Quantity Surveying

Our Quantity Surveying team provides independent commercial advice that helps clients understand project costs, manage financial risk, and maximise value throughout the project lifecycle.

We work closely with owners, developers, investors, lenders, and project teams from the earliest feasibility stages through to project completion. Our services include feasibility studies, cost planning, procurement advice, bank funding monitoring, contract administration, value engineering, and final account settlement. By combining market knowledge with practical project experience, we help clients make confident decisions and maintain control of project outcomes.

Beyond construction costs, we take a long-term view of asset performance through whole-of-life costing and carbon estimating, helping clients balance capital expenditure, operational costs, sustainability objectives, and future asset requirements. Our focus is simple: delivering financial certainty, reducing risk, and helping clients achieve the best possible value from their investment.

    • Bank Funding QS Services

    • Feasibility Studies

    • Feasibility Economics

    • Schedules of Quantities (SOQ)

    • Cost Planning & Cost Management

    • Benchmarking

    • Whole of Life Costing

    • Carbon Estimating

    • Value Engineering

    • Procurement Analysis

    • Contract Negotiation

    • Pre & Post Contract QS Services

    • Final Account Settlement

    • Due Diligence Auditing

    • Development Monitoring

    • Independent Certifier / Engineer to the Contract

    • Dispute Resolution & Expert Witness

Cost & Quantity Surveying

  • Independent cost advice and reporting for lenders, providing confidence that projects are financially viable, appropriately budgeted, and progressing in line with funding requirements.

  • Early-stage cost assessments that evaluate project viability, helping clients make informed investment and development decisions.

  • Detailed measurement and quantification of construction works to support accurate pricing, tendering, and cost control.

  • Strategic cost advice throughout the project lifecycle to establish budgets, monitor expenditure, and maintain financial certainty.

  • Comparison of project costs and performance against industry standards and similar projects to identify opportunities and risks.

  • Assessment of capital, operational, maintenance, and replacement costs to support informed long-term investment decisions.

  • Measurement and analysis of embodied carbon impacts to support sustainability objectives and reduce environmental footprints.

  • Commercial support during contract discussions to achieve fair outcomes, manage risk, and protect project objectives.

  • Preparation, review, and negotiation of final project costs to ensure accurate financial close-out and agreement between parties.

  • Evaluation of design and construction options to optimise value, improve functionality, and achieve cost efficiencies without compromising quality.

  • Comprehensive quantity surveying support from procurement and tendering through to contract administration, variations, and project completion.

Project Advisory & Assurance

  • Independent assessments of project, property, or financial risks to support acquisitions, investments, and strategic decision-making.

  • Regular review of project progress, costs, risks, and programme performance to provide stakeholders with independent oversight and assurance.

  • Independent expert advice and evidence to assist in resolving construction, contractual, and commercial disputes.

  • Acting as an impartial certifier to administer contractual obligations, certify payments, and facilitate fair project delivery.

  • Economic analysis of development opportunities, assessing financial performance, returns, and investment viability.

  • Evaluation of procurement strategies and delivery models to identify the most effective approach for project objectives, risk allocation, and value outcomes.

TSB Bank Fit Out

Creating modern banking environments and flexible workplaces for a community-focused financial provider.

Hampton Jones partnered with TSB Bank to deliver a programme of bank branch fit-outs, workplace design, project management, quantity surveying, and structural engineering services across Wellington, Newmarket, and New Plymouth. The programme focused on creating modern banking environments and flexible workplaces that enhance customer experience, improve operational efficiency, and support employee wellbeing.

A key project within the programme was TSB's flagship Wellington branch and office fit-out at Brandon House. Designed as a prototype for future branches nationwide, the project combined a customer-focused banking environment with a high-performing workplace featuring hybrid working facilities, collaborative meeting spaces, self-service banking areas, ergonomic workstations, and technology-enabled offices.

Working to a compressed programme with a fixed completion date, Hampton Jones coordinated design, procurement, cost management, and construction delivery, ensuring programme certainty and cost control throughout. Through proactive project management, value-driven workplace design, and close collaboration with consultants, contractors, and stakeholders, the team delivered a future-ready banking and workplace fit-out that supports customer engagement, staff productivity, and long-term business performance.

Exterior view of a TSB bank ATM at night with illuminated signage and a security camera overhead, brick sidewalk in foreground.
Modern office lounge with seating, potted plants, large windows, and digital screens.
Modern office space with a reception area, multiple workstations, and wooden slat partitions. The room features a circular ceiling light and a window showing outside street scene.

  • A Quantity Surveyor provides independent commercial advice to help you understand your project's costs, risks and financial outcomes. This spans cost planning and estimating through to tender evaluation, claim assessments and final account settlement. Fundamentally, a good Quantity Surveyor helps you make confident financial decisions and maintain control of your project's outcomes.

  • Early cost advice helps establish realistic budgets, identify financial risks and support informed decision-making. A Quantity Surveyor provides cost certainty and helps ensure projects remain financially viable from inception to completion. 

  • The earlier, the better. Cost advice from concept helps you set realistic budgets, identify financial risks, and make informed investment decisions before the design is locked in. Quantity Surveyors add value throughout the project life cycle, providing expert advice during design refinement, procurement, and contract administration. This helps you maintain cost certainty as your project evolves.

  • We provide cost planning, estimating from concept through to detailed design, procurement and contract strategy, contract administration and claims management. We provide independent financial oversight for lenders, and other specialist advisory services, such as contract management, dispute resolution and expert witness, remediation estimates, building life cycle assessments and carbon estimating.

  • Absolutely!  We provide independent, evidence-based cost advice to owners, developers, investors, lenders and project teams. Our advice is focused on delivering financial certainty, managing risk and helping you achieve best value for your project, supported by informed decision-making.

  • Lifecycle costing evaluates the total cost of owning and operating a building over its lifespan. This includes maintenance, replacement, and operational costs, helping you understand the long-term financial implications and identify where investment in durability or efficiency would be beneficial.

  • Yes, we have extensive experience in providing bank funding services for site developments, sub-divisions and refurbishment projects. As of December 2025, Hampton Jones has worked on projects worth over $480m. We are approved, or have worked with, all the major New Zealand banks, lenders, secondary lenders and off-shore lenders too.

  • Thomas Laubscher

    Thomas Laubscher

    Associate Director, Quantity Surveying
    MNZIQS | Reg QS | MAIQS | CQS