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PART 4 OF 4: HOW TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE WHEN TENDERING FOR £10M+ CONTRACTS. Before we get stuck in, let’s have a quick recap… WHY DOES GAINING AN EDGE BEFORE & DURING TENDER MATTER? This is a fair question. If you submit the lowest price surely that should be enough to win, right? Not… Continue reading Client tips on how to gain an edge with your tender returns (Pt 4)

PART 3 OF 4: HOW TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE WHEN TENDERING FOR £4M – £9M CONTRACTS. Before we get stuck in, let’s have a quick recap… WHY DOES GAINING AN EDGE BEFORE & DURING TENDER MATTER? This is a fair question. If you submit the lowest price surely that should be enough to win,… Continue reading Client tips on how to gain an edge with your tender returns (Pt 3)

PART 1 OF 4: INTRO TO THE CLIENT SIDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION TENDER PROCESS. Most main contractors have participated in the construction tender process. They are challenging and sometimes infuriating exercises which have a high probability of failure. Unfortunately, they are a necessary and unavoidable part of working in construction. What most contractors haven’t experienced… Continue reading Client tips on how to gain an edge with your tender returns (Pt 1)

PART 4 OF 4: HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE ‘PORTFOLIO RETROFIT’ OPPORTUNITY. Before we get into the detail, let’s have a brief recap. WHAT IS THE RETROFIT REVOLUTION? The ‘Retrofit Revolution’ refers to the national need to retrofit the majority of existing homes and commercial buildings to EPC B by 2050. For homes, this means… Continue reading How the £300BN ‘Retrofit Revolution’ can benefit contractors and subcontractors (Pt 4)

PART 3 OF 4: HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE ‘COMMERCIAL / INSTITUTIONAL RETROFIT’ OPPORTUNITY. Before we get into the detail, let’s have a brief recap. WHAT IS THE RETROFIT REVOLUTION? The ‘Retrofit Revolution’ refers to the national need to retrofit the majority of existing homes and commercial buildings to EPC B by 2050. In London,… Continue reading How the £300BN ‘Retrofit Revolution’ can benefit contractors and subcontractors (Pt 3)

PART 2 OF 4: HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE DOMESTIC RETROFIT OPPORTUNITY Before we get into the detail, let’s have a brief recap. WHAT IS THE RETROFIT REVOLUTION? The ‘Retrofit Revolution’ refers to the national need to retrofit the majority of existing homes (and commercial buildings) to EPC B by 2050. That means 29 million… Continue reading How the £300BN ‘Retrofit Revolution’ can benefit contractors and subcontractors (Pt 2)

PART 1 OF 4: INTRO TO THE £300BN RETROFIT REVOLUTION. The construction sector is facing significant headwinds. Painfully long lead times, expensive materials and cost-constrained clients make the hard job of construction even harder. However, the net-zero agenda has produced a once-in-a-generation opportunity for construction professionals to expand and develop new businesses and business models… Continue reading How the £300BN ‘Retrofit Revolution’ can benefit contractors and subcontractors (Pt 1)

PART 2 OF 4: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VALUE ENGINEERING YOUR PROJECT’S FABRIC. In our previous blog, we outlined the fundamentals of good value engineering. In this blog we’ll be discussing: What Value Engineering a fabric specification means When you should VE your development’s fabric spec How to VE your development’s fabric spec But first, a recap… Continue reading How to value engineer and reduce construction costs on your development project (Pt 2)

PART 1 OF 4: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COST REDUCTION THROUGH VALUE ENGINEERING. Property development is hard. Managing a property development project during an inflationary recession is even harder. The cost of capital and debt has skyrocketed, tender returns are becoming harder and harder to absorb, exit values are under pressure and the planning departments are… Continue reading How to value engineer and reduce construction costs on your development project (Pt 1)