New Homes - Construction Managed with Quality and Efficiency
Building a new home can create stress and anxiety for most people. There is a mountain of little decisions that must come together to form the finished product. We work with our clients to ensure that the detail is clarified early, so that the building process runs smoothly, and the best result is achieved, on time and within budget. Our experience helps you anticipate issues and deal with them ahead of time.
Contract Analysis and Negotiation
We select reputable and capable designers, architects and builders best suited to your needs, your property, your budget and your style.
Our years of experience enable us to source the builders, analyse their tenders, decipher the exclusions and inclusions, and thus provide an "apples for apples" comparison from which to negotiate.
This initial part of the process has the potential to capture the largest cost savings.
Technical Management
As Professional Project Managers with Engineering Qualifications across several disciplines, we translate the technical issues for you.
We guide you to find the best technical, aesthetic and economical solutions.
Communication Management
We are your central point of contact with architects, builders, engineers, councils, trades (electricians, wrought iron specialists, tilers, ...), product suppliers (basins, baths, bookshelves -> taps, tiles, toilets), interior designers, flooring specialists, fencers, landscaper designers, and so on.
We can manage as much, or as little of the communications as you require.
Contract Management
We are all familiar with the difficulty of "fine print", but the issue is often not what IS in the contract, but what IS NOT. What's missing has the potential to add up to significant unforeseen costs.
Once the contract has commenced, diligent contract management ensures that the builder's agreed programme is adhered to, the scope of works is fulfilled, and variations (for example wet weather days) are efficiently managed - challenging their accuracy, and determining their validity.
Budget Management
One of the most critical and overlooked aspects of a project is the budget. We help you establish a realistic budget, and forecast the expenditure patterns throughout the term of the project.
Risk Management
Issues always arise – what is on paper may not actually work in practice, or a tradesman may not have understood the significance of that special feature in your new home. Our Professional Project Management experience helps anticipate issues, dealing with them ahead of time, mitigating risks.