Building Consultancy
Our Building Consultancy department offers professional and expert advice throughout a property’s lifecycle. We work with a range of clients including investors, funders, landlords, tenants, occupiers and developers, providing a range of residential and commercial specialist Building Consultancy services throughout Scotland.
Building Surveys
We provide a full range of tailored building surveys, whether you are acquiring, disposing, developing, leasing or funding a single asset or property portfolio. Building surveys outline the condition of the property, defects, shortcomings and remedial works recommended to provide you with a commercial advantage, save you money, and mitigate your risks.
If you would like to discuss one of the following services, please get in touch:
Commercial Building Surveys
Residential Building Surveys
Technical Due Diligence Vendor Surveys
Defect Analysis
Snagging Inspection
Project Management & Clients Agent
We are heavily involved in overseeing, managing and directing refurbishment, new build and extension projects for a range of clients over the commercial, residential, industrial and leisure sectors.
Tasks include preparing Scopes of Work, Specifications, Contract Preliminaries, and Tender Documents. Tendering these works on a competitive or negotiated tender basis to contractors in order to seek best price and best resourced suppliers.
Works are then diligently managed over the construction phase of the project by the Project Manager/Contract Administrator.
Feasibility
When the client is unsure how to proceed with a project we often undertake feasibility studies to determine the change of use or redevelopment of buildings or sites in line with Planning, Building Warrant/Control, Conservation Area Consents and all Local Authority approvals which would be needed for such a change. We also detail potential works and costs to give the client a good understanding of the options available to them.
Project Management/Contract Administration
We undertake the project coordination and management of refurbishment; new build or extension projects which will include preparing tender documentation, reporting back on competitive tenders received prior to works commencing on site.
We would then manage the project undertaking regular site inspections to monitor progress and quality, issuing Certificates for Payment, undertaking Contract Instructions and Practical Completion of the project on behalf of the client in line with their timescale and budgetary requirements.
Additional Services
In addition to building surveys, dilapidations, Schedules of Condition and Projects, we also offer the following expertise: Reinstatement Cost Assessments Prepared Preventative Maintenance Schedules(PPM) Defect Analysis