BEFORE WE BUILD
Pre-Construction That Makes Packages Buildable
Getting involved early changes everything. We bring constructability, temporary works thinking and commercial rigour into the room while designs are still flexible — not once they're fixed and the programme is already under pressure.
ECI
Early Contractor Involvement
ECI means bringing construction experience to the table before final design, before pricing, and before the programme is locked. It's where the biggest savings and the smartest decisions happen.
Reviewing permanent design for buildability, identifying clashes, sequencing risks and opportunities to simplify construction before the programme starts.
Breaking complex packages into logical phases with realistic durations, resource profiles and dependencies that reflect how concrete work actually gets built.
Developing temporary works solutions early so formwork, falsework and propping systems drive the programme rather than react to it.
Plant access, concrete delivery routes, cranage positions, material laydown and site setup modelled before mobilisation.
Structured requests for information and technical queries to resolve design ambiguity, conflicting details and missing specification before pricing.
Identifying compensation events, early warnings and change mechanisms under NEC and JCT. Building the commercial framework before the first pour.
TEMPORARY WORKS
Temporary Works Design
Temporary works aren't an afterthought — they're the backbone of safe, efficient concrete construction. We design, check and coordinate TWD as part of the package, not bolted on after the event.
- BS 5975 — Temporary Works Procedures
- BS 7121 — Safe Use of Cranes
- BS EN 12811 / 12812 — Scaffolding & Falsework
- CDM 2015 — Design Risk Management
COMMERCIAL
Estimating & Take-Offs
- Bills of Quantities to CESMM4 and NRM2
- 2D and 3D take-offs from IFC, CAD and BIM models
- Package scoping and subcontract enquiry packages
- Tender adjudications and benchmarked rate analysis
- Value engineering notes with cost/programme impact
- Prelims build-ups and sensitivity analysis
- Method statements and construction methodologies
- Programme narratives and phasing descriptions
- Social value, carbon and quality submissions
- Client interview preparation and presentation decks
CONTINUITY
Pre-Construction Feeds Delivery
The team that prices the work is the team that builds it. There is no handover gap, no lost context, no re-learning. Pre-construction intelligence — the risks identified, the sequences planned, the commercial assumptions made — carries straight through to delivery.
That means fewer surprises on site, tighter control of cost and programme, and a team that already knows the project inside out by the time the first pour starts.
Need Pre-Construction Support?
Whether it's ECI on a live scheme, temporary works design, or estimating support for your next tender — let's talk.
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