Pre-Contract Cost Support

Independent cost consultancy supporting accurate pricing, tender clarity, and commercial certainty before work is committed.

Every Successful Contract Starts With Accurate Pricing

Pre-contract decisions define the commercial outcome of a project. Inaccurate pricing, unclear scope, or unmanaged assumptions at this stage often lead to margin erosion, disputes, and difficult conversations later.

CNJ supports contractors before contracts are signed, providing clear cost insight, structured pricing, and tender support that reduces risk and strengthens your commercial position from the outset.

Pre-Contract Services for Contractors

Our pre-contract services are designed to support contractors at each critical decision point before pricing is committed or tenders are submitted.

Cost Estimates

High-level pricing used to sense-check feasibility. Not suitable for tendering or commercial commitment.

Detailed Cost Reports

Detailed, itemised cost breakdowns that provide a clear, defensible commercial position for tendering and client review.

Tender Package

Commercial review and cost clarification to strengthen tender submissions and reduce post-award risk.

Initial Pricing Review

Not every project needs a full cost report at the outset. An Initial Pricing Review provides contractors with an early sense-check of scope, assumptions, and headline figures before committing time, resources, or pricing strategy to a tender.

This service is designed to quickly identify commercial risks, pricing pressure points, and areas requiring clarification, allowing you to decide whether to proceed, refine scope, or escalate to more detailed cost support.

An Initial Pricing Review helps ensure early decisions are informed, proportionate, and commercially sound.

FROM EARLY PRICING TO COMMERCIAL CERTAINTY

Turn Your Estimate into a Detailed Cost Report You Can Rely On.

Early estimates provide direction, but they are not designed to carry commercial risk. A Detailed Cost Report gives contractors the clarity required to price accurately, reduce assumptions, and commit to tenders with confidence.

Detailed Cost Report for Contractors

MEASURED, ITEMISED, AND DEFENSIBLE FOR TENDER

What You Receive

Our Detailed Cost Reports provide contractors with a clear, structured commercial position before pricing is committed or tenders are submitted. Each report is prepared using measured take-offs and benchmarked against current market rates, ensuring figures are accurate, transparent, and defensible.

Reports are designed to support tender submissions, internal commercial review, and discussions with clients or consultants.

Why It Matters to Contractors

Without a structured cost report, assumptions are often carried forward unnoticed, increasing exposure once contracts are awarded. Gaps in scope, unclear inclusions, or misaligned pricing are common causes of margin erosion and post-award disputes.

A Detailed Cost Report brings clarity at the point where decisions matter most, allowing contractors to commit to figures with greater confidence and reduced commercial risk.

What’s Included

Why Contractors Choose CNJ

OUR PRE-CONTRACT PROCESS

A Clear Pre-Contract Process for Contractors

Initial Commercial Discussion

Discuss your project scope, programme, and pricing objectives. We identify key risks, assumptions, and the most appropriate level of pre-contract cost support before numbers are committed.

Detailed Cost Report

We prepare a structured, itemised cost report based on measured take-offs and current market rates, providing a clear commercial position suitable for tender and internal review.

Tender Strategy & Next Steps

We review the report with you and define the next stage, whether that is tender package support, scope clarification, or preparation for post-contract cost control.

No obligation, just clear, professional advice.

Tender Package Support for Developers and Project Managers

Once your Detailed Cost Report is complete, we provide Tender Package Support to help contractors submit clearer, more defensible tenders and reduce commercial risk before contracts are awarded. This service is typically used by developers and larger contractors managing multiple trade packages.

Our Tender Package Support includes:

Commercial review of cost reports and pricing
Clarification of scope, assumptions, and exclusions
Alignment with tender and contract requirements
Identification of pricing and risk exposure
Reduced likelihood of post-award disputes

This allows contractors to tender with confidence, knowing their pricing is informed, consistent, and commercially sound.

Testimonials

Client Feedback & Reviews

“Conceptual Design Associates Ltd have been working with CNJ construction consultants for a number of years now, we have found Joshua Randall and the team at CNJ to be highly professional and knowledgeable in a volatile and uncertain construction industry. During and after Covid material and labour costs seem to increase at an unprecedented rate and we have relied on CNJ to give us and our clients cost certainty for their construction projects. Their advice and value engineering when required has given our clients comfort that their project will come in on budget. Our projects range from large domestic additions, to one off exclusive dwellings to multi-unit residential and mixed use schemes and we use CNJ on all of these types of schemes.”

“GLR has been using CNJ’s Quantity surveying services for 3 years. We have worked collaboratively pricing and winning projects, and have used their Cost Management service to monitor valuations, variations and final accounts on the majority of our projects. This provides financial security throughout the lifecycle of the project.”

“We have been using CNJ Construction Consultants for the past six years, and they have consistently delivered exceptional service. Their professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail set them apart from anyone else we’ve worked with. Their costs are reasonable, especially considering the quality of service they provide. One of the biggest advantages of working with CNJ is their face-to-face approach, which has proven incredibly valuable for our clients compared to online-only alternatives. This personal touch builds trust, improves communication, and ensures projects run smoothly from start to finish. We fully recommend CNJ Construction Consultants to anyone looking for a trustworthy, knowledgeable, and highly professional team. We will certainly continue to work with them for many years to come.”

“CNJ Consultants have helped me grow my business substantially. I have been working with Joshua, the Managing Director, for over 5 years and I can sincerely say that he made my life easier. CNJ are able to price jobs for me and provide valuations incredibly efficiently and are always on time. I can honestly say that CNJ are the 'go to' Consultancy services company who you can truly rely on at all times.”

"CNJ have been a great support to our business, particularly with estimates. Their work is detailed, well-structured, and easy to follow, and they’re always happy to talk through assumptions, exclusions, and any areas that need refining as a project develops. We’d happily recommend them to any contractor looking for a reliable estimating/QS partner"