Construction administration
Percentage of build cost
Site visits, valuations and the arguments you should not have to have yourself. Charged as a percentage of build cost rather than a fixed fee.
- Stage
- Stages
- First meeting
- On site, free
Other stages
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Tender and contractor selectionThree priced tenders on the same documents, compared line by line, so you are choosing on...USD 4200.00
Technical designThe drawings a contractor can build from without ringing us every Tuesday. Coordinated with the engineer...USD 14500.00
Planning submissionDrawings, documents and the dealing with the authority. We have taken thirty-eight applications through and lost...USD 8800.00
Concept designOrientation, section and the position of every opening, argued in drawings and in writing. The decisions...USD 6500.00
Site appraisalA week on the ground, our own survey, and a written appraisal of what the site...USD 2400.00
What clients ask first
What do you charge?
Each stage is priced separately and the prices are on the services page. Construction administration is a percentage of build cost rather than a fixed fee, because its length depends on the contractor rather than on us.
Can I stop partway through?
Yes, at the end of any stage. You keep the drawings and you are free to take them to somebody else. About one client in six stops after planning and we do not treat it as a failure.
How long does a house take?
Fourteen months is our median from first meeting to keys, of which about five are drawing and nine are building. Planning is the stage most likely to add time.
Do you work outside Kingston?
Yes, across the island. We build travel into the fee rather than adding it later, and for anything more than ninety minutes away we say so at the first meeting.
Ask about this stage
Where the site is and what you are trying to build is enough to start.