Expert Commercial Management

Protecting Your Profitability, Managing Your Contractual Risk

Once construction begins, maintaining the financial health of your project becomes the number one priority. Effective Commercial Management is the active, ongoing process of controlling costs, managing contracts, and protecting your profitability from the first day on site to the final account settlement.

Without this diligent and expert oversight, profit margins can be quickly eroded by unforeseen costs, poorly managed variations, and escalating contractual disputes. Our Commercial Management service provides the rigorous financial and contractual discipline needed to keep your project on a sound commercial footing, ensuring the value you've worked hard to create is fully realised.

Why Proactive Commercial Management is Vital

Engaging a commercial manager isn't a cost; it's an investment in your project's financial success. It is the engine room that drives profitability and mitigates risk throughout the live construction phase. Proactive management allows you to:

  • Maximise Profitability: It's not just about saving money; it's about protecting and maximising your returns. We proactively identify opportunities and manage risks to safeguard your bottom line.

  • Maintain Healthy Cash Flow: We ensure applications for payment are submitted accurately and on time, and that payments are certified and received promptly, which is critical for business liquidity.

  • Prevent Costly Disputes: Clear, professional contract administration and early resolution of issues prevent small disagreements from escalating into expensive, time-consuming legal disputes.

  • Gain Financial Clarity: Receive a real-time, accurate understanding of your project's financial performance through clear and detailed cost reporting, enabling better decision-making.

Our Commercial Management Services

We provide a comprehensive suite of services to manage the financial and contractual aspects of your live projects.

1. Cost Control & Financial Reporting

We perform ongoing monitoring of all project costs against the budget and provide regular, detailed financial reports (Cost Value Reconciliations - CVRs) to give you a clear picture of your project's performance.

2. Variation & Change Management

We manage the entire variation and change order process, ensuring all changes are properly instructed, valued with substantiation, and agreed in a timely manner to avoid disputes and cash flow issues later on.

3. Valuations & Applications for Payment

We meticulously prepare, submit, and agree interim valuations and applications for payment to ensure you are paid the right amount at the right time.

4. Subcontractor Management

We can manage the entire subcontractor lifecycle on your behalf, from procurement and placing orders to assessing payments, managing variations, and negotiating and agreeing their final accounts.

5. Contract Administration

We ensure that all contractual notices and obligations under the contract (both yours and the other party's) are correctly administered, protecting your contractual position at all times.

6. Final Account Settlement

We take the lead on meticulously preparing, submitting, and negotiating the final account to ensure you receive your full entitlement and achieve a swift, successful, and profitable project close-out.

Why Choose Ryburn Commercial Services?

A Partner in Your Success: We integrate seamlessly with your project team and treat your financial success as our own. We are personally invested in protecting your interests.

Frontline Experience: Our advice is grounded in years of practical, on-site experience, not just theory. We understand the real-world challenges of construction.

Pragmatic & Tenacious: We are firm but fair, focused on resolving issues collaboratively where possible, but always tenaciously defending your commercial position.

Contact us.

Tel: 012 5494 6405