Expert support managing contracts, payments, changes, and compliance throughout your build.
At Barworth Building Consultancy, we offer experienced, impartial contract administration services to ensure construction projects are delivered in accordance with the agreed terms. We manage everything from tender reviews to progress meetings and final handover, protecting your interests every step of the way.
Our Contract Administration Services Include:
Review and report on Tenders and Contractor’s Proposals
Assist the client with technical building matters, contract sum analysis, terms of business, and suitability of contractor’s proposals.
Selection and Preparation of Contracts
Review employer’s requirements, project expectations and responsibilities, and assist with selection of appropriate form of contract, sub-contracts and warranties. Prepare draft contracts, and issue for secure electronic signing along with relevant contract documents, drawings, programme, schedule of works or bills of quantities.
Convene and Chair Project Meetings
Pre-contract, pre-start, progress, snagging, completion, final inspection meetings. Neighbourly matters.
Communicate Employer Instructions to Contractor
Review, advise and issue instructions on behalf of client, track changes and forecast final account. Manage changes required. Deal with design or information discrepancies.
Advise on CDM Regulations compliance
Review suitability of pre-construction information, Construction Phase H&S Plan, Site set up and welfare provisions, and statutory HSE notifications of project.
Monitor Progress and Quality of construction
Regular site inspections to report on construction quality, specification and compliance with client requirements. Review progress against planned programme, and advise client on apparent lateness, or risk of delays to completion. Review and decide Extension of Time and advise on mitigating measures to reduce impact of delays.
Review valuations and certify payments
Assess value of works properly completed at periodic intervals as determined by the contract, issue payment certificates, manage retention, and advise on payment terms.
Assess and certify completion
Inspect the works to determine practical completion for handover, or partial occupation, issue certificates of completion/non-completion, arrange payment retention release.
Rectification of defects management
During the rectification period, inspect the works and compile schedule of remedial works required, carry out final inspection and advise on final account payment.
Let Us Handle the Paperwork – You Focus on the Build
Get in touch for a no-obligation conversation about how we can support your project with clear, reliable contract administration.