Perry Barr Residential Scheme (formerly known as the 2022 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village)

The Drees & Sommer tasks included full measurement checks of all quantities across all building packages; assessment of submitted preliminaries costs to ensure no double-accounting between the main Management Contractor works and the 3nr Main Contractor works; assessment of submitted project on-costs; comparing all submitted tenders to ensure no great variances were found across similar building and MEP packages; due diligence that the costs were accounting for all of the required design; and the delivery of an overall value for money and recommendation report to Lendlease to allow them to accept, challenge or reject any tender package returns.

Drees & Sommer's role allowed Lendlease, as the Management Contractor, agree a contract sum between them and Birmingham City Council (and in-turn the 3nr chosen Main Contractors) that was considered value for money and reflective of the construction market at that time.