YS Associates offer a range of services to clients including project co-ordination, cost management and contract administration
PROJECT CO-ORDINATION
Overall co-ordination of the project from inception to completion aimed at meeting the client’s requirements and ensuring completion on time, within cost and to the required standards. The project co-ordinator acts as the clients point of contact for the design team. Services include:
- Establish reporting procedures required by the client
- Advise on the selection of the design team and terms of appointment
- Co-ordinate design team meetings and chair meetings
- Set up management structure for the project with tasks and communication procedures
- After commencement of works, set up regular meetings with the design team and contractor
- Minute site meetings and general site visits
- Monitor construction programme
- Liaising with consultants to ensure snagging list issued at handover
- Liaising with contractor for making good defects/snagging during rectification period.
- Confirming completion of all works and making good defects
COST MANAGEMENT
Assist at every stage of a project, from feasibility to final account providing cost control and value management to deliver maximum return for the client, within programme and on budget. Services include:
- Liaising with the client and design team to determine initial requirements
- Advise of procurement options
- Monitor cost implications during detailed design stage
- Value management and value engineering
- Collation and preparation of tender documentation
- Report and review on tenders received including post tender interviews
- Negotiate contract sum with selected main contractor
- Assist in the preparation of contract documentation
- Interim valuations and financial forecasts
- Prepare and agree final account
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Undertaking the contractual duties and responsibilities during the construction phase of the project, ensuring the construction contract is fully administered. Services include:
- Undertaking the contractual duties and responsibilities during the construction phase of the project
- Ensuring the construction contract is fully administered
- Issuing of all contract certificates; interim payment, contract administrators instructions, practical completion, making good defects, final certificate etc…
- Monitoring contract relationships, addressing related problems, incorporating necessary changes or modifications in the contract
- Ensuring both parties meet or exceed each other’s expectations
- Actively interacting with the contractor to achieve the contract objectives