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  • Cost Advice/Feasibility Studies
  • Budget Estimating
  • The Cost Planning Process
  • Procurement
  • Tender & Contract Documentation
  • Cost Control
  • Variations
  • Financial Statements
  • Claims and Risk Management
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    Budget Estimating & Cost Planning


    Ri & Ri Quantity Surveyors can provide a full system of budget estimating and cost planning in order to control expenditure, ensure that the client receives better value-for-money in both design & construction, and that the project cost is controlled within the agreed budget. We will prepare an initial budget cost which is established by reference to cost data from previous projects.

    In providing budget estimating and cost planning for our clients several benefits can be achieved:


    The tender sum is more likely to equate with the approximate estimate.

    Greater satisfaction with end results.

    Improved building quality and performance.

    Budget and value accountability.

    There is less possibility of addendum bills of quantities being required.

    Cost-effectiveness and a value-for-money design are more likely to be achieved.

    A balanced distribution of expenditure among the various parts or elements of the building is likely to produce a more rational design.

    Cost considerations are more likely to be taken into account because of the greater involvement of the Quantity Surveyor during the design process.

    The amount of pre-tender analysis by the architect and quantity surveyor should enable more decisions to be taken earlier, resulting in a smoother running of the project on site.

    Early identification of high-cost elements

    Cost planning provides a basis for comparing different project

    Effective cost planning will help to ensure that, once a realistic estimate is agreed between the parties, everything that follows is in accordance with it, from the successful contractor's tender to the final project cost. Constant monitoring means that the risk of overspending can be seen at an early stage and prompt action taken. Apart from providing a full system of budget estimating and cost planning, as quantity surveyors we can assist the architect with comparative costs for alternative systems of construction or finishing's. This may involve, for example, comparing different plan shapes in terms of cost, or external cladding. As quantity surveyors we can also advise on the total cost implications of particular methods of construction.