Achieving the best possible return on your investment through a tailored Quantity Surveying approach.
Ripple Group provides a personalised Quantity Surveying service, from inception to completion, with the highest quality outcomes tailored to your specific project needs.
We pride ourselves on offering professional and independent cost and contract advice on a wide range of projects across a variety of sectors including Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Hotels & Leisure, Education, Community, Aged Care, Health, Fit out Works, Civil Works and Land Subdivision.
ADVISORY, ASSET & TAX MANAGEMENT
Operating costs account for several times the initial capital cost of an investment, our clients are increasingly focusing on longer term strategies to ensure they are able to consider the impact on value at all points in a property’s life cycle. Ripple Group works with our clients to ensure that they are able to understand the total impact of their investment and can advise on a variety of strategies of identifying and accounting for assets.
We offer the following strategic services:
Capital allowance and tax depreciation reports
Tax write-offs
Insurance replacement cost assessments
Decommissioning or ‘make-good’ reports
Sinking fund forecasts
Capital replacement and maintenance reserve forecasts
Life cycle cost / CAPEX and OPEX reporting
Asset Registers
Facilities management strategies
Due diligence reporting
COST PLANNING, COST CONTROL & MEASUREMENT
Market conditions are constantly changing and clients are increasingly placing greater significance for proactive cost management on projects rather than reactive cost management. Ripple Group provides flexible, innovative and realistic professional advice throughout the development life cycle to contribute to the success of our clients’ projects.
We offer the following services:
Order of cost estimates
Detailed estimates
Pre-tender estimates
Value engineering and management
Cost control during design development phases
Preparation of contract documentation
Procurement strategy advice
Tender analysis and negotiation
Tender/Builders bills of quantities measurement
Trade Package measurement
Full bills of quantities measurement
Bulk checking or auditing of bills of quantities
Construction Phase Cost management
Cash flow forecasting
Change control / scope management
Variation, Claims and dispute management
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REPORTING
To assist developers secure funding for projects, Ripple consults with financial institutions and the developers to assess the viability and ensure they understand any perceived risks of their projects.
We follow a two-step approach to satisfy financial institution risk assessment processes:
At the pre-commencement stage, Ripple prepares an initial report covering an analysis of all risk related issues including project cost, project contingency, project risk, contractor selection and a comprehensive profile of the project.
During the post-contract stage, we ensure the financier is kept constantly up to date on the status of key milestones and notable events which may impact the project by preparing regular drawdown status reports. These reports contain items such as valuation of works to date, cost to complete assessment, project risk assessment and more.
Our Directors remain involved with all projects from inception to project completion ensuring continuity of service, security and the best possible outcomes.
