Services for electrical contractors
Inexpensive practical assistance
With thirty years of experience in electrical contracting, we can offer practical assistance and advice.
We come to you
We come to you at your site or office throughout London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
No office space? No problem!
If your office is bursting at the seams, or if you work from home, that's no problem.
We have a fully equipped and private home office that can be used if preferred.
We can collect the paperwork and complete the work at our office.
Pre-Contract assistance and advice
Estimating & preparation of tenders, including design
Drawing take offs, BOQs and schedules of rates.
Checking of contract terms and conditions
JCT contract checking. Full analysis of the contract terms and conditons if required.
Value engineering
Prepare and issue schedules of possible alternatives with cost savings and implications.
Health and safety
Prepare, coordinate and issue your RAMS and coordinate the project safety file.
Attendance at design meetings
Attendance at design meetings with the contractor or architect as your pre-start representative. Coordination of programme and technical issues.
Preparation of programme
Review the contract programme and alert to you problems, or prepare your own programme of works.
Design and technical assistance
Specification checking
Review the contract specification and alert you to onerous clauses.
Compliance checking
Review of proposed installation and checking for compliance / conflict with BS7671 and Building Regulations.
Load calculations and design
Load calculations taking account of maximum demand and diversity. Design checking for discrimination.
BNO duties
Checking for compliance with Supply Company and Shippers requirements for Building Network Operators.
CAD drawings
Alterations and amendments to architects CAD drawings. Check change and re-issue as working drawings on your own border.
Installation design
Lighting design including compatibility checking of LED lighting and drivers.
Design of scene set dimming systems utilising Rako dimmers.
Design of mains distribution systems.
Electric heating design.
Design of fire alarm systems and emergency lighting.
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT AND SURVEYING
Clients handled with sensitivity
We are aware of the balance to be struck between defending your position and recovery of eligible costs, versus the need to maintain an amicable relationship with your client.
Our approach is always to assist and advise you on your risks and entitlements whilst keeping on good terms with your client.
Contract and project management
Attendance as your representative at site meetings.
Production of weekly progress reports.
Management of labour.
Materials ordering. Kits and call-off schedules.
Issue of CVI sheets in response to verbal site instructions.
Surveying
Production and tracking of RFIs.
Production and tracking of NODs.
Establishment of the extent and cause of delays, for the weekly progress report.
Management account cost schedules with cost to complete forecasts.
Client account cost control and final account forecasting.
Production and issue of interim valuation applications.
Credit control and payment chasing.
Final account applications.
Retention recovery.
Dispute Avoidance and resolution
Production and issue of regular reports to provide a defence in the event of delay
We can produce regular reports from the start of a project which can prove to be invaluable if things go wrong later.
We often find that reports are appreciated by main contractors as a means of alerting them to potential issues at an early stage.
Establishment of entitlement to additional prelims, EOT and additional cost when delayed by others.
Once a project is in delay it is vital that you explain and defend your position. Good paperwork can help you avoid LADs and establish your entitlement to additional costs and prelims.
site and Labour Management
Supervision of labour on site.
We offer the contracts manager's role on a freelance basis.
Site progress visits to update management on actual position versus programme
Regular site visits can provide an alert if progress on site has fallen behind programme, allowing action to be taken in good time.
Delivery and recording of toolbox talks
We can carry out toolbox talks as part of a site visit.
Production and issue to site of drawings and work schedules
Printing, plotting and lamination of site plans. Issue of drawings to site. Tracking of drawing revisions.
Issue and monitoring of short term performance targets
Where labour is employed on daywork, regular meetings with staff to establish and resolve difficulties, and the informal agreement to short term targets which can improve productivity.
Quality monitoring and spot checks
Occasional spot checks can alert you to any problems at an early stage.
Services at practical completion
Drawings and manuals
'As Installed' drawings.
O&M Manuals.
Building User Guide.
Certification and notification
NICEIC certification.
Building regulations notification.
Snagging
Issue of self pre-snag sheets.
De-snagging and sign offs with client.
Client demonstrations
We can carry out demonstration visits on your behalf.
Defects period
Checking and fielding of defects calls and notices from client.
Scrutiny of defects notices pre-visit where ambiguous.
Recovery of costs for defects visits where possible.
Fault-finding
Complex fault-finding and rectification.