Our Approach

ME Construction is a specialist high quality refurbishment, conservation and residential contractor offering the following benefits:

  • A strong and experienced team
  • Professional and Technical Expertise
  • Detailed pre contract involvement
  • Specialist Programming
  • Financial Stability
  • High Quality end product

ME Construction provides clients with a professional construction service utilising the wealth of in-house expertise at its disposal in the field of high quality refurbishment, specialist conservation of historic buildings, healthcare and residential projects.

It offers the invaluable experience of a traditional construction company with immense knowledge gained from working these sectors over the last 21 years. The systems of work and its professional image are similar to those generally associated with a larger contractor.

To ensure that ME Construction delivers a first class service we have developed a range of systems to enhance our capability.

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Pre Contract

ME Construction strongly believes it is essential to maximise the period prior to the start of the project. We have a dedicated Manager to carry out all the pre contract functions. These functions include the following:

  • Developing the tender programme into a construction programme
  • Drawing up the procurement schedule and strategy
  • Finalise the logistics plan which includes access, egress, material movement & waste disposal
  • Drawing up detailed scaffold and temporary electrics schedules
  • Obtaining, in a timely manner, the scaffold & hoarding license, road closures and parking suspensions
  • Build-ability advice
  • Design development and advice
  • Cost planning, control and benchmarking
  • Early key specialist subcontractor involvement

Valuations

On pre determined dates ME Construction will meet the PQS on site to agree the valuation. We will agree the format, which will be submitted to the PQS as an interim application. Each application will be accompanied by an estimated final account.

All applications will be in 3 parts:

  • Preliminaries - Time related and fixed
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  • Measured works - A percentage of works completed against the agreed package
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  • Instructed variations
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    Programming

    ME Construction firmly believes that any project must have a logical clearly defined programme, which must be communicated to all the relevant parties.

    The programme demonstrates the sequence of events in bar chart form and shows how the overall completion date will be achieved. The programed considers the sequence and various interfaces. It also considers how the project is to be serviced and highlights any key milestone date.

    Financial Control

    The primary objective of cost control is to:

    • Keep the relevant parties informed at all stages of the cost to date and forecast the projected out turn cost
    • Identify early any variations to the contract and to advise on any time/cost implications promptly
    • Solid relationships can only be achieved if all the team members believe they can operate in an open forum in a fair and reasonable manner, where the key criteria are the client's project objectives

    Final Account

    Our rolling Final Account is issued monthly, ensuring the design team and client are fully aware of the intended out-turn cost of the scheme. This ensures that the ultimate Final Account can be agreed within a short period of time after Practical Completion has been achieved.

    The aim is to ensure, with clear and regular communication, resolution of all commercial aspects of the project. The procedures identified above for cost and change control, together with good regular communication between all parties, will ensure swift agreement of the Final Account.


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    We employ specialist subcontractors whom we have known and worked with over a number of years. These specialist contractors are involved at an early stage to provide programme and buildability advice.

    Our approach to projects has always been to operate as an integral member of the team. We are approachable, open, flexible and have a ‘can do’ attitude. We have within our business over 100 years of cumulative experience which stretches across all areas of the industry and in particular high quality Refurbishment and Conservation. This provides Clients with the following benefits:

    • Quality proven supply chain
    • Financial stability
    • Selected staff with proven track records
    • Experience of the various procurement options
    • Value engineering
    • Innovative approach
    • Non adversarial approach