Cantidad is…..
A specialist commercial consultancy, regulated by RICS and ISO 9001:2015 accredited, supporting clients operating in highways, transport, construction and infrastructure particularly where frameworks, live contracts and change create commercial risk.
Why Cantidad?
Whether it is a medium-long-term framework contract or a project specific contract, every one of them brings its own individual challenges and considerable risk if they are not managed effectively.
From procurement to the end of the life of the contract, independent advice can be invaluable to ensure the effective progression of the contract.
Sometimes advice and knowledge like this just doesn’t exist in-house or you don’t have the time and resources to solve the challenges presented to you by the contract but you need it resolved to progress further….
What we do……….
Protect commercial outcomes…
How we work……….
Listen: Understand our clients needs, objectives and desired outcomes
Investigate: Through document review or personal interviews, we investigate the subject and build our own professional opinion
Recommend: Utilising the findings from our investigation stage, we align these with your objectives and needs to propose a plan of action
Action: Following agreement of our proposals, we put these into place and deliver your desired outcomes.
Through investigation and analysis we aim to provide solutions that meet our clients’ optimum financial and performance outcomes.
We built Cantidad around four values that prevent that: Clarity, Control, Credibility, Confidence.
Managing Director Rob Hubbard is a chartered quantity surveyor who has had a diverse career with over 30 years’ experience, progressing from site-based roles with Tier 1 contractors through managerial roles to director level in private practice. Rob leads the team to deliver a wide range of construction and civil engineering projects in several varied sectors.
From feasibility studies through to final account and further through dispute resolution, Rob has successfully managed the commercial delivery of projects and programmes of work. He has a direct and immediate experience of the needs and requirements of both contractor and employer organisations and prides himself on delivering efficiently and effectively and to exceptionally high standards.
He has a MSc in construction law and dispute resolution and acts as a Construction Adjudicator, Arbitrator, a RICS registered expert witness and is currently also studying to become a registered mediator. Rob is also a fellow of the following professional bodies: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FCInstCES), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (FCIHT), Institute of Highway Engineers (FIHE). Rob is also a member of the Association of Project Managers (MAPM) and associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (AMICE).
Cantidad is also supported by a team of other consultants to help give you specialist advice whenever needed.
Specialist Construction Legal Advice
Through our close working relationships with our network of specialist construction legal professionals, Cantidad can obtain advice and solutions in all areas of construction and engineering law, from drafting, reviewing and amending bespoke and standard form construction contracts and sub-contracts to resolving construction and engineering disputes through adjudication, mediation, negotiation, arbitration and litigation.
What challenges can we help you solve?
Cantidad offers advice in several different areas. Most client require our help with:
- Cost management & quantity surveying
- Dispute resolution
- Contract Administration
- Risk management
We also help our clients with:
- Pre-contract analysis and preparation.
- Delay analysis
- Specialist legal advice
- Specialist training for legal professionals
- Bench marking
- NEC project management
We have a tried and trusted process to help you with your commercial and contractual issues….
Our approach:
Listen: Understand our clients needs, objectives and desired outcomes
Investigate: Through document review or personal interviews, we investigate the subject and build our own professional opinion
Recommend: Utilising the findings from our investigation stage, we align these with your objectives and needs to propose a plan of action
Action: Following agreement of our proposals, we put these into place and deliver your desired outcomes.
Our Accreditations
The Team
Centered around the experience and industry knowledge of Rob, who leads the business and is the primary contact for all clients, the associate model supports our approach. It works well for us, as it enables us to offer a flexible and affordable service, meaning our clients receive the same experience at a lower cost due to reduced overhead. It also means we can draw on the talents of a wider pool as and when we need to.
The wider team brings the contractual and specialist, however, by working with us and other organisations in the sector, they have also developed a level of industry experience, and that continues to grow.
