Client-side project management for private villas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi +971 56 744 0057WhatsAppenquiries@eastbridgepartners.ae
Stage
Design through final account
Who it's for
Private villa owners and investors
Where
Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Often needed in Emirates Hills, District One, MBR City.

Polgreen Manor
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall · photograph Panoptic

Construction budgets rarely fail in one dramatic moment. They drift: a variation here, a provisional sum that came in high, a delay that becomes a claim. By the time the drift is visible, it is usually too late to recover.

We keep a live cost plan from the first budget to the final account, and a programme that shows the real critical path rather than the optimistic one. Every payment application and every variation is reviewed before you pay it, with a clear recommendation.

What we do

  • Cost plan at each design stage, then a live cost-to-complete during construction
  • Review of every payment application against work actually done
  • Variation control: is it a genuine change, is the price fair, what does it do to time?
  • Programme review and monitoring of the critical path
  • Contingency held and released by you, with a clear audit trail
  • Final account agreed line by line

What you receive

  • A monthly one-page cost and programme summary
  • A payment recommendation before every payment
  • An agreed final account, not an argument
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Polgreen Manor, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. Built by P Chapman Construction.
From the builder's side

Contractors live on cash flow. Front-loaded valuations, over-measured work and early release of retention are normal pressures, not dishonesty. An owner who reviews every valuation properly is not being difficult. They are keeping the job balanced, which is better for everyone.

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Questions

What is cost-to-complete?
It is the forecast final cost of your project: what has been paid, plus what is committed, plus a realistic estimate of everything still to come, including risks. It is the number that tells you whether you are on budget.
How much contingency should a villa build carry?
Published guidance suggests 10 to 15 percent for new builds. Renovations of older villas often need more. The key point is that you hold it, not the contractor.
Do you replace a quantity surveyor?
On most private villas we provide the cost control an owner needs. On larger projects we can work alongside an appointed quantity surveyor.

Related services

Variations, delays and claims

Philip spent two decades preparing and defending extension of time and variation claims under JCT contracts and through adjudication. We know how they are built, and where they are weak.

Site visits and reporting

Your consultant has statutory duties on site. Your contractor reports on his own work. We report to you, independently and in plain English.

Full representation, plot to keys

Your architect works for the design. Your contractor works for his margin. We work for you, from the plot to the day you move in.

Tell us about the house you want to build.

A personal reply from Philip within one working day. The first conversation is free, and nothing you send us is shared.

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