ASL :: About Us

We provide cost effective Quantity, Building & Valuation Surveying services for all sizes of New Build or Refurbishment Projects, for both Clients and Contractors. We have undertaken projects from the value of $500,000, 000.00 to $500,000.00 from both the public and private sectors. From traditional procurement or Design and Build through to builders quantities, we can tailor our skills to your requirements. Additionally, our team has experience with all popular current contract forms including FIDIC, JCT and World Bank. As Chartered Quantity Surveyors, we offer the following services to various client categories as below:

(A)	BUILDING CLIENTS
	(1)	Ensuring that the design matches the client’s budgets by providing budget costing from initial design sketches and feedback information to the Architects/Engineers so that final designs are within the client’s budget.
	(2)	Advising on cost implications of various design choices and locations of same.
	(3)	Formulating and articulating cost plans or detailed budget estimates to use as a tool for keeping the client’s design within budget.
	(4)	Preparing tender documents for issue to contractors either drawings and specifications only, drawings, specifications only, drawings, specifications and schedule of works or drawings, specifications and full bills of quantities to obtain quotations.
	(5)	Final negotiation of tenders with builders/contractors.
	(6)	Post contract work including valuations, remeasures, agreement of variations and cost claims, settlement of disputes, cost monitoring and financial statements, certification of contractor/builder’s valuations, agreement of final accounts. Advising on contractual or legal matters as it relates to the administration of the contract documents.
	(7)	Project Management of contracts including: Quantity Surveying Procurement of consultants/professionals and contractors. Project Planning & Cost Controls Construction and site management
	(8)	Assessment of the reinstallment costs for insurance purposes.
(B)	BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRCATORS
	(1)	Estimating of building or civil engineering works from Bills of Quantities or Drawings and Specifications tenders.
	(2)	Variations, cost monitoring, contractual correspondence and advice, remeasures, loss and expense claims, management and financing accounting systems and other related records and transmittals to ascertain performance of contracts and profitability
	(3)	Settlement of disputes and additional cost claims.
	(4)	Preparation and agreement of final accounts.
	(5)	Obtaining competitive sub contract tenders, agreement of sub contract valuations and final account.
(C)	SUB - CONTRACTORS
	(1)	Estimating from Bills of Quantities or drawings and specifications tenders.
	(2)	Valuations and measurement
	(3)	Settlement of disputes and cost claims.
	(4)	Final account.
(D)	LAND AND PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
	(1)	Establishing realistic budget costs for developments in order to ascertain the purchase value of prospective development properties.
	(2)	Assisting in the design development in order to match the Client’s budget and advising of cost and time schedule implications for design and other project adjustments.
	(3)	Production of tender documents to builders, contractors and sub contractors in an effort to solicit bids.
	(4)	Managing the contract.
(E)	CLIENT’S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
	(1)	Verifying all payment requisitions, claims and the like from the Consultant/Contractor. Ensuring that payment certificates are issued on time, confirming the value of the works done in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract.
	(2)	Prepare and submit to the Client (for review and approval/rejection prior to construction), justification for any Contract Variation Order which may have the effect of : Increasing the cost of the contract Substantially changing the scope of the works.
	(3)	Submit monthly (or as otherwise required) reports to the Client and highlight trends which may indicate any variation (+/-) from the established budget providing justification for any increases determined and any deviations from the budget with recommendations for corrective action to remedy any potential costs or time overrun.
	(4)	In the event of Contractor Delays resulting in slip: promptly notify the Consultant/Contractor ‘slippage’ in the delivery schedule beyond the construction period as per contract, plus any time extensions to be granted. Accordingly, ensure that the Consultant promptly notifies the Contractor of the quantum of Accumulated Liquidated Damages and the date from which this is to be effected. All subsequent payment certificates must address the necessary deduction of liquidated damages in arriving at this quantum of payment due to the Contractor.