UK Estimating Support acts as Independent Mechanical and Electrical Cost Consultants Providing Advice For Mechanical and Electrical Building Services.
We can prepare cost plans, budgets, undertake value engineering VE, and prepare whole-life cost plans.
After a project has been designed and tendered it’s often found to be over budget. We can assist in the process through VE to bring the project back to budget. The process will involve a detailed review of the scheme. Following the review, we will discuss with the designer what elements may be changed. We can also undertake life cycle cost plans and budgets. In our role as Mechanical and Electrical Cost Consultants, we can liaise with all parties.
For improved results we can become part of the design team to produce estimates for the M&E works as the design progresses. The estimate can be used to influence changes which will help to prevent projects coming in over budget which inevitably lead to delays.
Value Engineering VE
Value engineering will involve an initial assessment of the intended use of the building including occupant levels, hours of use, any critical operations to the business, FM regimes, attitude to risk, and life expectancy of the as-built environment.
After the initial appraisal we can assess major and minor items of capital value and major and minor elements of maintenance costs and using pareto effect we can hone in on areas to consider and areas to dismiss.