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Project Management
Led by the Project Manager,
a project management team provides a range of integrated professional services to clients, ensuring successful delivery by
managing solutions during all stages and fulfilling requirements in respect of time, cost, quality and safety.
PM’s
strive to exceed client expectations by providing qualified and experienced people with excellent communication and management
skills and adopting a carefully planned approach from inception to completion.
Skill sets that enable total project
management solutions, include but are not limited to:
Project Management
Programme and Project Planning
Building
Surveying
Health and Safety
Effective management is the key to project success. Through a planned, organised
and controlled approach, with a proactive and non-confrontational style of problem solving, client expectations are met and
generally exceeded
Flexibility, effective leadership and teamwork enable the professional project manager to communicate,
control and deliver projects to cost and on programme, minimising risk, whilst maintaining safety and achieving quality.
Expertise
in this field includes;-
Commercial Services
Project Control and Cost Management
Construction Management Project
Monitoring
Cost Planning and Estimating
Cost Management
Contract Procurement and Management
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Specific PM services include:-
· Preparation
and implementation of the Project Plan including the Project Mission Statement and basic outline of the project.
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Preparation and development of the Project Organisation and Information flow.
· Preparation and implementation of project
specific Project Management procedures (including Construction Management).
· Preparation of the project Health and
Safety Plan in conjunction with the Planning Supervisor in compliance with the Construction Design and Management Regulations. ·
Preparation of the Commercial and Procurement Procedures in respect of the project.
· Preparation of Commissioning
and Validation procedures to be implemented on the project.
· Preparation of project programmes detailing project time
scales and milestone events for Design, Construction and Client commissioning.
· Management and administration of
the Design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Validation processes.
· Management of construction personnel
and appropriate systems to enable the project to be procured to time, quality and budget.
Provide project support for
the preparation of plant Operating and Maintenance instructions / manuals along with members of the Design and Construction
team
Commercial Services
With a proven track record across all sectors, the commercial services experts can
assist throughout the project cycle, from the inception of an idea to project completion and asset delivery.
Through
informed evaluation of the competing costs and the associated economic price, we enable clients to make essential decisions
and determine the best value criteria.
From strategic studies at feasibility stage to project specific delivery, the
requirement for high quality advice is paramount.
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Claims, Dispute Resolution: - Arbitration, Adjudication
and Mediation.
· Preparation and defence of claims for time (Extension of Time), loss and / or expense and quantum
for all types of construction / engineering projects.
· Assistance to Clients in understanding Arbitration procedures
and complying with Arbitrators Directions. Representing Clients during the Arbitration process / proceedings, preparing statement
of claim, reply to defence and counter claim, preparing witness statements, quantum reports, assisting the Clients Legal Advisor(s)
on procedural matters and understanding the construction processes.
· Expert Witness reporting on quantum.
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Project Control and Cost Engineering
Project
Control provides focus to engineering projects over the complete project lifecycle from inception to completion.
The
project control service integrates critical business and technology led activities to improve results and deliver enhanced
asset investment performance.
Project Process Model
The Process Control Model is the collection of the various
phases of a project, providing a consistent framework and methodology. The Model has four stages.
Opportunity
The
initial project appraisal and development of a business plan.
Definition
Development of the opportunity into
a firm set of proposals.
Implementation
Procurement, detailed design, construction and commissioning.
Benefits
Project review to establish if the objectives have been met, identifying benefits for future projects.
Project
Control
Project control supports the project process model through effective project management, using a series of
tools and techniques. Key elements are:
· The work breakdown structure · Project planning/scheduling · Cost
engineering (estimating and cost control) · Risk and value management · Reporting
Resultant benefits
of the implementation of project control are:
· Improved project definition · Co-ordinated planning including
resource allocation · Total cost control · Progress monitoring and management · Risk identification
/ mitigation and Contingency Planning
Cost Management To manage is to be both ‘in control of’ and ‘responsible for’.
These are basic principles in cost management and quantity surveying services.
The cost management systems actively
control cost at all project stages to deliver 'no surprise' financial conclusions and is based on the delivery of cost management
services, tailored to meet the requirements of individual clients and projects.
Cost Control
Incorporation
of change management in project procurement allows full project cost control and enables informed, timely decisions to be
taken.
Tender Documentation
Production of tender documentation entirely appropriate to the chosen procurement
route, incorporating contracts and clearly allocating responsibilities, is critical to future success.
Risk & Value
Management
The outputs from risk and value reviews require managing over the life of a project. Our cost management
systems incorporate the status of these outputs providing focus to reduce / allocate risk and realise cost benefits.
Information
Technology
The systems are based upon the latest secure IT platforms, including web based applications, allowing controlled
access from any location and ‘real time’ reporting.
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Quantity Surveying Services: · Budget estimating,
cost planning / monitoring / control and advice on tendering procedures and contract arrangements.
· Preparing
tender documents for main contract and specialist sub-contract, including preparation of Bills of Quantities, Schedules of
Work, examining tenders received and reporting thereon or negotiating tenders and pricing with a selected contractor and /
or sub-contractors.
· Preparing recommendations for interim payments on account to the contractor, preparing periodic
assessments of anticipated final cost and reporting thereon, measuring work, valuing variations in accordance with the terms
of the contract
· Preparing the project final account, pricing same and agreeing the final account with the contractor.
· Preparation
of tender / bidders lists for items of plant and equipment.
· Preparation of tender documentation for plant and
equipment and reporting on tenders received, including recommendations, as appropriate.
· Expediting and progress
inspection of plant / equipment at the place of manufacture to ensure timely delivery of the plant / equipment.
· Preparation
and agreement of payment schedules (milestones) in accordance with manufacturers production programmes.
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