Sheet GL-101
AI opportunities for Surveying & Cost Management
Building surveys and cost advice depend on close inspection, accurate measurement and sound professional judgement. The surrounding documentation and administration can take substantial time.
Where time gets consumed
The work around the work.
Site records, drawings, schedules, tenders and cost information need to be found, checked and brought together. Recurring reports and commercial updates add to that load, often across several live instructions.
GL-101 / PROCESS REGISTER
Recognisable work. Different priorities.
These are examples of work worth examining, not a list of processes that should automatically be changed. What matters depends on how your team works today.
Surveys & inspections
- Schedule of Condition
- Condition Surveys
- Defect Investigation & Reporting
- PPM Surveys / Reporting
- Technical Due Diligence
- Dilapidations
Measurement & cost
- Quantity Take-Off
- Detailed Measurement
- Bill of Quantities Preparation
- Order of Cost Estimating
- Cost Planning
- Benchmarking / Cost Analysis
Procurement & commercial
- Tender Document Preparation
- Tender Analysis
- Interim Valuations
- Applications for Payment
- Variations / Change Control
- Cost Reporting
Documents & reporting
- Specification Review
- Schedule of Works Preparation
- Report Drafting
- Document Search
- Information Extraction
- Meeting Notes & Actions
The Go Left principle
Don't replace the expertise.
Remove the work surrounding it.
The opportunity is in the measurement, checking and reporting around a surveyor's judgement. The professional remains responsible for the advice.