Client-side Quantity Surveying for better cost control and stronger project outcomes
Roxburgh Murray supports developers and project owners from feasibility through to final account, providing clear cost management, commercial oversight and contract administration across residential, commercial, infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
We help clients maintain control of project cost, manage commercial risk and make informed decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
Commercial control from feasibility to final account
Successful developments depend on more than an initial budget.
Costs must be tested, monitored and managed throughout design, procurement and construction. Tender returns need to be analysed properly. Variations must be challenged and valued. Contractor payments need to reflect progress. Emerging risks must be identified before they become major cost increases.
Roxburgh Murray provides full client-side Quantity Surveying support from the earliest project stage through to completion and final account.
Our role is to give developers and project owners a clear view of:
• What the project is expected to cost
• Whether the budget remains realistic
• Where commercial risk is emerging
• Whether tender pricing represents value
• What contractors are entitled to be paid
• How variations are affecting the final cost
• What decisions are required to protect the project outcome
The result is stronger cost control, clearer reporting and greater confidence throughout the development.
Who we support
Our priority project types include residential developments, commercial property developments, infrastructure schemes and renewable energy projects.
Supporting complex developments where cost certainty, commercial control and contractor management matter.
Property developers
Commercial property owners
Landowners
Investment and development businesses
Infrastructure project clients
Renewable energy developers and project owners
Full-project quantity surveying support
Roxburgh Murray supports clients throughout the complete project lifecycle.
Feasibility and early cost advice
Early commercial advice helps clients understand whether a development is financially viable before major commitments are made.
• Initial cost advice
• High-level development budgets
• Cost benchmarking
• Early risk allowances
• Review of design and specification assumptions
• Advice on likely procurement and construction cost pressures
This gives clients a clearer foundation for funding, design and investment decisions.
Cost planning
As the design develops, Roxburgh Murray prepares and maintains structured cost plans that show how the available budget is being allocated.
• Elemental cost plans
• Design-stage cost updates
• Budget reconciliation
• Allowances for risk and inflation
• Review of design changes
• Identification of potential cost pressure
• Advice on value and affordability
The purpose is to maintain alignment between design ambition, project requirements and available budget.
Procurement advice
The procurement route can materially affect cost certainty, programme, risk and project control. Roxburgh Murray advises clients on the commercial implications of different procurement options and helps establish an approach suited to the project.
• Procurement strategy advice
• Contract selection support
• Packaging strategy
• Tender list advice
• Contractor selection criteria
• Commercial risk review
• Advice on pricing structure and tender requirements
Our focus is to help the client secure the right balance of competition, cost certainty, quality and risk allocation.
Tender preparation and contractor selection
A well-structured tender process creates a stronger basis for contractor appointment and later cost control.
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Bills of quantities and pricing schedules
• Scope and commercial requirement review
• Tender queries
• Tender analysis
• Tender comparison
• Clarification of qualifications and exclusions
• Contractor commercial assessment
• Recommendation for appointment
We look beyond the headline tender figure to understand what is included, what is excluded and where future commercial risk may sit.
Cost management during construction
Once construction begins, the priority is maintaining visibility and control over the developing cost position.
• Regular cost reporting
• Forecast final cost
• Budget tracking
• Cashflow forecasting
• Review of emerging risks
• Monitoring of contingency
• Assessment of change
• Advice on commercial decisions
• Reporting to the client and development team
Our reports are designed to give decision-makers a clear and practical understanding of where the project stands.
Interim valuations and payment review
Contractor payment applications require careful assessment to ensure that payments reflect completed work and contractual entitlement.
• Interim applications
• Work completed
• Materials on and off site
• Retention
• Previous payments
• Relevant contractual deductions
• Supporting records
• Payment recommendations
This helps protect project cashflow while ensuring contractors are paid fairly for properly completed and evidenced work.
Variation review and change control
Uncontrolled change is one of the most common causes of budget pressure. Roxburgh Murray helps clients understand the cost and contractual effect of changes before they become embedded in the project.
• Review of variation proposals
• Assessment of entitlement
• Valuation of changed work
• Review of supporting quotations
• Advice on commercial impact
• Change registers
• Budget updates
• Negotiation of variation value
• Forecasting the effect on final cost
The objective is not to prevent necessary change. It is to ensure change is understood, controlled and valued properly.
Contract administration
Roxburgh Murray provides contract administration as part of its client-side Quantity Surveying service.
• Contractual notices
• Payment processes
• Variation procedures
• Financial reporting
• Instructions and change records
• Commercial correspondence
• Completion and close-out requirements
• Final account procedures
Roxburgh Murray does not provide Employer’s Agent or Project Manager services. Our focus remains cost management, commercial oversight and the effective administration of the contract.
Final account
The final account should confirm the true commercial outcome of the project and bring clarity to all remaining adjustments.
• Review of contractor submissions
• Reconciliation of variations
• Assessment of provisional sums
• Review of claims and adjustments
• Agreement of outstanding values
• Final cost reporting
• Negotiation of the final account
• Financial close-out
Early and disciplined management throughout the project helps reduce uncertainty and avoid a prolonged final account process.
What clients gain
• Greater certainty over project cost
• Clearer visibility throughout construction
• Stronger control of variations
• Robust review of contractor payments
• More informed commercial decisions
• Reduced risk of budget drift
• Better contractor accountability
• A structured route to final account
• Confidence that commercial matters are being managed carefully
Client-side commercial support for infrastructure and renewables
In addition to residential and commercial property developments, Roxburgh Murray provides consultancy support for infrastructure and renewable energy schemes.
These projects often involve complex contracts, significant commercial interfaces and substantial exposure to change, delay and contractor claims.
Roxburgh Murray helps clients maintain commercial visibility, understand contractor entitlement and manage the developing cost position throughout delivery.
