Client-Side Cost & Commercial Management
Commercial representation for developers, investors and project owners.
Independent commercial oversight from feasibility through procurement, construction and final account.
Principal-led by Karl Quartey, Senior Quantity Surveyor
The role
Protecting your capital and keeping commercial control.
I act as your client-side quantity surveyor and cost consultant, protecting your commercial position throughout the project.
The aim is straightforward: you should always know what the project is going to cost, where the risk sits and what decisions need making next.
Feasibility
A realistic construction budget before the design and the appraisal move too far apart.
Procurement
A route to market and a contract that suit the project, with tenders tested properly.
Construction
Clear reporting on cost, change and forecast so decisions are made while they still matter.
Final account
A negotiated close-out that reflects what was actually agreed and delivered.
Before construction
Setting the project up commercially.
Most commercial outcomes are decided before work starts on site: the budget, the procurement route, the contract and the tender settlement.
- Initial project feasibility and construction budgeting
- Cost planning
- Procurement strategy
- Tender management
- Tender analysis and contractor negotiation
- Contract and commercial advice
During delivery
Visibility over cost, change and exposure.
Regular, plain reporting on cost and forecast, with change managed as it happens, before it reaches the final account.
- Cost reporting
- Change and variation management
- Forecasting
- Cash-flow oversight
- Commercial risk management
- Contractor valuations
- Final account negotiation
- Commercial project close-out
Planning or running a project?
Tell me where the project is and what you need visibility of. Appointments can be stage-based, fixed-fee or retained through delivery.