The Professional in your corner. We have been improving contractor’s margins since 1992.
Design and Build Support
We design with the Contractor’s needs in mind, frequently achieving savings of up to 65% on frames and foundations.
Our design for this light aircraft factory was the winning bid out of five, being 25% to 50% leaner than the rest of the field.
Apartment block on extremely confined site in Leicester
Value Engineering
Savings of 65% on frames and 75% on foundations are not uncommon and can transform the program and profit margin. The pictured warehouse (215,000 ft² with 25x30m unobstructed bays) was reduced from 1,760 tonnes to 675 tonnes of structural steel but designed for tropical storm (cyclonic) winds.
Our VE skills have been honed over many years both in the UK and in Asia. We apply the same principles to frames, foundations, drainage (including storm attenuation), and temporary works. On a small facade retention frame for 4 terraced houses in the Kings Cross area we saved the Contractor in excess of £50,000; our fee was less than £1k.
Contractor-designed alternative (VE)
When submitting a compliant bid our Contractor clients can add a Contractor Designed Alternative where savings can be offered on a tighter design, possibly with a different concept, improving the bid hit rate.
Temporary Works
We design propping, shoring and enabling works with the same cost-conscious approach we use in any design, and with health and safety as our first consideration. That includes deep basements, excavation support in difficult ground, piling mats and haul roads, and clear method statements that feed straight into your RAMS.
Allanconsult was founded primarily to provide support for design and build contractors. Our success stems from innovative thinking plus our knowledge of the most cost effective and time effective solutions, and an understanding of contractor’s costs and requirements gained from many years of listening and learning. Unlike most practices we have specifically tailored our services for contractors, to improve margins and tender hit rate.
