Greater cost visibility from the first estimate to the final account
- Expertise
- Project delivery
Quantity surveying & cost consultancy
Cost advice is only useful when it is traceable. BEIM prepares budgets, bills of quantities and schedules of work measured from the drawings, analyses tenders, values the works as they progress and supports the commercial side of the contract, with quantities, rates, assumptions and allowances clearly recorded.
Project delivery
Cost planning and commercial support.
What we do
Services
- 01Budgeting and cost planning
Order-of-cost estimates and elemental cost plans that develop with the design, with assumptions recorded.
- 02Bills of quantities and schedules of work
Measured from the drawings and the model in NRM2 or client formats, priced or unpriced, ready to tender.
- 03Tender pricing and tender analysis
Pricing documents for contractors, and independent checks of tender returns for clients: arithmetic, scope gaps and rates.
- 04Monthly valuations and payment recommendations
Interim valuations measured on site, with payment recommendations issued to the contract timetable.
- 05Cash-flow forecasting
A forecast tied to the programme, updated as the works and the change account develop.
- 06Variation and change management
Changes assessed promptly, agreed and tracked, with the supporting records kept up to date.
- 07Cost tracking and reporting
A cost report the client can read: committed, forecast, risk and the difference from budget.
- 08Commercial and contract support
Support with scope documents, commercial terms, contract records, valuations, changes and final accounts.
- 09Final account settlement
Measured, agreed and closed, with the supporting records to match.
How it works
Four stages, one coordinated approach.
- 01
Establish the budget
An estimate with stated assumptions, then a cost plan that follows the design.
- 02
Describe the works
Bills or schedules measured from the drawings so tenderers price the same job.
- 03
Control the account
Valuations, change control, contract records and reporting through construction.
- 04
Settle
Final account measured, agreed and closed, with the supporting records.
Deliverables
- Cost plans and estimates
- NRM2 bills of quantities and schedules of work
- Tender pricing documents and tender reports
- Valuations, payment recommendations and cash flow
- Change registers and cost reports
- Final account statements
Who it is for
- Developers and homeowners on larger refurbishments
- Main contractors needing pricing capacity
- M&E contractors tendering design-and-build packages
- Design teams needing a cost counterpart
Outcomes
What clients get.
01
02
Tender returns that can be compared like for like
03
Changes assessed promptly and recorded clearly
04
Commercial support that protects the client's position
Projects
All projectsRecent delivery work
10 · Contact
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Send a few lines about the building, the stage you are at and what you need. You will get a reply from a senior member of the team.
- Telephone
- +44 7892 713192
- Office
- 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QZ