Koh Samui Project Management

Sterling Project Management (www.sterling-thailand.com) are an independent project management company who project manage and offer ‘Full Turn Key Services’ for all sizes of projects from condominium blocks, hotels to individual houses, we supply the following services:

Project Management and Construction Management – we represent the client to manage a project from conception through to completion of construction and handover to the customer. This includes the following:

• Formation of project team to include architect, interior design, landscape, structural engineer and M&E consultant. We normally recommend a team and will organize a tender process for all consultants to ensure a fair fee.
• Prepare and agree a project timeline to completion.
• Manage design process to ensure design keeps to client’s requirements and stays within set budget. This requires specific input from client to review and agree drawings at regular set intervals. This also include designs adhere to local or national building restrictions and guidelines.
• Lead process for obtaining build permission.
• Identify areas that require a specialist construction contractor e.g. specialist M&E work, landscaping etc.
• Pre-qualify contractors ready for invitation to tender for construction works.
• Analyse all returned tender bids from selected contractors and conduct tender negotiation meetings.
• Select contractor(s) and prepare all contracts.
• Agree construction timeline with contractor to ensure works can be complete within overall project timeline.
• Manage construction on site using specialist inspectors and engineers to ensure all build works meet the expected quality and any build regulation codes.
• Ensure full safety procedures are implemented on site.
• Deal with day-to-day issues on site such as "Requests for Information", "Requests for Approval", variation requests etc.
• Conduct regular site meetings with contractor to deal with issues, progress, future work etc.
• Ensure construction works remain within budget.
• Ensure full "Defects" list compiled and all defect works completed.
• Handover to client and manage the defect liability period of 12 months.

Quantity Surveying/Construction Cost Control

• Prepare preliminary budgets to establish basic project costs and the set and agree budget with client. These will include all consultants’ costs, construction costs and other items.
• Propose most efficient and cost effective method to construction to ensure costs remain within the set budget.
• Constantly evaluate designs through the design development phase to ensure project manager fully understands cost implications.
• Prepare Bill of Quantities against build permission drawings to establish construction costs.
• Prepare detailed Bill of Quantities for tender, tender comparison and negotiations.
• Evaluate monthly payments claims from the contractor against actual work done on site to ensure no over payments are made.
• Evaluate and cost all variation requests from the contractor.
• Maintain up-to-date project accounts.
• Prepare final project accounts for client handover.

Construction, Koh Samui