OP Contract
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Steelwork quantity surveying & contract management services

Freelance quantity surveyor and contracts support for steel fabricators, steelwork contractors and project teams.

OP Contract helps you review contracts, manage valuations and variation orders, prepare construction claims and resolve disputed accounts. Engage John Paul Oliver for a specific steelwork package, a defined commercial issue or ongoing QS support.

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OP Contract

Freelance QS support for steel fabricators and steelwork contractors

Drawing revisions, programme changes, restricted access and additional site requirements can affect the cost of a steelwork package. Managing those changes requires an understanding of both the work involved and the contract behind it.

OP Contract brings together practical experience in fabrication and estimating, steelwork quantity surveying and contracts management.

Whether you need ongoing outsourced QS support or additional expertise alongside your commercial team, John Paul Oliver can help with valuations, contract obligations, variations, claims and final accounts.

Services

Quantity surveying services, contract management and construction claims for steelwork

Commercial support from contract review through project delivery to final account, with help for individual variations, claims and disputes when needed.

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Steelwork quantity surveying

Outsourced quantity surveying for structural steelwork packages, from initial review through to final account.

OP Contract helps steel fabricators and steelwork contractors prepare payment applications, manage valuations, monitor costs and maintain a clear picture of their accounts as work progresses.

Support includes

  • Applications for payment and valuations
  • Cost reporting and commercial forecasting
  • Measurement and valuation of additional work
  • Subcontractor account management
  • Final account preparation and negotiation
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Steelwork contract reviews and contracts management

Understand your obligations before signing and manage them throughout delivery.

OP Contract reviews contracts and subcontracts, helps clarify scope and commercial risks, and supports negotiations over terms. During delivery, John helps manage contractual correspondence, notices and records.

Support includes

  • Contract and subcontract review
  • Negotiation of commercial terms
  • Clarification of scope, exclusions and responsibilities
  • Contractual correspondence and notices
  • Change control and subcontract administration
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Steelwork variation order management

Identify, record, value and negotiate changes to your steelwork package.

Drawing revisions, additional fabrication, changed erection sequences and site instructions can leave costs spread across emails, drawings and site reports. OP Contract brings the supporting information together into clear variation submissions and helps negotiate outstanding amounts.

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Support includes

  • Reviewing instructions and changes in scope
  • Maintaining variation registers and supporting records
  • Assessing the cost of additional or changed work
  • Preparing and submitting variation valuations
  • Negotiating outstanding variations
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Steelwork construction claims management

Prepare, assess and negotiate steelwork claims using the contract and supporting evidence.

OP Contract supports fabricators and contractors pursuing additional payment or responding to a claim. John reviews the contractual basis, assesses the records, substantiates the amounts involved and helps present a clear commercial position.

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Support includes

  • Reviewing the contractual basis of a claim
  • Gathering and assessing supporting records
  • Preparing and valuing claims
  • Assessing claims received from other parties
  • Supporting negotiation and commercial settlement
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Steelwork dispute management and final accounts

Practical support when payment applications, valuations, variations or final accounts cannot be agreed.

OP Contract helps identify the points in dispute, assess the evidence and bring together commercial submissions and responses. John supports negotiations to resolve outstanding issues and agree the final account.

Support includes

  • Reviewing disputed valuations and deductions
  • Assessing unresolved variations and claims
  • Preparing commercial correspondence and responses
  • Bringing together final account submissions
  • Supporting settlement negotiations
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Steelwork Project Commercial Review

A focused commercial review of a live steelwork project to establish the current position and the priorities for action.

When a project is accumulating unresolved variations, disputed valuations or an uncertain final account position, it can become difficult to see where the real commercial exposure lies. OP Contract reviews the project to identify the issues that need attention and set out the priorities for action.

Support includes

  • Review of contract and agreed scope
  • Assessment of valuation and payment position
  • Review of outstanding and unagreed variations
  • Review of notices and contractual correspondence
  • Assessment of deductions and disputed amounts
  • Final-account position and exposure, where relevant
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Commercial experience in practice

Explore examples from John Paul Oliver’s previous project roles, covering variation negotiations, change management, contract reviews and cost control.

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About John

John Paul Oliver

Steelwork quantity surveying and contracts management

John’s background spans steelwork, fabrication, estimating and contracts management across the UK, Europe and the Caspian region.

As Lead Quantity Surveyor at Kiernan Steel, he held commercial responsibility for a London portfolio exceeding £10 million, including an £8 million structural steel package for a data centre.

His wider experience includes contracts roles with McDermott, Fluor, Air Products, Wood and BOS Shelf / STAR GULF, covering contract formation, subcontract management, variation management, claims and settlement.

That combination brings an understanding of both the work being delivered and the contractual obligations behind it.

How we work

Support at the stage you need it

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Before signing

Review contract terms, clarify scope and identify the commercial points that need agreement.

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During delivery

Manage valuations, costs, variations and contractual requirements alongside your project team.

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At final account or when a dispute arises

Bring together the evidence, address outstanding issues and support negotiations.

Engage OP Contract for ongoing outsourced quantity surveying, support on a specific steelwork package or help with a contract review, variation, claim or disputed final account. John can work alongside your existing commercial team or provide support where you need additional QS capacity.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Discuss your steelwork QS or contracts support needs

Need ongoing quantity surveying support or help with a specific commercial issue? Contact John about a contract review, outstanding variations, a claim or a disputed final account.

Tell him about your project, the support you need and any relevant deadline.

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Contact details

john@opcontract.co.uk020 3633 9314