Cost Planning + Estimating

Our Expertise

• QS-ING successfully provides detailed cost plans and estimates to establish realistic budgets and determine the total project cost at any stage of the design from concept through to construction completion.

• Our cost plans and estimates cover a wide range of sectors including but not limited to residential, commercial, industrial, retail, health, aged care and education and can be structured either by element, trade, function, or customised to suit the client’s requirements.

• Scope creep occurs on most projects and, in some cases, can significantly increase the total project cost.  Our cost plans and estimates are essentially used to identify scope creep by comparing the cost plans and estimates prepared at each phase with each other and the approved project budget.

 

Your Benefit

• Cost planning ensures value for money and responsible management.

• Helps to identify and minimise cost risk exposure and uncertainty.

• Assists with maintaining scope creep as the design progresses from phase to phase.

• The client is aware of the financial expectations and can plan to secure the proper financing.

 

 

Measurement (Bills of Quantities + Trade Packages)

Our Expertise

• QS-ING’s measurement service includes the provision of detailed bills of quantities and trade packages for tendering and contract administration purposes.

• Quantities can be measured in accordance with the current AIQS Standard Method of Measurement or tailored to suit the client’s requirements and pricing procedures.

• QS-ING strongly believes this service is a fundamental aspect of the tendering process.

• The latest software packages including Buildsoft are used for producing bills of quantities and trade packages.

 

Your Benefit

• All tenderers price the same scope of work, reflective of the tender documentation, which improves the quality of tenders submitted and provides a comparable base for tender evaluation purposes.

• Improves the accuracy and quality of the tender documentation issued to the tenderers for pricing and minimises potential variations, as the tender documentation is coordinated to a certain extent across all disciplines.

• Provides a basis for variation pricing and progress claim assessments during the construction phase.

• The time associated with the tender query process is significantly reduced, thus reducing the design consultant’s fees.

• The potential saving in tender prices and design consultant’s fees far exceeds the cost of this service.

 

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Tender Review, Analysis + Recommendation

Our Expertise

• QS-ING undertakes an independent and rigorous review and analysis of the submitted tenders before presenting our findings and recommendations in a clear and concise report.

 

Your Benefit

• Tender recommendations are provided on an independent basis without conflict of interest.

 

 

Initial Financier’s Reports

Our Expertise

• QS-ING conducts a thorough independent audit, in accordance with the financier’s requirements, of all development risk factors including design documentation, development and construction costs, project programme and cashflow, contractor capability, executed construction contracts, statutory and authority approvals, insurances, licenses, lease agreements and the like to identify, evaluate and mitigate any potential adverse risks.

 

Your Benefit

• Upfront development and construction risk identification.

 

 

Progress Claim Certifications

Our Expertise

• QS-ING has extensive experience in providing progress payment recommendations and cost to complete statements during construction on a wide range of projects.

• Sound knowledge of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act (BCIPA) and Security of Payment Act (SOP Act) and their application to the executed contract’s progress claim conditions and processes.

 

Your Benefit

• Confidence that the amount recommended for payment is independently assessed and represents the value of work complete.

• Risk identification in terms of potential variations, extension of time claims, prolongation costs and the like.

 

 

Contract Administration

Our Expertise

• QS-ING’s contract administration expertise is supported by many years of experience gained from being involved in numerous projects constructed under various forms of procurement.  These procurement strategies range from traditional lump sum contracts to construction management and design and construct contracts.

• Our cost monitoring and contract management reports provide a detailed overview of the performance of the contract in terms of construction progress to date, cost to complete, scope changes (forecast, pending and approved), delay claims and notices and requests for information.

 

 

Your Benefit

• The project is delivered in accordance with the executed contract.

 

 

Final Accounts

Our Expertise

• QS-ING undertakes all work required to determine the final amount recommended for payment and settle the final account.  We do this by heavily involving ourselves in the calculation, negotiation and agreement of all contract sum adjustments including variations, prime cost sums, provisional sums, statutory fees, liquidated damages, payments to nominated subcontractors and suppliers, release of retention monies and securities and the like.

 

 

Your Benefit

• Provides a clear and definitive representation of the principal’s ultimate financial commitment under the contract terms and conditions.

• Negates the opportunity for the contractor to make further monetary claims.

 

 

Value Engineering + Management

Our Expertise

• QS-ING’s extensive knowledge of construction materials and techniques enables us to provide realistic value engineering and management advice.

• We understand that value engineering is not just a matter of substituting the expensive materials for lower cost materials but to also consider the materials efficiency, practicality and quality without compromising functionality.

 

 

Your Benefit

Value for every construction dollar.