Chartered Surveyors

Marsh Riddell Gibson work with a wide range of clients across public and private sectors. Our team of project managers can assist you in developing a brief and appointing the range of consultants that’s required for your project whilst our Quantity Surveying team can provide advice and guidance on project budgets and manage all aspects of project costs. The building surveying team provides further expertise to these services, especially within refurbishment projects and preparing dilapidation reports.

Project Management

Project Management is a bespoke service developed to suit the needs of our client and their project. We like to gain a full understanding of a project’s needs and objectives so that we can be the Client’s representative in all building related matters, thereby leaving the client with time and peace of mind. Project Management services include:

  • Advising on and managing the procurement of Project Consultants

  • Producing and monitoring project programmes

  • Manging time, budget and quality control on projects

  • Monitoring Site Progress

Quantity Surveying

Marsh Riddell Gibson offer traditional quantity surveying services on projects with a wide range of budgets. We offer both full Quantity Surveying Services, and tailored services to meet clients’ individual requirements.

Traditional Quantity Surveying Services include:

  • Estimating and Cost Planning

  • Procurement Advice

  • Tender Documents

  • Tender Reports

  • Cost Control and Cost Reporting

  • Valuations and Final Accounts

  • Contractual Claims

Other Quantity Surveying Services we provide:

  • Mechanical and Electrical Quantity Surveying Services

  • Insurance Valuations

  • Valuation Reinstatement Costs

  • Builders Quantities and Contract Pricing

Building Surveying

Our building surveying services can be tailored to suit the requirements of any project and the buildings involved. The main categories of Building Surveys we provide are:

Full Building Survey

A full building survey comments in detail on all aspects of a building. This is our most comprehensive building survey report and provides an in-depth analysis of the property’s condition. This survey is recommended for prospective buyers of a property, and can help with decision making around purchasing, including seeking additional advice and budgeting for repairs or restoration.

Building Condition Survey

A Building Condition Survey shows the condition of the property at the time of the survey. This kind of survey offers basic legal guidance and highlights any urgent defects requiring repairs. A condition survey is best suited to newer or more conventional buildings.

Defect Diagnosis

In a Defect Diagnosis survey, we identify the cause of building defects in both commercial and residential properties. This can be across a whole property, or specific part of a building of any age. We can offer advice on any repairing liability issues or other liabilities under design or construction warranties.

Contract Administration

As Contract Administrator, our role is to protect the interests of the Employer both in contractual and administrative roles on design and build contracts.

Pre-Contract services include:

  • Advice on tendering procedures, estimated project costs, and appropriate forms of contract

  • Suggestions of suitable contractors for inclusion on tender lists or for direct negotiations

  • Design team meetings

  • Obtaining and reporting on tenders and contractors’ proposals

Post-Contract services include:

  • Administration of the contract

  • Production of necessary variation instructions

  • Agreeing and recommending progress payments

  • Liaising with contractor and design team to ensure smooth-running of contract

  • Progress monitoring and reporting

  • Regular site meetings

  • Production of necessary contractual notices and certificates

  • Assisting in settlement of the final account

Expert Witness

Our Chartered Surveyors hold all requisite and professional experience, qualifications and background in addition to holding specialty knowledge of their subject. Our approach to Expert Witness is always to seek resolution through mediation if possible, however our team are experienced in going beyond mediation if this fails, through full arbitration, adjudication or court proceeding processes.

CDM and Health & Safety Consultancy

The role of CDM (Construction Design & Management) Consultant is to provide the client with a key project adviser in respect to construction health and safety risk management matters.

We offer a range of Health and Safety services to Contractors, including:

  • Advice and assistance on compliance

  • Identifying and collection of pre-construction information

  • Advice on surveys

  • Managing the flow of Health & Safety Information

  • Preparation of Construction Phase Health & Safety Plans in accordance with CDM 2015 requirements

  • Site Health & Safety Inspections

  • Full Health & Safety audit services to inspect, review and advise on policies and procedures

  • Giving notice to the HSE