Our Core Range of Services

Nolan Ryan Tweeds provides a wide range of professional services to clients, tailoring the correct mix of professional skills and resources to each task.

Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Building Surveying, Health & Safety Services (PSDP & CDMC), are the main services provided to the construction and engineering sector by Nolan Ryan Tweeds.

Our range of professional services is geared to serving our clients' best interests in a period of unprecedented change. Specialist services include Civil Engineering Cost Control, expert PPP/PFI Advice, Facilities Management, Due Diligence, Insurance Reinstatement Costs, Expert Witness, Dispute Resolution and Financial & Development Monitoring.

Our comprehensive portfolio of services ensures that Nolan Ryan Tweeds can advise on the development process in its entirety, from the inception and business planning stage to the structure of funding, procurement, contract arrangements, construction, disposal and/or long term asset management.

The following is a brief guide to our services.

Quantity Surveying/Cost Management

In today’s market-place there are more procurement options, and more specialist requirements than ever before. This places a major emphasis on the skill and experience of your Quantity Surveyors and Cost Controllers.

At Nolan Ryan Tweeds we draw on the highest calibre of skills, and the most accurate current data, to ensure that projects are delivered within budget maximising the value of the investment.

Nolan Ryan Tweeds’ Cost Management Services focus on identifying and controlling potential risk; formulating and implementing contingency plans; and providing accurate and relevant cost control advice throughout the life of the project.

Key parts of this equation include financial planning, procurement and cost control, supported by services ranging from option appraisals through to traditional quantity surveying. Our aim is to provide realistic budgets throughout the construction lifecycle and beyond. Our approach is flexible designed to respond to all the key project stages including;

	The Appraisal Process (Initial Cost Advice & Feasibility Studies)
	Procurement Advice
	Cost Planning
	Risk assessment
	Life Cycle Costing & Whole Life Costing
	Construction Management
	Contractor Selection
	Contractual Agreements
	Project Monitoring
	Change Control
	Final Account Settlements

Project Management

Every project is influenced by a huge number of variables that are complex to manage. At Nolan Ryan Tweeds, we have carefully adapted our Project Management skills to give you maximum control of cost, timing and quality, however challenging the project.

	Client / Feasibility
	Consultant Procurement
	Design Development
	Planning
	Detailed Design
	Contractor Procurement
	Construction
	Commissioning/Handover

	Mixed Use Developments
	Residential
	Industrial
	Pharmaceutical
	Educational & Scientific
	Offices & Retail
	Health & Welfare
	Recreational & Civic

	First-class organization and co-ordination of project teams so that skills and efficiencies are maximized
	Intensive studies of the design, specification and construction methods, involving all members of the team
	Clear and decisive leadership with a focus on project controls. We implement clear communication and reporting procedures on all our projects
	Complete master programming on our projects with a strong focus on critical path analysis
	A clear ethos of value for money and accountability on our projects
	Sound work ethics to our projects by constantly nurturing good relations between the Client, Design Team and Contractors

Building Surveying

Whether you are acquiring property, maintaining it or selling it, Nolan Ryan Tweeds Building Surveying can assist you with a broad range of services covering new and existing properties. From individual surveys through to the refurbishment of offices or shopping developments, our team at Nolan Ryan Tweeds ensures successful progress at every stage. Our full range of services includes:

	Accessibility Audits/Appraisals
	Asbestos Surveys
	Building Surveys and Measured Survey
	Building Pathology Advice
	Dilapidation Advice
	Insurance Assessments and Claims
	Maintenance and Facilities Management
	Project Management/Works Consultancy
	Project Monitoring
	Property Legislation Advice

Comprehensive Building Surveying Services

We offer an advisory service for end-to-end building project management from the initial planning stage up to and including management of the actual construction contract. This includes preparation of outline designs, specifications, budgets and programme. As the design stage develops we will manage the design team, obtain statutory approvals, complete detailed design and tender documents and procure construction contracts.

Advisory Role

Alternatively, we offer individual services for both tenants and landlords such as diagnosing buildings for actual or latent failures, assessment of maintenance conditions, leasehold liabilities and negotiation of financial settlements. We have a great deal of experience working with insurers and loss adjusters. Our facilities management service is designed to help you improve operational and cost-efficiency.

Health & Safety Services (PSDP & CDMC)

The CDM (NI) Regulations 2007 and the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006 (ROI) require that Health & Safety in the form of risk identification and management must be taken into account throughout all stages of a construction project from inception through the design, planning, construction, operation, maintenance and to the eventual deconstruction of that which has been provided.

Nolan Ryan Tweeds Health and Safety Experts are fully conversant with the requirements of the appropriate Health & Safety Regulations and will ensure that each individual Client is protected from the risks of non-compliance by offering advice and assistance to ensure that all duties under the Regulations are met.

At Nolan Ryan Tweeds our approach is to work hand-in-hand with the design function, with the ability to manage the role so that the design team can deliver can deliver its most effective input. Our Construction Programme function exists to be the project’s insurance policy: to identify and control issues that could affect the project's sustainability and feasibility, while also supporting other duty holders in their monitoring of any risk that could affect either progress or cost.

The Nolan Ryan Tweeds Health & Safety Service is based on:

	The collective experience of an independent team of senior construction professionals, all with recognized Health & Safety qualifications
	A comprehensive all Ireland understanding of the Planning, Safety, Health, Design, Construction Operations and Maintenance Requirements of a construction project
	A user-friendly approach to ensure the production of the appropriate Health & Safety information
	A proactive approach to the project throughout the design and construction process, especially in the monitoring of design developments and temporary works design during the Construction Period
	Ensuring co-ordination and cooperation between Designers.
	The provision to the tendering contractors of any Health and Safety information either obtained from the client or identified during the evolution of the design, in order to assist in the administration of construction risk management

Civil Engineering Cost Control

Operating as a specialist Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying division since 2004, Nolan Ryan Tweeds has worked on a broad spectrum of projects including roads & bridges, airports, light rail, main drainage, water supply, landfill & remediation, marine, sports facilities, public space & amenity and site development works.

Nolan Ryan Tweeds combines commercial, contractual, technical and management expertise with modern, sophisticated tools and techniques to provide effective project cost solutions and ensure a high level client service.

The Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying expertise has provided the foundation for an in-house cost database, which is continually updated to take account of sustainable engineering advances in the market place. This cost database provides the basis for whole life cost studies, benchmarking and value engineering of cost effective design options. Nolan Ryan Tweeds recognizes that, in delivering cost certainty on civil engineering projects, experience and understanding of both project management and construction methods are crucial in delivering a value for money product.

To this end, the company boasts a team of high calibre Chartered Quantity Surveyors that have not only gained significant experience on Civil Engineering projects but also hold engineering qualifications. Such expertise, in conjunction with proven cost techniques, helps to identify risks, which is the key to cost certainty and value for money.

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