Develop Plan Deliver brings project management, cost consultancy and design coordination under one roof. Specialist input is built in from the start, avoiding the pitfalls of design-and-build routes and saving both time and cost.
We work side by side with our clients to deliver projects on time, on budget and to the highest standard — monitoring cost, expenditure and programme through the project life cycle, with regular, detailed reporting at every stage.
EARLY ENGAGEMENT
Specialists in the room from day one
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
Client-side, open book, shared goals
FULL LIFE CYCLE
Pre-contract through to close-out
02 — SERVICES
What we manage
Four disciplines, one accountable team — so nothing falls between the gaps in your project.
01
Project Management
Our main focus: client-side project management, monitoring the project on behalf of the client. Construction management can be added where a project needs it.
02
Cost & Commercial
Budgets, estimates, tendering and change control. Efficiencies are integrated as the design develops, not bolted on at the end.
03
Construction Finance
Funding structures, drawdown planning and cash-flow forecasting, so the money side of the programme is never the thing that stalls it.
04
Design Coordination
Engineers, surveyors and supply chain partners brought together early to resolve buildability before it becomes a site problem.
03 — OUR APPROACH
Seven things we hold to
The habits that keep programme, budget and quality where they were promised to be.
01
Fully Integrated Teamwork
We unite engineers, surveyors and supply chain partners early in the process to drive collaboration and achieve best value.
02
Early Engagement
Specialist input is built in from the start, avoiding the pitfalls of design-and-build routes and saving time and cost.
03
Risk & Opportunity Management
Risks are identified and managed out, while opportunities for innovation and efficiency are captured.
04
Shared Goals
We work side by side with our clients to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest standard.
05
Value Engineering
Efficiencies are integrated as the design develops, not bolted on at the end.
06
Transparent Cost Control
Competitive tendering of sub-contract packages, prioritising high-value works, provides up to 75% cost certainty early in the programme.
07
Clear Communication
Regular, detailed reporting on design, procurement, costs, progress, and quality keeps clients fully informed at every stage.
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05 — LIFE CYCLE
Our cost management services cover the
full life cycle of your project
Pre-contract
Feasibility studies and budget setting
Procurement and contract strategy
Tender documentation and analysis
Programme development and risk register
Value engineering as the design develops
Post-contract
Monthly cost reporting and valuations
Change and variation control
Progress, quality and safety reporting
Supply chain and sub-contract management
Cash-flow forecasting against drawdown
Project close-out
Final account negotiation and agreement
Defects management and handover
O&M manuals and as-built records
Warranties and statutory sign-off
Post-completion review and lessons learned
04 — COST CERTAINTY
Confidence in budget before the last sub contractor package
Competitive tendering of sub-contract packages, prioritising high-value works, gives our clients confidence in the number long before the last one is placed.
06 — IN PRACTICE
What this looks like on site
DESIGN COORDINATION
COST MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION FINANCE
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
“DPD and MSD did a fantastic job helping and guiding us in getting our extension planned and built. He challenged where needed and guided at other times. His wealth of experience, combined with a can-do and down to earth attitude, led to the wonderful conclusion of the project.”
Mr O
COLBY, ISLE OF MAN
07 — CONTACT
Let’s talk about
your programme
The earlier we are in the room, the more we can protect. Tell us where the project is today and we will tell you honestly what we would do next.
