It is an ideal solution for clients looking to save time, utilise our years of experience and look out for their best interest at all times, all for a low fee to get the whole job done.
We will define the scope of the project in collaboration with you to identify sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project and then create a detailed work plan. We will then determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project and develop a schedule for completion that effectively allocates resources and activities. A review of the project schedule will be conducted with you and the contractors and the schedule revised as required. The objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion will also be determined.
We can oversee the project from beginning to end, taking away the headache of finding a trusted builder and making sure they stay on time, on design and on budget. You will be regularly updated of the progress and costings, working with us rather than the builder so nothing is left to interpretation, and we will control who gets paid after checking agreed stages and standards have been reached.
The complete building project management role is ensuring your property is handed back to you and is ready for use. To ensure the build is complete, we coordinate the handover process checking all the statutory requirements have been fulfilled and signed-off, check receipt of all required test certificates, inspect the build to make sure it is as per the drawings and specifications, and, if not, issue a snagging list which identify the items be rectified. As part of the contractual process, we set up a defects period to follow the handover. This allows the final stage payment to the builder to be made 3 months after the build is complete (default 3 months in the JCT Home Owner Contract) and is not paid until all defects during this period are rectified and signed off.
Project Management can bring many benefits to your build which include saving you time, stress and money. We can achieve this as we bring to the project:
Our fee for project management is based upon time during the project but as guidance it is approximately 5% of the build cost.