We have particular expertise in procurement, including procurement of consultants, contractors, developers and development partners.

We have worked on key strategic projects for the cities and communities in which they are based, where we have managed both the project delivery as well as the interrelations between client, funders, consultants and contractor.

Linked with this experience, we have exemplary stakeholder management procedures and skills. Whether this is with internal or external stakeholders, our Project Managers enable a group of organisations and people to come together to fact find and input into what is deemed a successful project for each person involved.

We have experience of dealing with multi-funded projects, whether through private or public means, and we also have experience of delivering multi phased projects.

Our Project Management experience has been gained in both the public and private sectors with projects ranging from the refurbishment of higher education buildings to the delivery of regeneration masterplans.

Our skills and experiences has been recognised both through the awards we have won, but also the recognition from our clients that their projects have been completed beyond their expectations.

Our knowledgeable and experienced Cost Managers immerse themselves in every aspect of your project to ensure you benefit from the best possible advice, enabling your project to develop with the right level of challenge to support you ultimately receive value for money.

We are a Digitally enabled business, where our Cost Managers use the latest measurement software, allowing us to work as part of a BIM enabled team.

We work across a vast array of sectors, typically delivering:-

· Advice on required consultancy services and appointing the design team;

· Overall project management and control of the construction team;

· Defining the client’s brief;

· Advice on procurement options;

· Advice on forms of contract;

· Preparation of employer’s requirements;

· Evaluation of contractors’ proposals;

· Production of contract documentation;

· Funding compliance checklists

· Risk Management;

· Value Engineering;

· Contract Administration;

· Change Management;

· Co-ordinating the contractor and design team;

· Financial reports, cashflow forecasts and agreeing final accounts;

· Monitoring site quality and progress, including snagging inspections;

· Post completion defects management and aftercare management.

In selecting the right strategy, key considerations are, but not limited to:

· Value for money and cost certainty;

· Design and quality aspirations;

· Project complexities and early buildability advice;

· Programme/time constraints including any specific phasing/logistics requirements;

· Requirements for any enabling/advance works;

· Attitude to risk and risk apportionment;

· Design team appointments;

· Procurement and management of surveys and investigations;

· Flexibility to introduce changes.

We provide advice and strategies for all of our public and private sector clients and should be pleased to review, discuss and advise upon your specific requirements.

As part of the risk mitigation measures, the most appropriate of the following strategies will be selected to manage the risk:

· Avoidance – what action can be taken to stop a risk from occurring completely?

· Reduction – how can the impact of a risk occurring be reduced?

· Transfer – can the risk be transferred to another party?

· Share – can the risk be shared to reduce exposure such as through the construction contract?

· Retention – if the above cannot be feasibly achieved, what cost, programme and resource is required?

Where a risk is to be retained by the client, Identity Consult will estimate the likely time, cost and quality implications of a risk occurring, so a mitigation strategy and contingency budget can be established and reported against.

In the pre-construction phase we will focus on applying the principles of prevention at the heart of the legislation by:

· Leading design risk workshops to assess the risks attached to the site and to the design as it emerges, then;

· Creating a design risk register to include statutory input from the design team;

· Wherever possible eliminating risks at source, otherwise tracking them through the design phase to reduce their impact;

· Developing the pre-construction information early to ensure the CDM duty holders who need that information have it at the right time, and informing contractors of residual design risks;

· Ensuring the Principal Contractor puts in place their construction phase plan to control residual design risks.

In the construction phase we provide the monitoring role that both confirms the health and safety duties and responsibilities are being properly discharged, assuring Clients that their own responsibilities are being met, as well as our ongoing Principal Designer responsibilities:

· Site visits and reports confirming that statutory requirements and the arrangements set out in the Principal Contractor’s construction phase plan are in place;

· Continuing management of design risk where design work continues into the construction phase;

· Preparation and sign off of the Health and Safety File.

The experience and qualifications of our team enable Identity Consult to offer CDM advice services for clients uncertain of how the CDM 2015 regulations affect them and their projects, and Health & Safety consultancy and training for organisations unsure of how to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation in general.

As a starting point, our team draw from our experience in successfully delivering projects across a wide range of sectors, types and sizes to use both positive and negative lessons learned to prevent and mitigate risks on any new project.

Our experts draw on their knowledge of facilities management, asset information and digital processes and technologies, including BIM, to support innovative approaches to a smooth transition into operations.