Cost certainty,measured to the millimetre.
PDB Quantity Surveying & Cost Consultancy delivers elemental cost planning, bill of quantity production, interim payment certification, variation control and final accounts — with cost, risk and cash-flow visible to the client on the PDB platform from Stage 0 to defects sign-off.
Every pound measured, every risk priced, every payment certified.
What you receive.
Order-of-magnitude estimates
Rapid cost benchmarks for feasibility and site-decision support.
ExploreElemental cost plan (NRM1)
NRM1-compliant elemental cost plan with risk and inflation allowance.
ExploreBill of Quantities (NRM2)
NRM2 bill of quantities for competitive tender.
ExploreTender documentation & evaluation
Tender pack production, bid analysis and award recommendation.
ExploreInterim valuations & payment certificates
Monthly interim valuations, payment certificates and pay-less notices.
ExploreVariations & change control
Variation valuation, change-control administration and cost-impact reporting.
ExploreLoss & expense / EOT support
Loss and expense evaluation and extension of time analysis.
ExploreCash-flow forecasting
S-curve and monthly cash-flow forecasts for project and funder reporting.
ExploreFinal account
Final account preparation and agreement with the contractor.
ExploreCost reporting
Monthly cost report with forecast to completion, risk and change position.
ExploreFrom instruction to delivery.
- Stage 1InstructionDay 0
Brief, drawings and programme captured on the PDB platform; instruction reference issued.
- Stage 2MeasurementDays 1–5
Take-off from drawings; quantities agreed with design team.
- Stage 3PricingDays 5–10
Rates applied from PDB cost database and tender returns; risk register priced.
- Stage 4DraftDay 10
Draft cost plan / BoQ / valuation compiled for internal QA.
- Stage 5Manager reviewDay 12
Senior QS signs off methodology, rates and risk allowances.
- Stage 6Approved & deliveredDay 14
Report locked, published to the client portal with cost dashboard.
Before you instruct.
Are you chartered?+
Yes — reports are signed off by MRICS-qualified quantity surveyors under RICS professional standards.
Which measurement rules do you use?+
NRM1 for order-of-magnitude and elemental cost plans; NRM2 for BoQ production. POMI or CESMM used where the contract or funder requires it.
Do you work under NEC, JCT and FIDIC?+
All three. Interim valuations, CE / EW registers, Compensation Events and AI / VI change control are administered natively on the platform.
Can we instruct a single service?+
Yes. Cost plan, BoQ, interim valuations or final account can be instructed individually or as a full mandate from Stage 0 to defects sign-off.
How fast is turnaround?+
Standard SLA is 5 working days for cost plans and 10 working days for measured BoQs on schemes under 5,000 sqm. Interim valuations are on a fixed monthly cycle.