We at Abbeyleix (PM) Services Ltd. are experts, professionally trained and experienced in civil engineering and building construction costing, management, communications, contractual and legal matters concerning the construction industry.
We offer the following services:-
· Preliminary cost advice and feasibility estimates
· Cost planning
· Advising on contractual methods
· Advising on selection of other consultants
· Advising on contractor selection
· Preparing tender documents including Bills of Quantities
· Obtaining or negotiating tenders
· Reporting on tenders received or package deal/design & build.
· Valuing construction work
· Preparing and agreeing accounts for or with contractors
· Periodic financial reporting
· Technical auditing
· Project management
· Giving expert evidence in arbitration’s and legal disputes
· Preparing / defending against construction contract claims
Preliminary Cost Advice and Feasibility Estimates: From conception we are able to give practical advice on the likely cost of your project, however complicated or unusual. We will recommend the most economical layout, materials and method of construction and assess how long it will take to construct whilst also if necessary giving you costs of options to suit your own particular requirements and layout,
Cost Planning: From our experience and knowledge construction costs of other projects and current market conditions we are able to compile a cost plan which may consist of a series of sections of works or the elements of a building. Each section or element is separately costed and may form the basis of decisions on options.
Advising on Contractual Methods: There are numerous contractual methods and forms of contract in common use in the construction industry today and quantity surveyors are best able to advise on the advantages and disadvantages of each form in relation to any particular project.
Advising on Selection of Other Consultants: Being in constant contact with numerous firms of architects, structural engineers, mechanical engineering and electrical consultants, interior designers, planning consultants etc., we are able to give objective advice on whether a consultant in a particular field is required or necessary and if so those who are best suited to a particular project.
Advising on Contractor Selection: As with advising on the selection of other consultants we are in everyday contact with numerous sizes and types of contractors and subcontractors each with varying scopes and expertise.
Preparing Tender Documents: Tender documents may be in the form of Bills of Quantities which are prepared in accordance with the standard methods of measurement where each quantified item can be priced to include all labour, materials, plant, overheads costs and profit or in the form of Specifications with schedules of work. Each include materials and workmanship preambles, preliminaries details and the client’s standard and particular contractual requirements.
Obtaining or Negotiating Tenders: We also able to obtain tenders for building and/or civil engineering projects precisely in accordance with the client’s requirements and obtained from a number of selected contractors on a comparable basis.
Alternatively we are able to negotiate tenders with contractors using our experience and knowledge of current rates and prices.
Reporting, on Tenders Received or Package Deal / Design and Build Offers: On receipt of tenders we check the priced build ups arithmetically and technically and report on any unusual pricing or omissions.
Package deal or design and build offers are sometimes sought by clients and we can report on these whilst also checking the client is being offered everything he requires and he is aware of "loopholes" which may arise and lead to future increases in costs or an exceeding of the project budget. Package deals and design and build offers are also not necessarily on a comparable basis and we can advise on the relevant construction economics.
Valuing Construction Work: During the course of a contract we are able to value any variation
which may arise using our experience and knowledge of current rates and prices.
Preparing and Agreeing Accounts for or With Contractors: Throughout and following completion of a contract we are able to measure, value and agree interim valuations, variations and/or final accounts for or with employers, contractors and subcontractors.
Periodic Financial Reporting: Throughout a contract we report periodically on the estimated final cost overall in a form which shows the client where monies have been saved and where additional monies have or will require to be spent. The costs of individual items can also be presented prior to decisions being required or options costed and reported thereon.
Technical Auditing: We are able to technically audit accounts submitted by contractors and/or subcontractors.
Project Management: Financial management is obviously crucial but the complexity of modern construction is such that the client can be overwhelmed by the number of consultants and other specialists involved and reporting to him, often in unfamiliar terms. The appointment of a project manager can greatly ease the burden by providing a single link with the construction team. Quantity surveyors are particularly well qualified by training, experience and above all by their overall knowledge of the whole construction industry to act as project managers.
Giving Expert Evidence in Arbitrations, Adjudications and Legal Disputes: When legal disputes arise and / or an Arbitration or Adjudication is necessary we are able to provide expert evidence which is usually preceded by a detailed written report which often gives greater strength to a case or brings about a realisation of the weakness of a case which could be expensive to pursue.
Preparing/Defending Against Construction Contract Claims: We are experienced in preparing construction contract claims and also in defending against them using their knowledge of the various forms of contract conditions and their expertise in quantifying logically.
