Helping you get your build priced right.
With 15 years of experience in Auckland and further afield, you can trust us to understand your needs and deliver value.
We are specialists in estimating your new build or renovation projects. Not only that, we offer general contracting services where we manage your contractors costs / pricing to keep them honest, help reduce potential costs and allow you to make optimal decisions during the project.
When accuracy counts.
With 15 years of experience focusing on the Auckland residential construction sector, we understand the importance of having an accurate bill of quantities that can be then accurately priced.
Whether it be at the initial concept planning or final building consent stage, having an accurate estimate is pivotal is the success of a project.
Our Services.
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You can conduct a preliminary feasibility study on the project's cost using an approximate order of cost.
Pre-design or concept stage is often when an approximate order of cost is obtained.
It assists in determining whether your design concepts are going to go over your budget and helps to avoid expensive design expenses.
Successful projects depend on knowing your budget before you begin since you don't want to spend a lot of money on design and expert services only to discover that the project is unworkable.
You may determine what designs will fit into your budget by using the metre-square rate, this will give you a Rough Order of Costs to create your budget.
The best way to start your project is with a budget.
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When you have a more developed or building consent set of plans, you will want an even closer / detailed / accurate budget using the elemental costing or detailed take-off. This also has the advantage of you being able to make selections of products.
A bill of quantities or elemental costing is a great way to save on expensive design fees by getting reliable information before getting costly full design work carried out.
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Full project tenders with a bill of quantities, tender summary & quotes from nominated sub-contractors.
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Payment claims are essential to keeping the wheels turning, not only of the contract but also allowing both contractor & client know how the project is tracking. We will organise all invoices and present a clear and concise progress claim which can be forwarded to your client. Not only will this help everyone understand how the project is tracking, question or issues can be raised and sorted sooner to avoid problems later on. Also a clear cover page outlining the clients responsibilities about payments which eliminates any confusion.
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Suggest product alternative or alternative sub-contractors to compare pricing or services.
