How much support are you looking for?
Our Building Consultancy team provides a range of commercial fit out services that are flexible to your needs. Whether you require complete project management for your office refurbishment (or other space), a professional advisor to act as your agent in negotiations or some late-stage advice on a developing project, our experienced chartered surveyors can help.
Full project management
Colliers CRE's Building Consultancy team can look after all the factors involved in a fit-out on your behalf. We'll help you maximise efficiency and minimise cost whilst taking effective steps to reduce risk by providing the following services:
- Administration of fair contractual terms.
- Advising on appropriate procurement.
- Advising on space planning.
- Managing the payment strategy.
- Monitoring works to ensure quality.
- Outlining the design to achieve your expectations.
- Reporting back to you regularly, clearly and concisely.
- Using a tendering process to guarantee best market price.
Fit- out or bust? Find out more about the risks associated with an office fit out and the best way to protect yourself.
Partial management as employer's agent
If you have a preferred fit-out specialist on board but require an experienced hand to manage the process we can be instructed to act as an employer's agent in the following areas:
- Advising on quality.
- Managing the snagging and defects process.
- Monitoring progress.
- Negotiating and administering contractual terms.
Late intervention as an employer's representative
If you have started work without taking professional assistance and changed your mind it's not too late to bring us in. In our experience fit-out contractors welcome an informed advisor at any stage of a project.
Acting as employer's representative we help both you and your contractor by providing clear strategic advice, based on industry standards, in order to achieve the common goal.
We cover all the bases
During a move and/or fit-out there are other areas in which we can provide advice and save you money.
Building Consultancy services
- Advising on your potential obligations
- Managing the landlord's licence procedures.
- Providing due diligence on the new property.
- Providing the schedule of condition for new property.
- Negotiating dilapidation claims on the out-going property.
Useful advice from other departments at Colliers CRE
- Acquisitions – our agency teams can help you to find your ideal work space.
- Architecture and interior design - Vista, our market leading team of architects can transform your premises.
- Business rates - our Rating team can help you mitigate your rating liability.
- Business rate rebates - Accurates, our team of expert analysts, will examine your historic rating bills to find and claim overpayments on your behalf. Business rate rebates from as far back as 1990 can be secured if incorrect ratable values were used.
- Rent reviews, lease renewals - our Landlord and Tenant team can advise you on correctly documenting building improvements to protect your negotiating postion.
Contact
James Orchard Associate Director +44 20 7344 6815
If James Orchard is unavailable please contact Adam Mehmet.
Adam Mehmet Director +44 20 7344 6781
See also
Before committing to any form of construction it pays to minimise your exposure to risk of financial loss.