In an industry that’s notoriously difficult to navigate, our experienced cost consultants bring the clarity and expertise you need to secure your budget, reduce risk, and protect your commercial interests.

Our core service is Construction Cost Management from conception to completion:-

• Cost Management
• Feasibility Estimating and Strategic Advice
• Cost Modelling
• Cost Planning
• Benchmarking (both design criteria and cost)
• Engineering Services Cost Management
• Sustainable Solutions
• Procurement and Contract Advice
• Tender Documentation
• Change Control
• Post Contract Cost Management
• Final Account Negotiation and Settlement

This core service is then supplemented by a series of Specialist Services as follows: –

• Employer’s Agent (EA)
• Embodied Carbon Optimisation (ECO)
• Procurement Advisors
• Value Management
• Risk Management
• Peer Review / Design Critique / Audit
• Fund Monitoring
• Reinstatement Cost Assessments

During the post contract phase of your construction scheme, we act as the Employer’s Agent (EA) to represent you, providing impartial advice throughout the entire project delivery stage.

We oversee co-ordinating information, issuing instructions, and managing change control. We support you with certifying payments, reviewing claims, arranging handover, certifying practical completion, managing defects, and issuing final certificates. Whatever your requirements, we’re with you every step of the way.

With our advanced experience and in-depth knowledge of administering design and build contracts, you can be sure your budget, time and quality objectives are in the very best of hands.

We also offer high value “Employer’s Agent Plus” pre-construction services to supplement your team in managing, administering and programming your project during its design development and procurement stages.

With climate change rising up political agendas across the globe, industry legislation is adapting to reflect this. Our Clients want to know how to achieve carbon reduction targets in a cost efficient manner.

Too often, we’ve seen carbon and cost considered in isolation, leading to spiralling costs and increased environmental damage. We’ve combined our award-winning cost analysis with rigorous embodied carbon assessment to help you keep both your costs and your carbon footprint under control.

A step further than a typical standard carbon assessment, Core Five’s Carbon Cost Model offers in-depth analysis of both carbon reductions and cost implications, enabling informed decision-making from the outset.

“Having the capability to accurately model embodied carbon at an early stage, and understanding its relationship with cost, is critical if the industry is to achieve embodied carbon targets.”
Matthew Grange, Senior Project Surveyor

Understand – predetermining your project success.
It all begins with our in-depth understanding of your development. This first step is key. We take time to gather information and invest in detailed market research to understand your timeframes, existing commitments and targets. To make the most of this data, clarity is paramount. We convey complex ideas simply. Our tried and trusted data-led benchmarking simplifies the decision-making process and sets your project up for success. It’s the best foundation for meeting all the requirements of your scheme, while bringing it in on budget.

Analyse – aligning design aspirations with your commercial goals.
Stage two focuses on detailed analysis and optimising your scheme for success. Here, we preempt potential issues and balance competing agendas. We guide you through questions of design versus cost and environmental impact. Our specialist advice comes from extensive experience and is unrivalled in its accuracy. We factor in wider commercial issues through the whole lifecycle of your project, all the while helping to reduce risk, protect budgets and maximise your returns.

Deliver – implementing value adding projects on time, within budget.
Once we’ve taken the time to fully understand your project and analyse the balance between value and cost, it’s time to deliver. We move to implement processes that get you results and match your requirements. Your concept becomes a reality with all the value adding features envisioned, within budget. Our team has the foresight to think ahead, to offer intelligent procurement advice, and keep costs under control with no surprises. We’re your partners for the complete project lifecycle, with you every step of the way to ensure your brief is met — on time and on budget.

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