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Quantity surveying and claims support for sole traders and small trade businesses, from pricing and contract decisions through payments, changes and final account.

Services

The maps below show quantity surveying and claims services for sole traders and small trade businesses, set against the stages of the RIBA Plan of Work.

Quantity Surveying

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Procurement
Post-Tender Negotiation & Award, stages 2 to 3Prequalification & Framework Applications, stages 2 to 3Bid Risk & ITT Review, stages 2 to 3Estimating & Tender Pricing, stages 2 to 3Tender Pricing Review, stages 2 to 3Measurement & Bills of Quantities, stages 2 to 3
Contracts
Contract Selection & Review, stages 2 to 3Pre-Contract Payment Terms Review, stages 2 to 3Contract Clause Negotiation Support, stages 2 to 3
Cost Reporting
Cashflow Forecasting Against Programme, stages 2 to 3Project Commercial Health Check, stages 4 to 5CVR Production & Maintenance, stages 4 to 5Forecast Final Account Maintenance, stages 4 to 5
Payments
Interim Valuations, stages 4 to 5Payment Application Assembly & Issuance, stages 4 to 5Payment & Pay Less Notice Checking & Response, stages 4 to 5Notice & Deadline Tracking, stages 4 to 5Retention Tracking, stages 4 to 7
Variations
Variation Pricing, stages 4 to 5Variation Control & Registers, stages 4 to 5
Records
Commercial Correspondence Drafting, stages 4 to 5Insurance, Bond & Warranty Tracking, stages 4 to 5Site Records & Progress Capture, stages 4 to 5
Final Accounts
Snagging & Closeout Support, stages 6 to 7Final Account Assembly, Negotiation & Agreement, stages 6 to 7
Commercial Systems Review
AI Introduction Session, stages 0 to 7Pain Point Consultation, stages 0 to 7Project Systems Review, stages 0 to 7Business Systems Review, stages 0 to 7
Commercial Systems Implementation
Data Readiness for AI, stages 0 to 7Project Systems Set-up, stages 0 to 7Business Systems Set-up, stages 0 to 7AI Governance & Audit Trail, stages 0 to 7
Commercial Systems Maintenance
Systems Support, stages 0 to 7Systems Development, stages 0 to 7
The stages are the RIBA Plan of Work 2020; each band marks where that service usually runs. Commercial systems support is available across the lifecycle, not necessarily engaged for the whole project. Real projects blur the edges, so if your stage has passed, I can usually still help.

Claims & Disputes

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Contracts
Signed Contract Review, stages 5 to 6
Payments
Payment Process Setup & Support, stages 4 to 5
Emergency Notice Desk, stages 5 to 6
Main Contractor Insolvency Response, stages 5 to 6
The Deadline Diary, stages 5 to 6
Adjudication Support & Claims Preparation, stages 5 to 7
The s.110B Back-Audit, stages 5 to 7
Records
Records & Monthly Check, stages 4 to 6
Records Organisation, stages 5 to 7
Variations
CVI & Instruction Review, stage 5
NEC Compensation Event Review, stages 5 to 6
Variation Valuation Dispute, stages 5 to 6
Acceleration Cost Quantum, stages 5 to 6
Fluctuations & Price Escalation Claims, stages 5 to 6
Final Accounts
Set-Off & Contra-Charge Defence, stages 5 to 7
Dispute Viability Review, stages 5 to 7
Termination Account & Cost to Complete, stages 5 to 7
Quantum Meruit & Letter of Intent Valuation, stages 5 to 7
Final Account Review, stages 6 to 7
Final Account Dispute, stages 6 to 7
Liquidated Damages Deduction Review, stages 6 to 7
Retention Dispute, stages 6 to 7
Retention Recovery Sweep, stages 6 to 7
Settlement Negotiation Support, stages 6 to 7
The stages are the RIBA Plan of Work 2020; each band marks where I most often do that work. Real projects blur the edges, so if your stage has passed, I can usually still help.