Pre-work Estimate and Budget Advice

When considering the business case for any construction project the key determinant is usually “how much will it cost” and “can it be afforded”. These questions should extend not just to the cost of the contracted work but the costs of procuring and managing the project along with the costs of maintaining and ultimately disposing of the asset. Such Whole Life Cost assessments ensure consideration is given not solely to the project in hand but also to the working asset so the client might challenge the rationale and long term benefits and liabilities arising from the proposed investment.

Michael Dyson Associates Ltd offers a full pre-works cost advice service giving clients peace of mind that their proposed scheme is viable in the short, medium and longer term. We understand the distinction between budget and cost and how both are sensitive to external factors.

Budget and cost control is intrinsic to all our project advisory and management work.  At the start of every commission a pre-work estimate in the form of a user-firendly model will monitor our clients' requirements against budget and subsequently temper the design, procurement and management functions accordingly.

We have access to a wide range of sources of information for setting and maintaining budgets, including the BCIS and our own UK-wide Cost Information Library.

Using our experience and expertise we are confident that we will be able to help you develop pre-works and delivery budgets and Whole Life Costs to ensure the question of affordability is answered when it counts – at the very beginning!