28 problems quantity surveyors bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.
Quantity surveyors rebuild each cost plan from old spreadsheets and half-remembered rates. We build a rates library fed by your past projects and tenders.
Quantity surveyors lose days each month assembling interim valuations from site notes and spreadsheets. We build one record fed by site and contract data.
Quantity surveyors lose variations in emails, site instructions and meeting notes. We build a variations register that captures, links and tracks each one.
Quantity surveyors see final accounts drag while evidence is rebuilt from old files. We build a final account workspace that stays current through the job.
Quantity surveyors retype take-off quantities into bills and cost plans. We link take-off exports to your bill templates so quantities flow through.
Quantity surveyors retype contractor tender returns to compare them line by line. We build a tool that reads returns and lines them up for review.
Quantity surveyors juggle payment and pay less notice dates across many contracts in diaries. We build a tracker that warns before each date.
Contractor quantity surveyors check dozens of subcontractor applications a month by hand. We build an intake that lines each one up with its order.
Quantity surveyors spend days compiling monthly cost reports from separate logs. We build reports generated from live project data for review.
Quantity surveyors receive daywork sheets weeks late, unsigned and hard to check. We build phone-based daywork capture with same-day signing.
Quantity surveyors lose track of retention releases on finished jobs. We build a retention ledger that tracks each release point and prompts the right person.
Quantity surveyors on NEC jobs juggle compensation events, quotations and timescales. We build a tracker that logs each event and prompts before its dates.
Quantity surveyors lose track of spend against provisional sums until the final account. We build a ledger that ties each sum to its orders and instructions.
Quantity surveyors find design changes reach drawings before the cost plan. We build pre-contract change control that logs, prices and gets client sign-off.
Quantity surveyors rebuild stalled projects' cost plans by hand when they restart. We build a tool that rolls forward base dates and shows its workings.
Quantity surveyors rebuild client cash flow forecasts whenever the programme slips. We build forecasts linked to programme and valuations that update in place.
QS firms on frameworks merge dozens of project spreadsheets into one client report. We build portfolio reporting that pulls each job's cost position in.
QS practices rebuild fee proposals for each appointment from old Word files. We build a builder that assembles scope, team and fee from approved content.
Quantity surveyors lose track of tender queries across inboxes and design team replies. We build a tender query log that routes, tracks and issues every answer.
Contractor QS teams spend days each month on cost value reconciliations. We build a CVR that pulls cost, value and accruals together per job for review.
Quantity surveyors copy bill descriptions from old bills, carrying errors forward. We build a description library tied to your measurement rules and specs.
Quantity surveyors doing reinstatement cost assessments juggle bookings, site data and reports. We build one workflow from instruction to issued report.
Monitoring surveyors rebuild monthly funder reports from site visits and developer packs. We build a report workflow that carries forward and flags changes.
Quantity surveyors spend days compiling contract documents from final versions. We build a compiler that tracks versions and assembles the contract set.
Contractor quantity surveyors chase subcontract quotes through inboxes and phone calls. We build an enquiry tracker that sends packages and compares returns.
Quantity surveyors chase paperwork to check off-site materials claims each month. We build a tracker that collects evidence and checks it before valuation.
Contractor QS teams struggle to build loss and expense submissions from scattered site records. We build daily record capture linked to delay events.
When a quantity surveyor leaves mid-project, their knowledge goes with them. We build project records that keep the commercial position readable by anyone.