Services

Ground & Commercial Advisory offers four core services for groundworks and civil engineering contractors. All are fixed-fee, advisory only, and focused on pre-contract decision-making.

Site Investigation Simplified

For contractors who have received an SI or GI report and need to understand what it means commercially before pricing or starting on site.

You receive:

  • Plain-English review of the SI report

  • Reuse and disposal risk summary

  • Missing information flagged

  • Commercial implications

  • Tender notes

Fee: from £2,500. Standard Decision Pack: £3,500.

Earthworks Decision Support

For jobs where cut and fill, capping, imported stone, disposal, or reuse decisions need reviewed before works begin.

You receive:

  • Cut and fill risk commentary

  • Reuse strategy

  • Disposal risk

  • Material import and export review

  • Commercial impact

  • Practical recommendations

Fee: from £3,500. Scope agreed upfront.

Disposal & Reuse Risk Review

For jobs where there is uncertainty over waste classification, WAC testing, WM3 classification, contamination, or whether material can be kept on site.

You receive:

  • Waste classification status

  • WM3 and EWC gap review

  • WAC position and what it means

  • SEPA and duty of care considerations

  • Disposal route risk

  • Further testing recommendations

Fee: from £3,500. SEPA or complex disposal matters may carry an additional charge.

Tender Risk Review

For contractors pricing a job who need to know what to qualify, include, exclude, or clarify before submitting a tender.

You receive:

  • Tender assumptions

  • Risk allowances

  • Clarification questions

  • Commercial risk notes

  • Estimator-facing summary

Fee: from £3,500. Scope agreed upfront

Not sure which service fits your job?

Most enquiries start with a short conversation. Get in touch and I can tell you whether a review would help and what it would cost.

bert@groundandcommercial.co.uk