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Commercial Management

Keep cost, value and risk under control.

ValuePulse connects budgets, contracts, payments, change and forecasting so the project team can see the commercial position and act early.

Responsibility first

Same project information. Different commercial duty.

A Consultant QS advises the client independently on budget, procurement, payments, change and financial exposure.

A Main Contractor QS manages the contractor's value, cost, supply chain, entitlement, cash and profitability.

Commercial workstreams

The controls follow the appointment.

Measurement and contract records may be common inputs, but the analysis, recommendation and reporting line are shaped by who ValuePulse represents.

01

Consultant QS / Client Representative

Independent control of the client's project cost.

  • Cost planningEstimates, budgets, cost plans and design-option advice.
  • TenderingProcurement strategy, tender documents, analysis and recommendation.
  • PaymentsReview applications, value completed work and recommend payment.
  • Change & claimsAssess variations, quotations, entitlement and financial exposure.
  • Cost reportingReport budget movement, forecast and risk to the client.
  • Final accountReview and agree the contractor's account and report final cost.
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Main Contractor QS

Commercial control of the contractor's delivery position.

  • Project controlsBudget, expenditure, commitments, liabilities and forecast.
  • Supply chainProcurement, accounts, payments, variations and settlements.
  • ApplicationsMeasure work and prepare supported interim payment applications.
  • Change & claimsPrepare variations, notices, claims and supporting cost evidence.
  • CVR & cash flowTrack value, cost, margin, cash and the cost still to complete.
  • Final accountsPrepare and agree client-side and supply-chain final accounts.

Cost control in motion

Control the position from agreed budget to forecast outturn.

Cost control means setting the agreed baseline, reading actual and committed cost, then forecasting the work still to complete. Use the three views below to see how the position develops.

Commercial control view

Example values · not a live project

Approved control point

Begin with the budget everyone is working to.

The approved budget and its allowances form the reference point. Later movement is reported against this position—not against a moving target.

Approved budget£5.00m
Risk allowance£0.20m
Forecast variance—
Actual costCommittedCost to completeForecast

Change pathway

Make the route from event to commercial outcome visible.

Within the agreed appointment, change is tracked from instruction and evidence through valuation, decision and forecast. The client-side assessment and the contractor-side submission remain separate responsibilities.

View the event-to-forecast pathway
Live change control
  1. 01

    Event

    Record what changed and when.

  2. 02

    Notice

    Protect the contractual position.

  3. 03

    Evidence

    Connect drawings, records and cost.

  4. 04

    Assessment

    Test time, value and entitlement.

  5. 05

    Forecast

    Show the effect on the project position.

Project consultation

Define the side, then control the position.

Tell us who is appointing ValuePulse, the project stage and the immediate commercial pressure. We will shape a clear role, scope and reporting line.

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