Our Services

Quantity Surveying

Protecting Your Commercial Position From Start to Finish

SJB Construction Consultancy provides professional quantity surveying support throughout the construction lifecycle, helping contractors, subcontractors and clients maintain control of cost, value and commercial risk. From reviewing contractual information and preparing applications for payment to managing variations and negotiating final accounts, our approach is practical, proactive and commercially focused. We work as an extension of your team, providing clear visibility of project performance while ensuring work completed and changes are properly identified, valued and recorded. Whether you require support on a single project or ongoing quantity surveying resource, SJB provides the commercial expertise needed to protect value, margin and entitlement.

Our Quantity Surveying services include:

Applications & Valuations
Variation & Change Management
Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR)
Subcontractor Management
Final Accounts

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Estimating and tendering

price with confidence. compete for more work.

SJB provides comprehensive estimating and tender support to contractors and subcontractors looking to increase tendering capacity and pursue new opportunities with confidence. We review drawings, specifications and tender documentation, undertake detailed quantity take-offs and develop commercially considered pricing using realistic labour, plant, material and subcontract costs. Our service can cover anything from individual measurements or pricing schedules through to complete tender preparation and review. We consider not only the quantities and rates, but also programme, preliminaries, logistics, risk, exclusions and commercial requirements. The result is a clear, competitive and professionally prepared tender designed to help you pursue profitable work without overstretching your existing team.

Our Estimating & Tendering services include:

Quantity Take-Offs & Measurement
Tender Pricing & Estimating
Bills of Quantities
Labour, Plant & Material Build-Ups
Tender Reviews & Submissions

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Cost management

Greater Cost Clarity. Better Commercial Decisions.

SJB provides structured cost management services designed to give clients greater financial clarity and control throughout their construction projects. Starting at feasibility and continuing through design, procurement, construction and completion, we establish realistic budgets, monitor expenditure and identify potential cost pressures before they become larger commercial problems. Our cost reporting provides a clear picture of committed expenditure, forecast costs, variations, risk allowances and anticipated final cost, enabling informed decisions throughout delivery. By combining detailed cost analysis with practical construction knowledge, SJB helps clients manage budgets effectively, challenge unnecessary expenditure, identify opportunities for better value and maintain financial control from initial concept through to final account.

Our Cost Management services include:

Feasibility Estimates & Cost Planning
Budget Management
Tender Analysis & Procurement
Cost Reporting & Forecasting
Value Engineering & Change Control

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Commercial Support

Additional Expertise. without permanent overheads.

SJB provides flexible commercial support for construction businesses that require additional expertise or capacity without immediately increasing permanent overhead. We can assist with a specific commercial requirement, provide additional resource during busy periods, support individual projects or become an ongoing extension of your commercial team. This is particularly valuable when tender volumes increase, projects overlap, existing staff are stretched or dedicated commercial resource is not required full-time. Our support is tailored around your workload and can cover estimating, quantity surveying, project reporting, variations, applications, procurement and final accounts. You retain control of your business while gaining experienced commercial support exactly where and when it is required.

Our Commercial Support services include:

Outsourced Quantity Surveying
Outsourced Estimating
Project Commercial Management
Commercial Reviews & Reporting
Flexible Ongoing Commercial Support

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Working with SJB Construction Consultancy

Working with SJB is designed to be simple, transparent and flexible. We take the time to understand your project, business and commercial requirements before recommending the right level of support. Whether you need assistance with a single tender, support on a live project or ongoing commercial resource, you'll receive a clear scope, agreed deliverables and straightforward communication throughout.

No unnecessary complexity. Just practical commercial support built around what you need.

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GET IN TOUCH

Tell us about your project, tender or commercial requirements and the support you're looking for.

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INITIAL REVIEW

We'll review the information provided and discuss your objectives, priorities and timescales.

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CLEAR PROPOSAL

You'll receive a clear proposal setting out our services, deliverables, timescales and fee.