Most construction disputes in Jamaica start as costing problems. A project is priced from a square-foot rate rather than a measured take-off, the scope shifts without anyone recording it, and by the third month nobody can say what has been spent against what was agreed.
Duke Sterling provides measured quantity surveying: a bill of quantities taken from the drawings, tender comparison on a like-for-like basis, and monthly valuation so you always know where the budget stands.
A bill of quantities taken off the drawings, priced item by item. Square-foot rates hide the things that actually move a budget, such as foundations, access and finishes.
When every contractor prices the same bill, you are comparing like with like. Without one, the cheapest tender is often just the one that left the most out.
Variations are valued and recorded as they arise, so the final account reflects agreements you already signed off rather than a reckoning at handover.
Engage us for the whole cost cycle, or for a single stage such as tender review or a final account dispute.
Costing a Jamaican project well means understanding which variables move the figure most. These are the six we interrogate first, and they matter more than headline rates.
An estimate applies a rate to an area and gives you a single figure. A bill of quantities measures every item of work from the drawings and prices each one, so you can see exactly what makes up the total and what changes if you alter the specification. The second is what you want before signing a contract.
Yes, and it is one of the most useful things we do. We check the quotation against the drawings, identify what has been left out, flag rates that look unsustainable, and tell you where the risk sits. Unsustainably low tenders usually become variation claims later.
Yes. Independent quantity surveying is offered as a standalone service, including where another contractor is carrying out the work. Independence is the point: you get an assessment that is not connected to the party being paid.
Every change is priced and agreed in writing before it is carried out, using the rates already in the bill wherever they apply. That way the final account contains no item you have not already seen and approved.
Yes. We measure what was actually built, assess the variations claimed against the contract, and produce a reasoned position. Most disputes settle once both sides are looking at the same measured figures.
Cost control is most effective when it starts at design stage and runs through supervision.
Supervision and certification on site as the money is spent.
The drawings a measured bill is taken off.
Where cost certainty and opening dates go together.
Home builds priced from a measured bill before work starts.
Send us the drawings. We will come back with a measured cost plan showing exactly what your project should cost and where the risk sits.
