Quantity Surveying & Cost Management
Effective cost management starts long before construction begins.
Our Chartered Quantity Surveying team provides independent cost and commercial advice throughout the project lifecycle, helping clients understand their financial position, manage risk and make informed decisions from early feasibility through to final account.
We work closely with clients, designers and project teams to provide clear, practical advice focused on maintaining commercial control while supporting the wider objectives of the project.
FEASIBILITY → DESIGN→ PROCUREMENT→ CONSTRUCTION→ FINAL ACCOUNT
Cost Planning & Estimating
Early cost information plays an important role in determining whether a project is viable and how the design develops.
We prepare and maintain cost plans throughout the design process, providing clients and design teams with clear information on budget, risk and the cost implications of design decisions.
Our services include:
• Feasibility estimates
• Elemental cost planning
• Benchmarking and market testing
• Design option appraisal
• Risk and contingency advice
• Cost plan updates throughout design development
Procurement & Tendering
Choosing the right procurement strategy can have a significant impact on cost, programme, risk and project delivery.
We work with clients and project teams to identify an appropriate procurement route and manage the commercial aspects of the tender process.
Our services include:
• Procurement advice
• Tender strategy
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Contractor selection support
• Tender analysis and reporting
• Tender negotiation
• Contract sum analysis
Our focus is not simply on achieving the lowest tender. We help clients understand the commercial position behind each submission and the risks associated with it.
Construction Stage Cost Management
Once construction begins, maintaining accurate and timely cost information is essential.
We monitor the financial position of the project throughout construction, giving clients clear visibility of committed costs, potential changes, risks and forecast outturn cost.
Our services include:
• Interim valuations
• Cost reporting
• Change control
• Variation assessment
• Financial forecasting
• Risk management
• Contractor account review
• Commercial advice throughout construction
This allows potential cost pressures to be identified early and decisions to be made before they become larger commercial issues.
Final Account
Good commercial management continues through to project completion.
We manage the final account process to ensure changes are properly assessed, supporting information is reviewed and the client’s commercial position is clearly understood before agreement.
Our services include:
• Final account preparation and negotiation
• Assessment of variations
• Review of contractor submissions
• Commercial reconciliation
• Final cost reporting
Cost Advice From the Earliest Stage
Earlier involvement creates better information.
Appointing a Quantity Surveyor early allows cost to inform the development of the project rather than becoming a constraint once the design has progressed.
At feasibility and concept stage, we can help clients understand:
• Initial development costs
• The financial implications of different design options
• Appropriate allowances for risk and inflation
• Procurement options
• Potential areas of cost pressure
• Where value can be achieved without compromising the project’s objectives
As the design develops, the cost plan develops with it, providing an ongoing commercial framework against which decisions can be made.
More Than Cost Reporting
We don’t simply tell clients what has happened.
Our role is to help clients understand what is likely to happen next.
Good Quantity Surveying is proactive. It means challenging assumptions, identifying risk, understanding the commercial implications of design decisions and providing clear advice while there is still an opportunity to influence the outcome.
We work closely with the wider project team while remaining focused on protecting our client’s commercial interests.
Why Spider?
Chartered expertise
Our Quantity Surveying team combines technical knowledge with practical project experience across a range of sectors and procurement routes.
Senior involvement
Our clients have direct access to experienced professionals, with senior oversight maintained throughout the appointment.
Clear advice
Commercial information needs to be understood to be useful. We present cost information clearly and explain the implications behind the numbers.
Independent thinking
We challenge where necessary and provide objective advice focused on the client’s interests and the successful delivery of the project.
Joined-up project understanding
Working alongside our Project Management team gives our Quantity Surveyors a wider understanding of the relationship between cost, programme, design, procurement and project risk.
Our Experience
Our Quantity Surveying team supports projects across the public and private sectors, including:
Residential & Mixed Use
Regeneration
Healthcare
Education
Commercial
Heritage & Refurbishment
Leisure & Hospitality
Public Sector
Our experience includes new-build developments, refurbishment, occupied and operational environments, and projects at different stages of the development lifecycle.
