De Lange Ketteridge Ltd.

Chartered Quantity Surveyors & Project Managers

 Professional Profile
D e Lange Ketteridge Limited has established itself as a competent and
reliable provider of specialist consulting services to the construction,
infrastructure and engineering industries across the dynamic and changing
business environment of the Asia Pacific region.
With a history of successful commissions across a diverse range of
business sectors De Lange Ketteridge continues to provide commercial
management, claims assessment, dispute resolution and complimentary
consultancy services. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide analysis
and solutions to complex and demanding issues.
De Lange Ketteridge operates from its principal offices in Hong Kong, and
through our network of associated practices in London, Taipei, Dubai and
Cape Town. Our people maintain the flexibility to adapt schedules to ever
changing client needs and provide service when and where required by
our clientele.
We have provided consulting services and expertise across a wide
range of projects including construction, power, oil and gas, marine and
telecommunications.
Our clientele demand commitment and a high quality service that can only
be achieved through the relevant experience, capability and knowledge of
our people.
We are aware of the need for, and indeed place great investment on
our continuous professional development programme that positions us
at the front end of international best practice and leading edge analysis
techniques.
Our teams are formed of quantity surveyors, engineers and legal
practitioners and as such have the maturity, expertise and contractual
understanding combined with a practical approach and problem solving
skills to deliver a high quality service.
De Lange Ketteridge has the regional capability and reach to provide
multi-disciplinary teams of consultants under the direct management of a
resident manager or director appointed as a single point of contact.
 Realising Potential
Todays sophisticated projects
often result in complex design,
engineering, procurement,
construction, commissioning
and maintenance challenges.
These often add significantly to
the risks associated with new
projects faced by Employer s
and underline the need for early,
independent and professional
advice of the highest quality.

De Lange Ketteridge retain

the resources to provide a
comprehensive range of services
from risk management, pre-
contract quantity surveying and
value engineering through to
post-contract quantity surveying,
claims and contract management
and dispute management.

We also have the option

of undertaking the project
management role where clientele
can see benefits arising.
estimating, procurement and
purchasing and reviewing
contract documents through to
contract administration, strategic
commercial management, claims
and contract management.
 DELIVERING SOLUTIONS
D e Lange Ketteridge is a recognisable and
regionally focused consultancy with a proven
track record in finding contractual and
commercial remedies for problems across the
project lifecycle including:
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk capture, analysis & evaluation
Risk registration, monitoring and control
Risk mitigation & transfer
Ongoing risk tracking & reporting
Risk management & assessment
Claims risk assessment
Dispute avoidance
PRE-CONTRACT QUANTITY SURVEYING
Feasibility studies and budget development
Cost planning and cost checking
Procurement method selection
Pre-tender estimating
Bills of Quantities
Schedules of Rates / Works
Value engineering
Tender document preparation
Tender return assessment
Post-tender correspondence
Contract document preparation
Rebuttals and position papers
Negotiations and settlements
Ad hoc advice
POST-CONTRACT QUANTITY SURVEYING
DISPUTE MANAGEMENT
Interim payment valuation and certification
Interim financial measurement and comparison Dispute resolution strategy and management
Value management
Change assessment and valuation Position papers, statements and reviews
Extension of time assessment Documentary submittals preparation and
review
Claims and additional work assessment and
Mediation, Conciliation & Arbitration hearings
valuation
Discovery of documents
Remeasurement (complete & partial from
drawings or as-installed) Expert witnesses
Final account document preparation
Final account negotiations and retention
releases
Ad hoc advice
CLAIMS & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Contractual compliance assessment
Record management systems
Claim defence strategy, assessment and
correspondence
Interim document assessment
Final document assessment
 CULTIVATING SUCCESS
D e Lange Ketteridge is no different to other consultancies in one respect De Lange Ketteridge
offers non-structured
it is wholly dependent upon its people and these people are its most training and
valuable asset. As a result of our clientele continuing to raise the bar in qualification support
terms of the quality and timescales for service provision we have had to programmes for staff
take a holistic and long-term view in respect of quality assurance, human in the process of
resources, training and continuing professional development for everybody obtaining qualifications
in our organisational structure and firmly implement the principles of and professional
quality management and international best practice as an integral part of recognition from the
our business activities. Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors,
De Lange Ketteridge Hong Kong Institute of
has developed and Surveyors, Chartered
implemented a quality Institute of Building
management system and the Association of
that has been certified South African Quantity
as ISO 9001 compliant Surveyors.
by the British Standards
Institution. De Lange Ketteridge
Our people are continues to develop
encouraged to participate working relationships
in the continuous with the leading technical
improvement and lifelong institutions and Universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa and
learning philosophy beyond to enable us to source committed young people who share our
in addition to active professional development and training goals, will fit seamlessly into our
career development structure and have the enthusiasm and determination to strive for better
and progression performance and organic business growth.
opportunities. We aim
to be an employer of choice and adopt a wide range of flexible policies We have invested heavily in IT infrastructure to ensure our people have
to promote a healthy work life balance and assist with retention of our access to proven and reliable communication systems plus access to our
professional and support staff. data banks irrespective of specific location or time zone.
 D e Lange Ketteridge and its Directors and Teams retain significant
knowledge, expertise, experience and practical know how across a variety
of industry sectors At present our have particular spectrum of expertise
includes:

TRANSPORTATION

High speed railways

Metro & urban railways
Light rail & tramways AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Heavy freight railways
AIRPORTS
Baggage handling
systems
Automatic fare
collection systems

POWER

Turbine halls &

power generation
plants
Power distribution
systems
 OIL & GAS

Refineries & processing plants

LNG shipping & storage facilities
Pipelines & associated equipment
Control & instrumentation systems

AREAS OF EXPERTISE LOGISTICS

Depots & storage facilities

Container terminals & ports
CONSTRUCTION

Roads & bridges

Tunnels & viaducts
Drainage, water supply & sewerage
systems
Refurbishment & renovation
Electrical & mechanical services
Hotels & leisure facilities
High rise residential buildings
Commercial & industrial structures EDUCATION
Corporate banking & office fit-outs
Data centres Schools & universities
 Risk Management

Quantity Surveying

Project Management

Commercial Management

Contract Administration

Claims Management

Commercial Settlement

Dispute Management

De Lange Ketteridge Ltd.

Chartered Quantity Surveyors & Project Managers
9/F., Yu Wing Building, No.66, Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong

Tel.: (852) 2523 1881

Fax.: (852) 2523 1393