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Strong commercial foundations at procurement, and firm control through delivery.
Procurement and Contract Administration carries the cost certainty of our Cost & Commercial service into the construction phase. We think and behave like a developer, so that every pound invested in infrastructure and buildings has the greatest effect on our clients’ returns. Our specialists support single contracts as well as multi-package programmes on major developments.
Why Choose Brookbanks for Procurement and Contract Administration
Our specialists combine hands-on delivery experience with a detailed understanding of cost. We build good working relationships with contractors and clients alike, which helps drive value and innovation throughout implementation.
From the first tender through to final account, we keep clear records, check what is claimed against what has been designed and built, and give clients a factual basis for every commercial decision.
Key Client Benefits
- We help clients appoint supply chain partners that meet their quality, programme and cost objectives.
- We agree contract terms that give developers greater price certainty.
- We manage change, valuations and payments so that clients only pay for what is justified.
- We keep contractual obligations under control throughout delivery.
- We look for value enhancement throughout delivery, protecting programme, quality and working relationships as well as margin, and making sure social value commitments are met.
Specialist Services
Procurement and Contract Negotiations
Our procurement strategies are tailored to each project’s quality, programme and cost objectives. We prepare and recommend tender packages, manage tendering, evaluate contractor submissions and support commercial negotiations, helping clients secure the most appropriate supply chain partners and achieve value for money.
In contract negotiations, we have developed bespoke amendments to standard infrastructure and building forms of contract that aim to give developers greater price certainty. We negotiate terms with contractors on our clients’ behalf, setting strong commercial foundations before works begin.
Read how we support procurement and contract administration at Bourn Airfield.
Contract Administration
Once works start, our contract administration specialists help clients manage their contractual obligations. We can act as Employer’s Agent, handling change control, valuations, payments, reporting, risk management and final account agreement.
We check contractor variations and claims against drawings, tender documents and our own measures. This gives clients a factual basis to challenge inflated costs, saves time in negotiation and helps protect profit margins.
Read how our review of contractor variations recovered savings at Great Haddon.
Employer’s Agent
Employer’s Agent give security that contractual and adoption obligations will be met. Our specialists help clients manage the bonds that sit alongside their contracts and adoption agreements, keeping track of what is required, when it is needed and when it can be released.
Bringing this together with contract administration and reporting gives clients one clear view of their commercial commitments, so that obligations are met on time and their position stays protected throughout delivery.
Sectors We Support
Our Procurement and Contract Administration specialists work with landowners, developers, housebuilders, housing associations and delivery partners. We support residential and mixed-use schemes of all sizes, from a single groundworks contract to the infrastructure packages that deliver serviced parcels on new settlements.
Talk to Our Procurement and Contract Administration Specialists
Contact a member of our team directly, or email hello@brookbanks.com and one of our experts will get back to you.
FAQs
Can you act as Employer’s Agent on our project?
Yes. Our specialists can take on the Employer’s Agent role, administering the contract on your behalf. That includes managing change, valuations, payments and reporting through to final account.
Can you review a contractor’s variation claim?
Yes. We review the drawing changes, tender documents and other evidence behind a claim and carry out our own measures to check the figures. Clients then have a clear, factual basis to agree or challenge the amount claimed.
How do you choose the right procurement route?
We start from the client’s quality, programme and cost objectives and shape the procurement strategy around them. That includes how work is packaged, how tenders are run and evaluated, and which contract terms best support the project.