Chartered Quantity Surveyors

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• Chartered Quantity Surveyors
• Construction Cost Consultants / Economists
• Project Managers
• CQS Warsaw Presentation 28-10-08

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CQS GROUP

• Founded in 1998 by Matthew Creagh
  ( 22 years experience in both
  Ireland the UK)
• Staff of 20 Professionals within the group
• Three Separate Divisions
• Ireland
• Head office in Mullingar, 15 professionals
• Poland
• Office in Krakow, 5 professionals
• International
• 1 professional who is dedicated to our business
  development abroad

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CQS International

• Division of the CQS Group
• Established in 2007 to target projects outside
  Ireland
• Matthew Creagh is the Divisional Manager
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• Based in Mullingar, Ireland

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How can we offer such a Service ?

• CQS have established Professional alliances in
  various countries with similar Professionals and
  work closely with them to ensure that the Client
  receives correct advice

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Network with local professionals

• It is essential to establish professional
  relationships with local Professionals to
  establish
• Methods of procurement to be used
• Contractors to use / not to use
• Local Politics

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The Project

• When a Project is presented to us it is reviewed
  as follows
• Clients requirements are reviewed and analysed
  using the requirement matrix
• Why establish in this Country / location
• Is there a market for the end product
• Is the project a Commercial Development or for
  the clients own end use

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Consider External Factors

• What is the countys economy like
• likely to get state funding / tax relief or
  benefits from the state agencies
• Is there Political stability / change of
  Government imminent
• Changes in the law or taxes which effect this
  project immanent
• Is it stable or on an upward / downward trend
• What is the construction industry like
• Is there a shortage of labour or an abundance of
  cheap skilled labour
• Is there a ready supply of materials
• Is materials expensive / cheap

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Employ a Local Design Team

• They may not even be the Lead Consultant however
  they may be beneficial in the following ways
• Knowing particular details regarding ground
  conditions / existing structures
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• Be familiar with planning issues and the
  personalities involved
• Types of Construction to use, a particular
  material may be suitable but in short supply

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Get clients own Designers / Project Managers
involved

• Client may need to have a watching brief from
  their own designers to liaise between them and
  the local designers
• To ensure the Design programme is being met
• To ensure their exact requirements are included
  in the design
• To ensure that they are constantly updated on
  planning issues and all financial issues to
  enable them to work around delays / financial
  problems
• That the Client is not being fed information on a
  need to know basis

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Establish early Cost Control Measures

• An initial Budget must be established for the
  entire project
• This may be very basic however it should include
• Land Purchase
• Legal Fees Planning Fees
• Other Contributions Required ( local amenities )
• Construction Costs
• Construction Inflation
• Design Team Fees
• Financing
• Clients Internal Costs
• Sales / Advertising Costs

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• Projects Undertaken

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CQS International - Clients
Bosicor Oil Pakistan Limited
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CANADA

• Hotel Residential Development / Ski Resort,
  Newfoundland, Canada
• Contract Value of 40m
• Our Client was FK Developments Pacrim Group
• Client Project Cost Consultant and Feasibility
  Adviser
• Construction of Hotel, basement, Apartments,
  Chalets and external works under a mountain

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WALES

• Dismantling of Oil Refinery, Wales
• Contract Value of 17m
• Our Client was Bosicor Oil Pakistan Ltd
• Client Project Cost Consultant
• Bar coding, dismantling, packaging and shipping
  to Pakistan for re-erection by others of a
  disused Oil Refinery in Wales

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Oil Refinery in Wales
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CQS International

• Projects CQS have Secured
• Hotel Residential Development Canada
• Oil Refinery Wales
• Oil Refinery Italy
• Projects CQS are Reviewing
• Residential Development Bulgaria
• Oil Refinery Cyprus
• Petrol Stations UK

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In Summary

• When conducting business in areas that are
  unfamiliar some key points to be considered are
• Establish Local Network of Professionals
• Know the Local Politics
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• Know local planning constraints
• Dont assume that the local professionals can
  grasp your requirements as quickly as your own
  professionals would
• The end product is what is important and often
  the design and procurement of the product may
  vary to what we are familiar with, however it is
  the control and monitoring measures that are
  implemented that are important

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CQS Target Market

• Developers
• Large Consultancies, Architects, Engineering
  Practices Project Management
• Government Agencies
• Contractors
• Manufacturing Companies