Indaba // Services
What we deliver
One list, whichever way you work with us. Each item sets out what lands on your desk. Take a single job, or an ongoing load.
// 01 Pre-contract
Winning the work at the right price.
Estimating & tender pricing
Getting the price out the door, complete and on time.
You receive
- Take-offs and quantities from the drawings and specifications
- An itemised pricing schedule in your format, or the builder's
- Subcontractor coverage chased and levelled into a trade breakdown
- A tender query register, with scope gaps flagged before the number is locked
- A clean handover pack for the delivery team
Cost planning
Knowing what the job should cost before it's committed.
You receive
- A cost plan at each design stage, with assumptions and exclusions stated
- A comparison against budget, and the options to bring it back in line
Trade letting & procurement
The right subcontractors, on the right scope.
You receive
- Trade package scopes
- Quote comparisons and a recommendation
- Procurement schedules tied to programme milestones
Bills of quantities & quantity surveying
Measurement you can price and value from.
You receive
- A measured bill of quantities or quantities schedule
- Marked-up drawings showing what was measured
- Valuations and cost reports
Also available: drawing mark-ups and drafting support to your templates and standards.
// 02 Delivery
Running the commercial side of the job.
Contract administration
The paperwork that protects your position.
You receive
- Subcontract set-up
- Correspondence and notices drafted against the contract's time bars
- RFI, variation and notice registers kept current
Variations
Capturing every change and getting it priced.
You receive
- Priced variation submissions with supporting records
- A variation register tracked through to approval and payment
Progress claims & payment schedules
Being paid for the work you've done.
You receive
- Progress claims prepared and tracked against the contract
- Payment schedules checked and answered within the statutory timeframes
P6 planning & programming
Programmes that keep the job honest.
You receive
- A baseline programme in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
- Programme updates, progress tracking and look-aheads
- A short narrative on the critical path and what is slipping
Commercial reporting
The numbers directors actually read.
You receive
- Cost and value reporting
- Cost to complete and forecast final cost, job by job
- Daily or weekly controls reporting in your format
// 03 Disputes
Protecting entitlement when things go wrong.
Claims preparation
Turning a scattered record into a claim that stands up.
You receive
- A claim setting out entitlement and quantum
- An evidence register tying each item back to the records
Extensions of time & delay
Time as well as money.
You receive
- Extension of time notices and submissions
- Delay analysis against the as-planned and as-built programmes
Security of Payment support
When a payment stalls.
You receive
- Compliant payment claims
- Notices of dispute and adjudication groundwork where needed
Expert witness & opinion support
Independent opinion when a matter is contested.
You receive
- Expert witness and quantum/delay opinion support
- An independent review of a claim or response before it is served
- Groundwork for your legal team: chronologies, evidence registers and analysis
// 04 Business
The view above the individual jobs.
Business forecasting
A forward view of the whole book of work.
You receive
- A rolling forecast of revenue, margin and overheads across all jobs
- Early warning of where margin is slipping, before it becomes a problem
Cashflow control
Knowing where the cash is and when it lands.
You receive
- A weekly cashflow forecast
- A claims and payments calendar, with debtors and creditors tracked
Business intelligence dashboards
One screen instead of ten spreadsheets.
You receive
- Dashboards built on your job data: pipeline, margin by job, work in progress and cash
- A consistent weekly view your team can keep running
// 05 Ways to engage
Hourly, daily, monthly or ongoing
No job too big or too small. Engage us by the hour, the day or the month, or on periodic and ongoing contract work. Pricing is agreed per scope before any work begins.
A quick review, a single query or an urgent burst of work.
A tender, a claim or a report with a firm deadline.
A standing allocation of our time for a steady commercial workload.
Contract work that recurs or runs for the life of a project, from regular reporting to a full commercial function.
// 06 Who we work for
Builders and subcontractors alike
- Australian builders and head contractors: cost-effective resourcing, backed by proven Australian experience.
- Australian subcontractors and specialist trades: the same depth, from tender pricing to getting paid.
- South African construction clients: commercial depth in your own working day.
- Partner firms: delivery under your name, or referred to ours.
// 07 For partner firms
White-label or referral
- White-label: we deliver behind you, in your templates. The client and the relationship stay yours.
- Referral: hand us work you can't cover, and we carry the delivery.
- Claims practices: programme, delay and quantum groundwork behind your own experts.
Not sure where your job fits? Email us the documents and what you need back.
// Begin with one job
Bring us one job. Judge us on it.
A tender, a claim, a programme or a forecast. Send it with the deadline and we'll come back with a scope and a price.