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Electric vehicle charging

Quantity surveying and claims support for EV charging hubs, installation programmes and associated civil works.

Commercial challenges and how we approach them

Charging infrastructure brings equipment, electrical connections and site construction together. A package may include foundations, ducts, substations, parking alterations and reinstatement across several locations. Equipment supply and network connections need clear boundaries with the site contractor’s work.

Network connection costs outside the charger price

The Challenge

The charger price may exclude the most expensive part of the job: getting sufficient power to the site.

Our approach

We reconcile the connection offer with the installer quotation, checking reinforcement, substations, metering and off-site cable work. This makes the complete construction cost visible before commitment and avoids mistaking a low equipment price for a complete installed solution.

Bay layouts, ducts and existing services

The Challenge

Revised charger positions or utility clashes can change trench lengths, foundations, protection and reinstatement. A standard per-charger rate may not fit the actual conditions at each site.

Our approach

We measure site-specific trenching, foundations and reinstatement against the rate inclusions. A standard charger allowance should not conceal either genuine extras or omitted work.

Installed chargepoints awaiting energisation

The Challenge

Chargers can be installed while network works or metering remain outstanding. If installation and commissioning are bought as one visit, the contractor may have to return. Whether that return is an extra depends on the agreed responsibilities and the cause of the delay.

Our approach

We compare the agreed delivery and connection milestones and identify included attendance. Actual readiness records support payment assessments and distinguish additional visits from completing the original installation scope.

Rollout programmes with different site conditions

The Challenge

A multi-site programme can combine straightforward car parks with constrained streets or leased premises. Applying identical allowances may hide differences in access, reinstatement and land-related enabling work.

Our approach

We use a consistent site account but retain the differences: a straightforward car park, a street installation and leased premises will not have identical enabling costs. Approved exceptions stay visible alongside the standard work, so both additional claims and repeated generic allowances can be checked.