at Kalos, we offer a broad spectrum of tailored solutions and believing in working together with the clients to help them achieve their objectives in a holistic manner of balancing risk, as well as covering both subjective and objective project realities with either qualitative or quantitative understanding in the core areas:
The project manager is the catalyst in developing high performing team; engaging various stakeholders from different culture, discipline, maximising their synergy, connecting interest and creativity through strong communication and partnerships.
The project management team concentrates on the client’s goals and objectives; providing a clear and strategic project plan comprising of detailed scope, schedule, acceptable quality, budget and identifying methodology, process, risks for effective implementation of the project. With the project plan, the project management team adopts appropriate management tools in monitoring and controlling status of project through formal periodical reviews with all stakeholders. Any emerging risks will be apprehended and managed with minimum compromise to the project.
We believe in collaborative leadership; delegating tasks, motivating people and creating a cost-minded atmosphere and applying correctly at every stage of all aspects of the project environment to lead the project teams to achieve smooth, efficient and successful outcomes.
What we can do
Our design, content and visualisation partners specialise in the curation of content, design overlay, space planning and integration of technology and social media for, but not limited to, events, exhibitions, museums and permanent gallery projects. Expertise provided includes conceptualisation and interpretive planning, content and visitor flow, research and content management, copywriting and graphic management to ensure that key messages are communicated to the visitors. The multimedia team works to enhance visitor experience and improve communication of messages by customising the use of technology to the needs of the client and projects in question.
The fundamental ideas of visitor experience have evolved over the years as target audience becomes more diverse and sophisticated. Information is no longer limited to a single distribution channel. It is shared from individual to individual across various channels. We map visitor journey to engage visitor in a communication process so that the visitor is able to relate to his or her experience.
We craft engaging multi-platform experiences by combining hardware, software and human-centric design to reach visitors and elicit an emotion, energy and attitude. Advances in technology and digital media have allowed us to redefine visitor experience as different types of visitors may utilize different channels to find and consume diversities of information. We leverage on new technologies to create experiential and innovative interactive to enhance visitor experience, as well as initiating a communication between visitor and the medium.
When combined with cross-functional teams and take ideas from concept to reality. Design thinking and tailored solutions are offered to solve complex problems.
The budget management, contract administration and quantity surveying team provide cost planning and cost control consultancy services across the construction, institutional, commercial, themed park, exhibition and event industries
Our strong belief in contracting strategy is to maximise return on investment and protect clients’ and stakeholders’ financial interests. Adopting methodologies, cost models, cost data and market intelligence to optimise at every stage establishes clear and robust cost performance.
• Prepare elemental estimates at each design development milestone, reconcile with budget to prevent cost overrun.
• Understand the requirements of the content team, design team and multimedia team and assist in obtaining economical and holistic solutions through value engineering and value management involving life cycle cost analysis, cost studies, cost comparisons and assessment on productive & investment needs.
• Identify and advise on the type of contract upon developing clients’ requirements.
• Draft clauses and particular specifications for each unique project to minimize contractual disputes and risks.
• Review content, design and multimedia submitted together with subject experts.
• Practise fair and equitable tendering interview, evaluation and recommendation.
• Prepare and formalising contract documents upon award of project for release of tender.
• Review tender documents; specifications, bills of quantities, conditions of contract for contractors.
• Monitor progress, cost control and quality of work.
• Evaluate progress of site work and recommendation of interim claims/payments.
• Prepare and update progressive financial statements to clients periodically.
• Assist the architect/ superintendering officer on contract administration and interpretation of the conditions of contract to minimize additional claims and budget overrun.
• Identify and evaluate variations and daywork claims to the contract.
• Finalise and recommend variations and daywork claims to client.
• Assist the architect or superinterdering officer in issuing of extension of time, delay and liquidated damages issues and any issues pertaining to cost implication.
• Prepare detailed statement of final account.
Safety Management
We adopt integrated and optimal solutions, focusing on holistic services to our clients. We offer Environment, Safety & Health services and provide either full time or part time certified professionals with recognized qualifications and experiences for the relevant guidelines and compliances.
Ann Allen MBE FRICS, executive director of estates and commercial services at the University of Glasgow shares her extensive experience of working with quantity surveyors.
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