Architects and Design Teams
At PSQUARED, we collaborate with architects and design professionals to deliver projects that are not only well designed, but commercially viable, contractually robust, and successfully delivered. Our Quantity Surveying and Project Management services complement your creative and technical expertise; ensuring your designs are built to budget, delivered on time, and backed by strong project governance that protects both your client and your practice.
Early Cost Advice & Feasibility
We provide early-stage cost and procurement input to help shape realistic and deliverable design proposals.
- Feasibility and viability cost estimates for planning and concept design
- Benchmarking against similar projects and current market data
- Advice on material selection and specification impacts
- Cost comparison of design options and value engineering reviews
- Ongoing budget tracking through RIBA Stages
Our early involvement helps ensure that your designs align with the client’s financial expectations, reducing the risk of redesign or cost overruns later.
Tendering & Contract Formation
We prepare and manage robust tender documentation that protects the design intent and sets clear expectations.
- Production of Bills of Quantities or detailed Schedule of Works
- Clear scoping to avoid ambiguity and post-tender disputes
- Tender analysis and recommendation reports
- Drafting of JCT contracts and schedules of amendments
- Advice on procurement routes, risk allocation and insurance options
This process gives your client confidence in cost and contractor selection, while giving you the comfort that the design is being delivered under a properly administered contract.
Project & Contract Administration
- Interim valuations and payment certification
- Change control and variation tracking
- Programme monitoring and cost forecasting
- Contract instructions and extensions of time
- Practical Completion, retention release and final account management
Protecting Your Practice
- Reduces exposure to disputes over cost, variations or delay
- Ensures contractual procedures are correctly followed and documented
- Provides transparent reporting that supports your recommendations to clients
- Helps prevent claims or complaints arising from commercial misunderstandings
Benefits to Your Clients
When PSQUARED, is part of the project team, your clients benefit from:
- Early and accurate cost information to inform design decisions
- Confidence that the contractor’s pricing and payments are properly managed
- Independent advice focused on value, quality and risk management
- Reduced likelihood of budget creep or disputes during construction
This collaborative approach delivers smoother projects, satisfied clients, and successful outcomes that reflect positively on the whole design team.
The Result
With PSQUARED, working alongside your practice, you gain:
- Expert commercial and contractual support throughout design and delivery
- Protection against avoidable risk and cost disputes
- Enhanced client trust through clear, data-backed advice
- A professional partner who understands how to translate good design into successful, well-managed construction
Together, we turn great design into reliable delivery, strengthening both your projects and your reputation.
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