Cost Consultancy
Make utility spend predictable and smaller
We bring specialist commercial leadership to utility diversions, protections and new connections. By applying the right levers early – contestability, asset value / adoption payments, and statutory apportionment – we reduce out-turn costs and protect programme certainty. People also engage us during the bid and tendering stage to demonstrate to their clients that they have a partner that can de-risk one of the top programme risks.
Outcomes we drive
- Measurable savings against initial utility budgets.
- Clear cashflow and forecast certainty for boards and PMOs
- Robust change control and defensible final accounts.
- Fewer disputes with statutory undertakers and supply chain.
What we do
Strategy & Planning
- Baseline cost plans and benchmarks for utility scopes.
- Optioneering: protect vs. divert vs. disconnect, with cost / benefit and risk.
- Identification of contestable works (DNO / IDNO, ICP / UIP/ SLP) and adoption / asset value opportunities.
- Early engagement with statutory undertakers to lock scope, dates and assumptions.
Procurement & Contracts
- Route-to-market advice for diversions and connections (DNO / IDNO / ICP, water, gas, telecoms).
- Tendering and commercial evaluation; transparency on inclusions / exclusions.
- Contract drafting / support (e.g., NEC change mechanisms, SoR / BoQ, performance measures).
Delivery Commercial Management
- Cost control, valuations and payment management.
- Change management / compensation events, variation pricing and negotiation.
- Application of statutory cost sharing and discounts (e.g., betterment, deferred renewal).
- Management of on-site variations, access / traffic management impacts, and re-measurement.
- Commercial close-out and final accounts.
Governance & Reporting
- Live forecasting, risk and opportunity registers, and earned-value style tracking.
- Board-ready reporting with drivers of variance and mitigations.
- Commercial audits and readiness for external review.
Specialist levers we use
- Contestable vs. non-contestable scope split and market testing.
- Adoption payments / asset value and capital contributions where applicable.
- Cost apportionment rules under relevant statutes and codes of practice.
- We act as an independent partner focused solely on delivering value, certainty and compliance for your programme.
Speak to our team for a 30-minute review of your utility budget and risk profile.
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