Quantity Surveyor for Cost Plans, Valuations and Final Accounts
Cost advice from the first estimate to the last payment, so you know what the project should cost, what you are paying for and where the money has gone.
A quantity surveyor keeps the money side of a construction project under control. Resilient Consult provides quantity surveying for clients across the North West, starting with early estimates and cost plans, moving through procurement and tender reports, then valuing work on site, controlling change and agreeing the final account. We also carry out fund monitoring for lenders and grant bodies who need an independent view of progress before releasing money.
Cost problems are cheapest to fix on paper. A cost plan that tracks the design as it develops gives you the chance to make choices before they are priced into a contract. Once work starts, careful valuations and prompt answers on variations stop small disagreements turning into a disputed final account. The aim is simple: no surprises at the end, and a clear record of where every pound went.
Ask for a proposalWhat your quantity surveyor handles
Estimates and cost plans
Order-of-cost estimates at feasibility, then cost plans that are updated as each design stage is completed.
Procurement advice
Guidance on the route and form of contract that suits your project, risk appetite and timescale.
Tender documents and reports
Pricing documents, tender analysis and a written recommendation that compares bids on a like-for-like basis.
Interim valuations
We value the work done on site, check applications for payment and prepare figures so payment notices are issued on time.
Change control and cost reporting
Every variation is priced, agreed and logged, and you receive regular reports showing anticipated final cost against budget.
Final accounts and fund monitoring
We agree the final account with the contractor, and act as monitoring surveyor for funders who need independent drawdown checks.
Payment law and the standards we follow
Most construction contracts in England fall under Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. It gives a right to stage payments unless the work is agreed to take less than 45 days (section 109), requires an adequate mechanism for working out what is due and when (section 110), and requires payment notices stating the sum due and how it was calculated (section 110A). A payer who intends to pay less than the notified sum must give a notice saying so in time (section 111).
Getting these notices wrong can mean paying a sum you disagree with, or facing suspension of the works under section 112 or adjudication under section 108. Our valuations and payment paperwork are prepared with those deadlines in mind. For measurement and cost planning, we follow published RICS guidance as the standard for structuring estimates, cost plans and cost reports, so your figures can be read and checked by any other cost professional.
What you receive
- Order-of-cost estimate
- Elemental cost plan, updated at each design stage
- Tender report with a recommendation
- Interim valuation statements
- Change register with priced variations
- Monthly cost report showing anticipated final cost
- Agreed final account statement
- Fund monitoring reports for lenders or grant bodies
How it runs
Budget
We review your brief and set a realistic budget, with allowances for risk shown separately.
Cost plan and tender
The cost plan follows the design, then we advise on procurement, manage tenders and report on the bids.
Post-contract control
We value work monthly, price and record change, and report the forecast final cost to you.
Final account
We agree the final account with the contractor and close out retention and any outstanding items.
Why use our quantity surveying
You get cost advice from someone who also understands how the project will be run, built and handed over. Resilient Consult can provide quantity surveying on its own or alongside our project management and CDM services, with director Adrian Heaton as your point of contact. Combining roles means cost reports, programme and risk registers come from one source and tell the same story.
Reports are written for the people who sign the cheques. Each one shows the budget, the forecast final cost, what has changed and why, without hiding the figures behind jargon. Where specialist pricing is needed for fire protection, alarms or remedial works, we obtain it through our specialist partners and check it against the scope before it goes into your cost plan.
Who we do this for
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Questions about quantity surveying
All questionsWhen should we bring in a quantity surveyor?
As early as possible, ideally before design is fixed. An early estimate tells you whether the brief and budget match, and a cost plan built alongside the design lets you make choices while they are still cheap to change. Bringing a quantity surveyor in only once tenders return often means discovering the project is over budget, with few options left except cutting scope.
What is the difference between a cost plan and an estimate?
An estimate is an early figure based on limited information, such as floor area and building type, used to test whether a project is viable. A cost plan is more detailed: it breaks the cost into elements such as substructure, frame, services and finishes, sets a target for each, and is updated as the design develops. It becomes the benchmark that tenders and changes are measured against.
What does fund monitoring involve?
Fund monitoring gives a lender, investor or grant body an independent view of a project they are financing. We review the budget, programme and contracts at the start, then visit site before each drawdown to confirm that work claimed has been done and that the remaining funds are enough to finish. The funder receives a written report it can rely on when deciding whether to release money.
How do you handle variations during the works?
Every instruction that changes the scope goes on a change register. We price it, agree the value with the contractor where possible before the work is done, and show the effect on the anticipated final cost in the next report. That way you see the cost of a change while you can still decide against it, and the final account is built from figures already agreed rather than argued over at the end.
Do you work with contractors?
Yes. We help contractors with risk assessments and method statements, COSHH assessments, written policies and preparation for SSIP schemes such as CHAS, SafeContractor and Constructionline. On projects we can support clients and principal contractors with CDM duties, and we work alongside main contractors when managing fire remedials, so the people on site have clear information and the right paperwork before they start.
What do your reports look like?
They are written in plain English with each finding located, photographed and given a clear priority. Where remedial work follows, you receive before, during and after photographs, a log of materials used and the certificates for specialist work. Long programmes come with regular progress reports. Everything is supplied digitally for you to keep, ready for your safety file, an audit or the golden thread for higher-risk buildings.
Tell us what you need.
What it is, where it is and what you need checked, fixed or managed. You get a scope and a written proposal back.
- adrian@resilientconsult.uk
- Based
- Wigan-based, working across the North West