Here you’ll find more information about the expert services we offer our clients.
What we do
Project Management
Our expert team of construction project managers provide a range of services to ensure the direction, regulation and supervision of a project from early development to completion is successful. Our ultimate aim is the complete satisfaction of the client’s demands for a viable project both in terms of functionality and budget.
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Services Include:
- Cost Management
- Benchmarking
- Feasibility Studies
- Compliance for grant funding
- Estimating & budgeting
- Change Control
- Procurement & Contract advice
- Preparation of Bills of Quantities
- Final Account Settlement
- Cost Planning and Control
- Contractor Selection
- Risk Management
- Contract Preparation
- Value Engineering
- Expert Witness
- Monitoring Surveyor for Funder
- Whole life Costing
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Employers Agent
The team carries out all aspects of the Employers Agent role from pre-contract project management and advice through to successful handover and final account negotiation.
Our multi-skilled team of Surveyors is able to offer robust cost management and a strong project management ethos on all Design and Build projects.
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With a long history of administering Building Contracts, the Taylor Lewis team are passionate about leading successful projects and bring with them a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to listen, test & challenge, to understand and empathise as well as the ability to negotiate, persuade and create a structured dynamic approach for all our clients projects.
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Quantity Surveying
As a Chartered Quantity Surveying practice regulated by the RICS, Taylor Lewis will safeguard your interests through the delivery of a bespoke, commercial, Quantity Surveyor service that will add value and utilise best industry practice.
We have a range of in house capabilities and employ people who are experts in their respective sector to offer the full range of services required by our clients including:
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Services Include:
- Cost Management
- Benchmarking
- Feasibility Studies
- Compliance for grant funding
- Estimating & budgeting
- Change Control
- Procurement & Contract advice
- Preparation of Bills of Quantities
- Final Account Settlement
- Cost Planning and Control
- Contractor Selection
- Risk Management
- Contract Preparation
- Value Engineering
- Expert Witness
- Monitoring Surveyor for Funder
- Whole life Costing
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Defects / Clerk of Works
Taylor Lewis are passionate about quality and achieving a zero defects product for our clients which is why we have four clerk of works as well as our own in-house Defects Manager whose job it is to manage the whole quality and defects process.
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Building Surveying
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Services Include:
- Party Wall Matters
- Building Surveys
- Dilapidations
- Upgrading
- Renovation
- Expert Witness
- Defects investigation & diagnosis
- Listed Building services
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Construction Design and Management Regulations
Taylor Lewis has acted as the CDMC (formerly Planning Supervisor) since the introduction of the regulations in 1994 and are currently acting as the Principal Designer under the 2015 Regulations.
All our CDM work is carried out or overseen by one of our six in-house experts who are Members of the Association of Project Safety and have the professional membership designation of IMaPS. One of our Associates is also NEBOSH qualified.
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Expert Witness
We have acted for a range of clients to provide commentary on abnormal costs and scheme viability.
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Passive Fire Measures
Following catastrophic failures within the industry we have created a highly experienced passive fire measures inspection team to audit the cavity barriers and fire stopping that is crucial to building safety. Taylor Lewis have been delivering our award winning Passive Fire Measure surveys to Housing Association clients across the South West since 2018. All our inspectors and Clerk of Works are qualified and hold the designation FSIDip.
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Procurement Advisors
We can offer a service to guide our clients through the procurement procedure and are able to manage the process in conjunction with legal teams to ensure that the appropriate procedures are being followed. Our processes ensure a transparent, auditable outcome while proceeding as quickly as the rules allow.
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Retrofit
Few recognise the challenges that the country faces in meeting the net zero commitment by 2050.
Taylor Lewis are focused on the UK governments decarbonisation agenda and one of our companies core values is to be involved in a greener more energy efficient built environment. We currently have a dedicated Project Support Team to provide effective tenant liaison with your tenants, all of whom are Level 2 qualified in the Introduction to Retrofit which enables the team to have a good knowledge of retrofit when communicating with clients and residents. We also have the following in-house accredited retrofit professionals – Level 3 Retrofit Advisor, Level 4 Retrofit Assessors and Level 5 Retrofit Coordinators. Our Retrofit Team are ready to assist and guide our clients to achieve the PAS2035 standards in their properties.
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Sustainability Advice
Taylor Lewis has experience in working on a range of sustainable projects including housing schemes at the now obsolete Code for Sustainable Homes Levels including 3, 4 and the challenging Level 5. We have worked on sustainable projects that have been constructed to PassivHaus principles and AECB standards and have carried out detailed costing work to establish the most cost effective sustainable construction methods.
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Funding Monitoring
Our expert team of Monitoring Surveyors protect the interests of those parties who have a financial interest in a construction project but who have no direct involvement in the build process.
We utilize our wide range of knowledge and experience of building surveying, construction project management and cost management by undertaking a range of activities, inspections and compilation of reports that reduce the short term financial risk and seek to ensure the long term benefit of the completed asset.
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Damp and Mould Surveys
The UK has some of the oldest and varied housing stock in Europe so, with this in mind, any inspections or indeed improvements must embrace the structural type, period, age and orientation as they can all play an active role in maintaining desired structural health. The drive for netzero with many retrofits underway, there is now a higher expectation placed on councils and social housing providers to provide a proactive approach in dealing with damp and mould in people’s homes.
Our experienced surveyors carry out Damp and Mould house surveys, spending between 1 – 3 hours at the property and follow up their findings with a detailed comprehensive mould and condensation report highlighting the true cause of the issues along with any recommendations.