HJCS primarily provides commercial services to contracting organisations, we are able to provide many of the traditional Quantity Surveying services these include:

Pre-Contract

  • Order of Cost Estimates
  • Cost estimates
  • Selection and development of procurement strategy
  • Selection of contract form
  • Provide advice on contract terms and conditions
  • Tender/ Contract Reviews
  • Producing take-offs/ builders Quantities for pricing using digital take-off and pricing software
  • Sub-Contract tendering and review
  • Advising on contract placement, contract negotiation

Post Contract

  • Production of project budgets and forecasts
  • Applications for payment preparation and submission
  • Review of applications for payment, review, and preparation of notices
  • Contracts administration
  • Cost reporting
  • CVR production, maintenance and reporting
  • Production of review of variations

(Typical value of projects – £20m – £250m)

Dispute Management

  • Dispute avoidance
  • Dispute management
  • Preparation and/ or defence of claims relating to, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation
  • Alternative dispute resolution including mediation

(Typical dispute value – £500k – £20m)

Process Improvement

  • Improvement of Commercial and Contract Management procedures,
  • Improvement of project controls,
  • Improvement relating to integrated project delivery,
  • Process improvement using Lean Construction principles,