Building Contractors Since 1987
From The First Dig To The Keys
As main contractor we hold every trade, the programme, the site and the safety of everyone on it, under one contract sum.
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The Four Phases Of A New Build
A 2,400 m², 4-storey office takes about 51 weeks; this is where they go.
Foundation
Setting out, excavation, piling, ground beams and the slab.
Frame
The steel or concrete frame, floors, stairs and cores.
Envelope
Roof, facade and glazing: the building made watertight.
Handover
Services, fit-out, testing, snagging and the keys.
What The Contract Covers
- Site set-up, welfare, hoarding and securityPreliminaries, 12%
- Every trade, from groundworks to fit-outOur own or vetted
- A risk allowance held for youContingency, 7.5%
- Defects after handoverTwelve months
Questions About New Builds
It works from our current rates per square metre for each build type and finish level, plus preliminaries (12%) and contingency (7.5%). Treat it as a first figure within about 8% either way; a tender prices your drawings.
The building itself, our site set-up and management (preliminaries) and a contingency. Land, fees for planning and your own consultants, furniture and sales tax are not.
A brownfield site adds 7% for remediation and an urban infill site 12% for tight access and timed deliveries.
Yes: 2% for every storey above 2, for cranage, hoists and the longer programme.
