Our CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION SERVICES

In the initial stages of your project, accurate conceptual and feasibility estimates are crucial. At Platform Estimating, we offer comprehensive masterplanning and estimation services that give you a clear overview of potential costs and feasibility. We delve into detailed analysis, considering all variables to ensure your project's financial foundation is solid from the start. We help you understand the financial implications of various design choices, enabling informed decision-making. This service is not just about numbers; it's about providing a roadmap for successful project realisation, ensuring that your vision is feasible and within your budget constraints.

As your project evolves, so does its financial landscape. Our ongoing design development advice and costings service ensures that you’re always a step ahead. We provide continuous, detailed cost updates corresponding to each phase of design development. This proactive approach allows for timely adjustments, ensuring budget alignment throughout the project lifecycle. Our expertise in cost management becomes your tool for navigating complex design changes while keeping your financial goals in check. By partnering with us, you get a dynamic, responsive service that adapts to your project's evolving needs, providing clarity and control over your costs at every turn.

We offer meticulous, comprehensive tender pricing based on a full set of design documents completed by the project's design team. We thoroughly analyse all project elements to ensure no financial detail is overlooked, from materials and labour to contingencies and project timelines. We also assess current market conditions at the time of tender to provide the client an understanding of local builders' current and future workloads and the expected competitiveness of the tender. This service aids the client by setting a clear, manageable path for project execution, reducing the risk of unexpected costs and project overruns.

Navigating the complexities of tender submissions can be challenging. Our tender assessment service provides an expert review and analysis of tender submissions ensuring the client is making well-informed decisions. We evaluate the completeness, accuracy, and competitiveness of tenders, identifying potential risks and opportunities. This critical analysis helps you understand each bidder's proposal in depth, allowing for a more strategic selection process. Our service is essential for anyone looking to undertake a construction project, as it ensures that you choose the right builder for your needs, based on a thorough understanding of their offer.

Effective management of progress claims is key to maintaining financial control over your construction project. Our progress claim assessments service offers thorough evaluation of ongoing work against submitted claims. We ensure that claims accurately reflect the work completed, protecting you from overpayments and financial discrepancies. This service is vital for upholding the integrity of your project's budget, ensuring each payment milestone is justified and transparent. By meticulously tracking progress against claims, we help maintain a smooth financial flow throughout the project, avoiding disputes and fostering a trustworthy relationship between all parties involved.

Variations are inevitable in construction projects, but managing them shouldn't derail your budget. Our Variation Assessment service provides detailed analysis of any changes to the scope of work, ensuring that all cost implications are clearly understood and accounted for. We evaluate the necessity, cost-effectiveness, and impact of each variation, providing you with the information needed to make informed decisions. This service helps maintain control over your project budget, ensuring that any changes are made strategically and with a full understanding of their financial impact.

At Platform Estimating, we understand the unique challenges and requirements of both residential and commercial construction projects. Our builder pricing service is tailored to meet the specific needs of each sector. We provide accurate, competitive pricing strategies, ensuring that your bids are not only compelling but also financially feasible. Our detailed cost breakdowns cover all aspects of the construction process, enabling builders to present transparent and comprehensive quotes to their clients. By partnering with us, builders gain a strategic advantage in the market, backed by reliable and precise pricing.

With time of the essence in today's construction industry, and the demanding administrative requirements on commercial building sites, we also offer a pricing service to subcontractors. This service is designed to allow subcontractors to spend more time on-site to ensure their jobs are being completed in a timely and efficient manner while not having the stress of submitting your next quote on time. We can tailor a bill of quantities or full cost estimate to any sub-contractor's needs.