Da Silva Evolution provides multidisciplinary construction
management consulting services for construction and engineering projects around
South Africa and abroad.
At Da Silva Evolution we strive to build lasting relationships
and ensuring our clients’ successful financial investment by treating their money
as if it were our own. We are there every step of the way, from concept until
project close out and we offer after service care to ensure long term client
satisfaction.
We
always Plan to succeed. With thoughtful planning you can
ensure your project’s success before it begins. From establishing scope and
viability, to budget, schedule, and team requirements, to process
implementation and ongoing evaluation. Da Silva Evolution can help tailor a
plan for your specific project needs. This includes gauging risk and developing
mitigation strategies that will help you save time and money. From concept to
closeout, we will help you develop a plan you can build on.
We can assist you with the conceptual planning and development of your program management systems including financials, contracts, and schedules. Da Silva Evolution’s conceptual planning and project development services include:
Like many aspects in a business, Project Procurement Management has a process. This process helps ensure that the supplies and goods are ordered and received, and the project is completed in a timely manner. We follow the PMBOK® Guide process; best practices dictate a specific series of process groups that should be performed.
These are referred to as Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing. Each of these process groups contains or houses specific processes that should be performed. These processes give us an organizational background to successfully plan, execute, and manage a well-run project.
Da Silva Evolution specializes in construction cost estimating. As a specific service or as a part of overall construction management, We provide our clients with detailed quantity take offs and pricing from a construction project’s conception phase to closeout. Da Silva Evolution maintains databases of historical and current local, national, and international construction and engineering cost figures including labour, material, and equipment costs. Da Silva Evolution is equipped to prepare cost estimates and/or verify proposed construction costs at various stages throughout the construction process for projects around the world. By identifying and analysing the project’s scope, time, cost, quality, and performance, Da Silva Evolution develops an accurate assessment of how the construction process is unfolding over the course of its duration. We assist clients in the following areas:
Measurement contracts are sometimes called re-measurement or measure and value contracts. Measurement contracts are commonly used for projects where the scope of work is reasonably well-defined but cannot be quantified accurately until the work is completed. Measurement contracts should describe the works in sufficient detail to enable us to determine its programme and develop rates for carrying out different types of work. Tender rates are usually based on drawings and an approximate schedule of quantities provided by the client. The initial contract sum is arrived at by multiplying the tendered rates against the approximate schedule of quantities and is then adjusted as the actual quantities of work are measured upon completion. Measurement contracts can enable an earlier start on site before completion of design. They also provide flexibility for changes to be made to the works with relative ease. One of the other advantages is that the client can obtain a like-for-like comparison of rates from the market to obtain competitive prices. However, there will inevitably be some financial risk for the client, as the full cost of the project cannot be known until work is completed and re-measured.
A bill of quantities is a document that provides specific measured quantities of the items of work identified by the drawings and specifications in the tender document. Every tender process benefits from using a bill of quantities to provide a clear list of the work items for pricing.
Da Silva Evolution offer clients a comprehensive set of supporting documents along with a construction bill of quantities which includes the following:
The importance of having a bill of quantities should not be underestimated as it is a valuable tool for the construction process. A bill of quantities is usually undertaken at the very start of a project. It is an extremely useful template for successfully estimating the price of a project. Da Silva Evolution provides highly accurate BoQ’s that cover every cost related to the project. We are driven by qualities such as attention to detail, quality performance and ensuring a hassle-free experience.
Da Silva Evolution can help you generate accurate and timely construction take off services. We specialise in providing material take offs for every type of construction trade in the industry. Taking off quantities from drawings is one of the processes that we are highly skilled and competent at performing. We also include project notes in our take off sheet template, allowing explanations for the basis of which the estimation is made. This comes in handy when keeping track of progress during the course of the project. We are fully equipped with the best technology and software to give you the most accurate take offs possible. Our turnaround time is also among the quickest available, making us your reliable partner for take-off services where we meet your deadlines.
We specialize in improving or creating new systems. These systems are created and built to your needs by working one-on-one with the team and following our tried and tested steps.
Working smarter not harder - we believe by documenting and capturing your data we can build a strong database that will improve your workflow. When we refer to a construction database, we are referring to the clients’ project or company database.
A 'company database' will include information about workers and employees, information about projects, databases of plant, assets, equipment and more. These databases are slow moving and slow changing.
Other construction databases are project specific databases. They feature data and information from a specific project including progress photos, safety, quality outcomes and more.
Da Silva Evolution offers Advanced Excel Services to help you achieve maximum productivity in your daily tasks. Time is a precious commodity, and we can show you how to achieve a task in 10 minutes that would have taken 2 hours to complete. When referring to Advanced Excel, we are stating that we possess the ability to use spreadsheets, graphing, tables, calculations, and automation efficiently to process large quantities of data relevant to business tasks. Advanced Excel is all about mastery over formulas, VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programming, and other Excel features for handling complex tasks like data analytics and simulation. The way Excel is used depends on the needs and duties of specific departments, job roles, projects and more.
