an extensive track record of liaising with financial institutions and third-party advisors to carry out independent project reviews and careful project monitoring to ensure investments are viable and effectively managed. Our extensive experience ensures timely, responsive and effective project monitoring, preventing overspend and ensuring our clients' interests are protected.
Our life cycle costing team uses a comprehensive financial analysis method that considers all costs associated with a project or asset over its entire lifespan, from acquisition to disposal. This helps our clients make informed decisions that consider long-term financial implications and optimise cost-efficiency throughout an asset's life cycle.
Find out how cost management can help your project.
We help protect our clients' investment by establishing affordable budgets to meet project aspirations, we then manage costs throughout the whole process, from design and procurement to the construction of your building project.
