Contractors
BoQs, handover packs, NEC compensation event audits and tender support for Tier 2 contractors, smaller contractors and subcontractors.
Six services, priced up front
| Service | What you get | Fee | Typical turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil bills of quantities and take-offs | Excel bill (and PDF) with each item referenced to its drawing, plus a query list | From £950 | 5 to 7 working days |
| Handover and as-built packs | As-builts, registers, O&M manuals and the health and safety file | From £2,500 per package | 15 to 20 working days |
| NEC compensation event audit | Compensation event audit, time-bar check and drafted notices | From £2,500 | 5 to 7 working days |
| Tender support | Tender packs, query lists, compliance checks and quality answers | From £850 | Within your tender period |
| ITP and work package plan drafting | ITPs and work package plans written for your project | From £295 | First drafts in 5 working days |
| Quality management and ISO 9001 support | Quality management system and certification readiness | £1,000 for a gap analysis | Gap analysis report within 10 working days of the site visit |
From open items to an accepted pack
We chase each open record until it's closed and file it in the index your client asked for, so missing records are found and chased early.
See handover packs- As-built drawingsRedlines converted and issuedClosed
- Concrete cube results28-day results indexedClosed
- O&M manualsOperation and maintenance informationClosed
- H&S file inputsCDM 2015 information for the clientClosed
- 01As-built drawings34 drawings
- 02Test certificatesCube results
- 03O&M manualsPump and valve O&Ms
- 04H&S file inputsResidual risk register
Handover pack · Accepted
Example: a 25-drawing civil BoQ
Measured bills for civil tenders, issued in Excel (and PDF), with each item referenced to the drawing it was measured from.
- Excel bill of quantities in your format, plus a PDF
- Each item referenced to the drawing it was measured from
- Query list ready to raise as tender queries
- Turnaround
- 5 to 7 working days
- Fee
- From £950 per package (NRM2, up to 10 drawings)
Typical job. 25 drawings measured to CESMM4, with the Excel bill and PDF back in 7 working days. We measure drainage, earthworks, kerbing and paving, highways, structures, utilities and general civils.
Who we support
Tier 2 contractors
Extra capacity when your estimating, commercial or site teams are stretched.
- BoQs at bid peaks, when estimating can't keep up
- Handover and as-built packs to your client's requirements
- NEC early warnings, compensation events and programmes
- Quality management, ISO 9001 readiness, ITPs and NCR registers
Smaller contractors and subcontractors
Help with the paperwork that costs small firms money, from pricing a tender to closing out handover records.
- Take-offs you can price from
- NEC compensation event audits
- Handover packs built to your client's index
- Tender queries raised before the return date
How a job runs
Brief
Day 0Send the drawings, contract or records, and your deadline.
Quote
Within 1 working dayThe scope, what you get and the fee.
Production
Per the quoteWe do the take-off, register or analysis on our own templates.
Check and sign-off
Before issueA chartered engineer checks and signs it before it goes out.
Delivery
In your formatYou get it in your format, and we talk you through it.
Work it out first
Three tools you can use before you ring us.
Sample outputs
Pages from four of our samples. Ask for any of them in full.
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Preambles and bill extract Civil bill of quantities extract
CESMM4 bill with drawing references for each item, and a query list.
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Pack index Handover pack index and registers
ITP, NCR and records registers with a readiness summary.
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Executive summary NEC compensation event audit
Compensation event audit, time-bar check and exposure summary.
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Tender pack contents Tender pack contents and pricing schedule
Document list, contract data and the pricing schedule.
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The samples use made-up projects, so the names and figures aren't real.
Questions
Something else? Ring us on 07460 145145.
How quickly do you quote?
Within 1 working day, once we've seen the drawings or documents.
Is NEC support legal advice?
No, it's contract administration advice. If it turns into a formal dispute, we work alongside your solicitor or claims specialist.
Tell us what's on your desk.
Send what you have, whether that's drawings, a contract or a box of records. We come back with the scope, the method of measurement and the fee within 1 working day.