Construction Planning and Scheduling
Lack of clarity costs money. Let’s take care of planning, monitoring and controlling your next project
We help construction contractors, professionals and developers manage their complete planning and claims function on a project for a fraction of the cost of in-house or site-based personnel.
Our schedulers are PMI accredited, scheduling professionals and we are the
freelance construction schedulers behind some of the most prominent and complex project schedules in South Africa and Africa.
We’ll help you with
Project Scheduling
We ensure you have a construction schedule that conforms to the highest standards on each of your projects.
Information Schedules
Your team are kept on their toes with long lead items and information requirements to avoid delays. We look after resource histograms and subcontractor schedules too.
Updates and Tracking
No more excuses! Regular updates on progress, risk and delays makes sure everyone knows where we are with the project, and what needs to be done to stay on track.
Delay Claims and Dispute Support
You’ll sleep at night while we save you money by making sure delay claims are timely, professional and backed up by proper data.
Why should you use our service?
We are Cheap, but in a good way!
Our fees are much less than what you would pay for in-house or site-based employment. We work on a per project basis, so you don’t have to carry expensive overheads when your project volume is a bit low.
We bring Senior Level Expertise
We are at the forefront of project controls and we’ve doing this for more than 15 years. Your team therefore gains the experience and expertise of a team of experts and senior scheduling professionals to support their planning effort on site. They can now focus on the important aspects of making profit while we ensure the scheduling and claims functions are under control
We give you control
Because of our renowned track record as experts in forensic delay analysis and delay claims, we manage the complete notification and claims process from behind the scenes and ensure that you don’t pay penalties when delays are not your fault. We also keep the professional team and subcontractors on their toes by managing all information required schedules, subcontractor schedules and long lead schedules on the project to ensure timeous delivery of your project.
We are like family
We build lasting relationships with our clients and our purpose is to have a measurable impact on your business objectives. In everything we do, we focus on the value we add to your company and the success we add to your bottom line.
We are proficient in all major scheduling packages
Who are our Customers?
Our customers are firstly small, medium and large construction contractors who realise the benefit of having freelance expertise. They easily price our service into their P&G on a project-by-project basis and we have great relationships with their site personnel. Some of our contractor customers don’t use us exclusively as they have excellent in-house capabilities. However, they still use our services on complex projects where they require senior expertise or for the overflow during times of high volume.
Secondly we have many built-environment professionals, developers or institutional clients who call on us to assist with the design phase planning or to monitor and track progress during the construction phase. These clients enjoy the fact that they have total clarity and control on the progress of their project at all times. With our service,these teams are not kept in the dark anymore and they have a lot of control over the progress information and risk of delay.
They trust us
Exceptional skills, tailored service and invaluable experience.
Just three reasons why so many clients across the industry choose us.
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Construction Contractor
Built-Environment or Engineering Professional
Developer or Project Institution
Construction Contractors
As a contractor, you should be able to build and make money in your business without being bogged down with technical planning software or with the burden of paying penalties when delays are beyond your control.
When you outsource your planning, scheduling, claims and reporting to us and we’ll set up, manage and maintain your project for a fraction of the cost of appointing in-house staff.
Your site management team gets access to a team of experienced, senior scheduling professionals and construction contract experts to support their planning effort on site. Your site team can now focus on the important aspects of making profit while we ensure accurate schedules, clear progress updates, professional progress reports and tracking of delays as they happen.
Because of our renowned track record as experts in forensic delay analysis and delay claims, we manage the complete notification and claims process from behind the scenes and ensure that you don’t pay penalties when delays are not your fault. We also keep the professional team and subcontractors on their toes by managing all information required schedules, subcontractor schedules and long lead schedules on the project to ensure timeous delivery of your project.
Lastly, we provide senior management with the necessary business intelligence reports so you are clear on the status and risk of the various projects in your company.
Built-Environment and Engineering Professionals
You should be able to focus on your expert role as a an Architect, Engineer, Quantity Surveyor or Project Manager, without trying to make sense of complex bar-charts and claims.
We’ll give you insight and clarity on your project’s status, the progress of the contractor, and detailed tracking of delays early on – with help adjudicating delay claims if needed.
Unfortunately, there are no accepted standards being implemented in South Africa for setting up a proper and well-developed schedule. As a result, many contractors prepare poor and sub-par schedules which cannot be used as dynamic tools. Many established contractors on the other hand, compile overly-complex schedules using advanced software. These contractors own all the progress, reporting and delay information on your project. The project team is habitually kept in the dark or must blindly rely on the information being fed to them. This can have disastrous consequences on your project as the team may lose out on precious opportunities for early problem identification or worse, face high value delay claims from a sophisticated contractor without any recourse or ability to test it objectively.
At Le Roux Consulting, we help construction professionals and project developers to manage the complete planning and claims function on a construction project or a portfolio of projects. When you use our service, you are adding an experienced, senior scheduling professional, construction contracts expert and forensic delay analyst to your team. We have worked with large developer institutions to implement best practice standards and ensure your team has got complete control and clarity on progress.
Because of our renowned track record as experts in forensic delay analysis and delay claims, you can focus on your business case or professional trade while we set up the required parameters for the contractor’s schedule, interpret the progress and all delays from behind the scenes and ensure that you have clarity at all times.
Developers and Project Management Institutions
As a developer, your success hinges on the assumptions you made when you launched your project, and being kept updated about delays or additional costs is crucial to the project’s success.
We’ll give you an independent, objective overview of your project’s progress and budget performance, helping you make better assumptions on time management, and planning throughout.
At Le Roux Consulting, we help construction professionals and project developers to manage the complete planning and claims function on a construction project or a portfolio of projects. When you use our service, you are adding an experienced, senior scheduling professional, construction contracts expert and forensic delay analyst to your team. We have worked with large developer institutions to implement best practice standards and ensure your team has got complete control and clarity on progress.
Because of our renowned track record as experts in forensic delay analysis and delay claims, you can focus on your business case or professional trade while we set up the required parameters for the contractor’s schedule, interpret the progress and all delays from behind the scenes and ensure that you have clarity at all times.
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