Services

Who is it for?
Project Management is for clients either in the public or private sectors who require a single point of contact to manage the risk and have overall control to deliver the project and co-ordinate the activities of the various consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, processes and procedures for the full duration of the project.

What is the process?
Selection of the right contractor, appointing the design team, preparing feasibility and viability reports, programming a realistic co-ordinated plan for the construction, monitoring the programme, liaising with all stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring cost control procedures are in place. Advising the client on all matters of design, cost and time.

What are the benefits?
Project Management transforms the client’s initial brief, making the project happen and delivering the project within programme and to the agreed budget.

Who is it for?
Forensic Cost Accounting is useful for our clients and the legal profession.

What is the process?
A careful examination of all existing documentation available to establish the relevant facts and costs. Technical auditing, involving a more or less complete examination of all transactions of the contract alongside using cost data figures and experience built up over many years within the construction sector. Assessments and cost modelling techniques are implemented to arrive at the make up of a cost structure. Contractual issues are also researched where necessary with current and past standard contract clauses explored, to provide a relevant body of opinion alongside the cost aspect.

What are the benefits?
The benefit of our Forensic Cost Accounting service brings clarity to the issue, helps to establish where costs were arrived from and more importantly identify parts of the cost structure which are weak in substance and claim. The process brings a degree of certainty for the client and can often assist decision making if litigation procedures are to be undertaken.

Who is it for?
A client, architect or contractor may employ a quantity surveyor to deliver this service.

What is the process?
Quantity Surveying involves, identifying the needs of the Client and bringing the appropriate factors of cost consultancy experience to the fore. Tasks within the overall process of quantity surveying range from advice early on in a project relating to estimates and tendering procedures to other matters dealing with cost control, valuing completed works, arranging payments and assisting clients in locating and assessing additional and alternative sources of funds.

What are the benefits?
The benefits of quantity surveying to a construction project are many, but perhaps the quantity surveyors abilities and expertise to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money while still achieving the required standards and quality are often seen as the priority requirements by clients.

Who is it for?
All clients involved in the construction industry, whether it’s a client requiring a single house extension or a client requiring a multi million pound city centre development.

What is the process?
The Construction Cost Accounting process can be tailor made to meet the Client’s needs and BCA offer a bespoke service to each individual client. Construction and consultancy in the pre-construction stage may involve cost planning, cost modelling, tender selection, negotiation, tender reports and establishing contractual agreements.

Construction Cost Accounting in the post contract construction stage may include cost control and reporting, agreement of final account, life cycle costing, capital allowances, inventory advice, claims advice, contractual advice and fire insurance valuations.

What are the benefits?
The benefits are seen in bringing professional sound cost expertise to the project, preferably at the outset to steer the development through to a satisfactory conclusion within the desired cost budget.

Who is it for?
Our dispute resolution in construction services are available to both parties to a contract in the event of a breakdown of negotiations.

What is the process?
The process of resolving disputes follows the path of arbitration or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The JCT (a body which prepares standard building contracts) publish arbitration rules for use with arbitration agreements referred to in the JCT contracts. They set out rules concerning interlocutory (intermediate) matters, conduct of arbitrations and various types of procedures without hearing (documents only), full procedure with hearing, and short procedure with hearing, each containing strict time tables.

What are the benefits?
The benefits of arbitration in construction dispute resolution are that proceedings are quicker and cheaper than litigation through the courts. The parties in dispute get a judge of their choosing and unlike the court proceedings arbitration proceedings are confidential.

The benefits of alternative dispute resolution process resolves a dispute without resorting to arbitration or the courts, this method has the advantages of being private, quick and economic.

Who is it for?
We carry out the insurance assessment for the insurance company or for the claimant. In either case we will visit the damaged building as soon as possible.

What is the process?
A detailed condition survey of the premises is undertaken to collect sufficient information to arrive at an approximate estimate of the value of damage. We will prepare a report which will include an opinion as to the cause of the damage were relevant.

What are the benefits?
Provides a quantity surveyor’s special knowledge in measuring and valuing the building work to bring an honest and realistic settlement to a claim.

Who is it for?
Scott Schedules prepared by BCA are used by claimants and defendants in dispute to identify the associated and relevant matters and their costs.

What is the process?
Usually asked for by the court or the mediation process to be prepared and reviewed by a professional expert such as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor within a time frame.

What are the benefits?
The Scott Schedule provides a detailed breakdown on the matters in dispute alongside their subsequent costs. Allows both parties to focus on the relevance of each item in the overall dispute, allows the quantum of a claim to be properly stated. The Scott Schedule format is a useful tool to keep track of negotiations between the parties.

Who is it for?
It is for the individual client, Solicitor or insurance company who needs an accurate and professional assessment of the property condition. A Condition Survey is an essential aspect and often a requirement to ensure that a true reflection of the property condition is provided to the prospective buyer. Brian Canavan Associates will also be able to give you an estimate on the cost to make good any defective works that found within our condition survey.

What is the process?
A simple phone call to us to explain your needs, why you need a condition survey and what you require, will be sufficient for us to identify and process your requirements.

Construction Cost Accounting in the post contract construction stage may include cost control and reporting, agreement of final account, life cycle costing, capital allowances, inventory advice, claims advice, contractual advice and fire insurance valuations.

What are the benefits?
An assessment to help decision making, to buy or not to buy, how much will it cost to put right defective work to a building. Our Condition Survey will reveal a true reflection on the condition of the building and unearth those parts of a building which a prospective buyer must be made aware off before to determine the decision making process.

Who is it for?
Development Advice is for the Client strongly motivated to realistically achieve their development. This development advice is appropriate for clients and contractors alike and can be used within private or public sector developments.

What is the process?
Depending on the scale and size of the proposed overall development Brian Canavan Associates will provide development appraisals, assist in the preparation of the developer’s budgets, financial projections, cash flow analysis and measures to test the sensitivity and reliability of such advice.

What are the benefits?
The benefits of such a service from BCA brings structure and a degree of certainty to the development process. Establishes a realistic and achievable budget for the proposed works.

Who is it for?
A construction expert witness is to assist the court, the arbitrator or the tribunal. The primary and overriding duties of the surveyor is to the court or judicial body to whom the evidence is given.

What is the process?
The construction expert witness service is used by the judicial process to assist the court or arbitration to agree facts and figures wherever possible to narrow the issues in dispute – helps the court to decide complex scientific and technical matters. Our expert witness service requires careful research to ensure that the appropriate proof of evidence has been studiously and professionally prepared.

What are the benefits?
The benefits of such a service brings an expert’s opinion, with complete coverage of relevant matters which is independent, objective and unbiased.