Commercial Services

Commercial Property Management & Consultancy

Land Sterling’s experienced in-house commercial team provides specialised cost consultancy services through the life cycle of the project with the overriding objective of protecting our clients’ investments.

With extensive market knowledge across many sectors, Land Sterling will provide robust commercial guidance from the outset. We manage costs in accordance with internationally recognized standards such as POMI or the NRM. 

Our scope covers the entire development life cycle and value chain, and we produce benchmarked cost data at each stage of the development process. We also work alongside the client team to ensure the right procurement route is chosen to reflect the project objective.

We Provide

BUDGET & FEASIBILITY

Establishing the budget at inception is the first critical stage of the project – getting an optimal return on investment is the ultimate objective. With our extensive experience and cost library, we can produce accurate budgets with appropriate levels of contingency.

Land Sterling’s commercial team engages with the client and consultant team to develop a detailed and robust project brief – optimising costs by streamlining requirements and collaborating to establish realistic and efficient time scales for the project delivery.

DESIGN & PROCUREMENT

We engage with stakeholders throughout the design process to accurately manage and monitor the development budget.

As part of this process, we maintain ongoing risk analysis, accurate cost planning, and true-value engineering – safeguarding the budget without diluting design intent. Coupled with the latest estimating software, our procedures and protocols manage design gateways, risk management, and change control. 

Leading up to the tender, we assess and recommend the most suitable procurement route and contracting strategy for your project – balancing time, cost, and quality considerations.

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Land Sterling appreciates the importance of managing our client’s costs and providing a level of service that instills and maintains confidence. Our chartered surveying professionals ensure that your expenses are managed in line with best industry practices and accordance with recognised international standards and ethics. 

During construction, our services encompass; monthly valuations, sub-contract tender analysis, invoice certification, contract administration, cash-flow forecasting, final account, and most importantly, change management.

Effective change control and accurate assessment of change implications are critical to maintaining delivery budget and achieving out-turn cost certainty.

In addition, Land Sterling can ably assist in the unfortunate event that our clients face any contentious contractual situations, managing the assessment and evaluation of any claims or disputes.

CONTRACT DRAFTING

Ensuring that all stakeholders are on the same page and that the contracts reflect this is critical to the success of the Project.  Land Sterling engages with all stakeholders to ensure that everyone understands and is clear on their obligations and the processes, controls, and procedures to follow to achieve the best commercial outcome for all.

CLAIMS & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Our team works closely with its clients to try and avoid any issues being escalated to dispute resolution, but unfortunately, disputes do occur.  

We can carry out a full scope of services in this specialist field, from establishing entitlement, quantum and forensic analysis, and amicable settlement negotiation to expert witness court representation. 

Be it either claimant or defendant; Land Sterling guarantees our clients the best possible outcome to any claims or disputes arising.

PROJECT AUDITING SERVICES

Our in-house team can assess current process inefficiencies, cost, and time overruns and review the procurement strategy with recommendations for improvements.