Help set the right expectations for your clients. We can work with you right at the early stages of concept design to help you get a feel for the costs early on. We can prepare detailed schedules from your working drawings so you can supply accurate information for the tender process. We are independant from the big brands so we can even shop around to ensure you are getting the best price on offer. Below are a list of services that we offer to Builders, Architects and Engineers.

• Scheduling of Materials
• Construction Cost Tendering
• Preliminary Cost Estimates
• Cost Planning
• Financial Status Report
• Project Management
• Post Tender Administration
• Tender Bid Assessments
• Final Account Preparations & Analysis
• Cash Flow Forecasting

Our private clients have many requirements of us. Often we are called upon for an independent review of costs relating to the earthquakes in which we are not only happy to oblige, but we are also able to call upon the experience of our other clients such as builders and subcontractors to back up our findings. We can present this information as a simple estimate, or as a full detailed written report. Other requests include estimate pricing of plans for the purposes of finance, and self builds.

• Preliminary Cost Estimates
• Cost Planning
• Financial Status Report
• Scheduling of Materials
• Dispute Resolution Advice
• Mortgage Draw-Down Certificates
• Sum Insured Assessment Estimates

Undertaking a new build, or home alterations, is a huge commitment and financial investment for any owner. There are so many choices, so many decisions, so many legislation’s… where do you start? By engaging a Quantity Surveyor.

We can help you develop financially achievable designs with an architect or an architectural designer. Together we can identify materials which suit personal preferences, the environment and the project budget. A good place to start can be with a scrapbook of things you like, pictures from the web or magazines, of everything from the roof colour to the tap choices can help the design process.

We can assist and advise on procurement options for tender or negotiated contracts, complete with a full analysis of pricing of the head contractor and subcontractors. Often not all final selections have been made at the time of pricing the project and these types of anomalies can affect the bottom line, for all parties. Similarly, understanding the technical nature of some subcontractors work can be very confusing, we can help clarify all questions of this nature.
We can help establish the best construction contract for your project. Provide you with independent financial confidence and provide your financial provider (bank) the professional documentation required to satisfy their needs in accordance with contract documents.

We are in a unique situation here at Relm where we have quantity surveyors highly skilled at not only complicated tender management, but also detailed contract administration. We are able to look after complex variations and payments claims from start to finish.

Our subcontractors range in specialties. Often we are picking up the overflow of work to be priced from them including tendering work. We are pleased to be able to work with as many subcontractors as possible, as this gives us a fantastic global perspective that is beneficial to all of our clients.