Our Services
Project Health Check
Most project cost exposure is committed before a spade goes in the ground. Scope gaps, weak contractor pricing, unclear risk allocation and missing statutory requirements rarely surface until delivery is underway — at which point resolving them is significantly more expensive.
The Project Risk Review is a structured, independent assessment of where your project stands commercially, contractually and operationally — before decisions are finalised and costs are committed.
It can be used at the pre-commitment stage, as due diligence before purchasing or appointing a contractor. It can equally be applied mid-project, when costs or scope are shifting and an independent view is needed on where the real risks sit and what the most appropriate path forward looks like.
The output is a clear written report in plain language, structured around decisions rather than observations. It sets out what the risks are, what they mean in practice, and what needs to be addressed before moving forward.
When to use it:
Before purchasing or committing to a project
After planning approval, before appointing a contractor
When costs or scope are uncertain or incomplete
When a project feels difficult to control and an independent view is needed on where the risks sit
When confidence is required in a decision before it becomes irreversible
What the review covers:
Scope, drawings and cost plan review
Contractor pricing and exclusion analysis
Commercial structure and risk allocation
Procurement strategy and contract positioning
Planning, statutory and CDM considerations
Programme assumptions and sequencing risk
Risk register with prioritised findings
Integrated Project Advisory
On most projects, the client is the least protected party at the table. The contractor understands the contract. Variations are assessed in the contractor's favour. By the time problems become visible, the commercial position has already moved.
Integrated Project Advisory places an experienced, independent layer alongside your project team throughout delivery. We act as client representative and commercial advisor across pre-construction setup, live delivery oversight and final account.
The role is not to replace your project manager or assume control of the project. It is to ensure you always have an informed, independent view of where the project stands commercially — and what decisions need to be made before they become problems.
The result is a client who retains control, with clear visibility over cost, programme and contractor performance throughout.
Pre-construction:
Contractor scope and proposal review
Interface and responsibility analysis
Cost and commercial review including exclusion identification
Contractor due diligence
Contract, procurement and payment structure review
CDM and compliance review
Programme and delivery risk assessment
During construction:
Payment application review and approval recommendations
Variation assessment and change control
Budget tracking and cost reporting
Programme and delivery oversight
Risk monitoring and advisory
Completion, snagging and final account
Available throughout delivery — by phone, and attending weekly or monthly meetings as required
On-Demand Project Support
The governance frameworks and commercial processes applied on the UK's most complex construction programmes rarely reach smaller projects. The firms that carry that knowledge work on large contracts, and accessing them on a flexible basis is not a realistic option for most developers or project teams.
On-Demand Project Support makes that level of experience available without a long-term commitment. We are engaged on a day rate or hourly basis for a specific issue, decision or review — at the point where independent input adds the most value.
The engagement is shaped entirely around what is needed. Sometimes that is a clearly defined piece of work. Other times it is filling a gap in the team's knowledge or capacity, or providing independent support through a critical moment. One well-timed intervention at the right point can protect significantly more value than it costs.
When to use it:
When a specific issue or decision requires experienced, independent input
Where there are gaps in internal capability at a critical point
During periods of uncertainty, dispute or change
When a second opinion is needed before a significant commitment is made
When facing a commercial dispute and expert input is needed quickly
What we can help with
Dispute support and negotiation, meeting attendance and decision support, representing clients in commercial discussions, independent valuation of works completed to date, reviewing cost plans and development appraisals, advising on buildability and logistical challenges, and advising on contractual positions and obligations.
