Before an investment decision or while work is under way, we advise owners and investors on scope, cost, time and contract matters with the eye of an independent contractor.
Illustrative imageConstruction consultancy helps an owner or investor make decisions about a building project with the right information. Before an investment that may mean answering ‘can this building be built for this budget, in this time?’; while work is under way it may mean assessing a bid, a variation request or a delay.
Unlike project management, it does not take on continuous management; it gives expert opinion for specific decisions. DEMAFT gives that opinion with the experience of a contractor working on site.
Budget and time that cannot be estimated realistically before the design is complete.
Bids that differ widely, with no way to tell which is realistic.
Items left out of the scope in bids and contracts that later appear as extra cost.
Variation and extension-of-time requests during the work that cannot be assessed.
An investor abroad who does not know local conditions.
Consultancy starts by defining the question to be answered. The available information, the design, bids, draft contract and site condition, is then reviewed, with a site visit if needed. Cost and time are assessed through the scope and quantities, and risks and options are set out in writing.
The result is a report clear enough for the owner to decide: what is recommended and why, which assumptions it rests on, and the pros and cons of each option.
Clarifying which decision the opinion is for.
Reviewing the design, bids, draft contract and the site.
Cost and time estimates from quantities; bid comparison.
Items outside the scope, contract risks and alternatives.
Recommendation, assumptions, and the pros and cons of each option.
DEMAFT offers project management and consultancy as a service area alongside its contracting work. Our advice rests on site experience from housing, villa, stadium, public building and shooting range projects in 5 countries, and on our habit of working with item-by-item quantities and costs.
We always give our opinion in writing, with reasons. After consultancy we can also take on execution or project management; that is the owner’s choice.
Project management is managing the work from start to finish on the owner’s behalf. Consultancy is expert opinion for specific decisions, such as the feasibility of an investment, comparing bids or assessing a variation request.
Whatever you have: the architectural design, bids, a draft contract, site photos. We complete missing information with a survey.
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